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Erasure is a Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Kraftwerk, Peter Gabriel, Blondie, ABBA and Gloria Gaynor. Those roots explain a lot about how Erasure arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Pet Shop Boys, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Depeche Mode, Thompson Twins and Eurythmics, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Chvrches, Attack Attack!, Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Cyndi Lauper, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 59 connections around Erasure, reaching back through Kraftwerk and forward to Chvrches. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Erasure connections
Erasure grew out of Kraftwerk, Peter Gabriel, Blondie and ABBA, shares an orbit with Pet Shop Boys, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Depeche Mode and Thompson Twins, went on to shape Chvrches, Attack Attack!, Depeche Mode and Yazoo. 59 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Erasure
Sounds and acts that shaped Erasure.
- Kraftwerkartist
- Peter Gabrielartist
- Blondieartist
- ABBAartist
- Gloria Gaynorartist
- Boy Georgeartist
- Yazooartist
- Soft Cellartist
- The Orbartist
- Stephen Hagueartist
- The Beatmastersartist
- Depeche Modeartist
- The Bugglesartist
- The Korgisartist
- Ladytronartist
- Modern Talkingartist
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Darkartist
- Alison Moyetartist
- Siouxsie and the Bansheesartist
Artists similar to Erasure
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Erasure.
- Pet Shop Boysartist
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Darkartist
- Depeche Modeartist
- Thompson Twinsartist
- Eurythmicsartist
- Alphavilleartist
- Jimmy Somervilleartist
- Culture Clubartist
- Ultravoxartist
- a-haartist
- Propagandaartist
- De/Visionartist
- Fine Young Cannibalsartist
- ABCartist
- Bronski Beatartist
- Kim Wildeartist
- Spandau Balletartist
- Meshartist
- Dave Gahanartist
- T'Pauartist
- Belinda Carlisleartist
- Wang Chungartist
Bands Erasure shaped
Where the influence of Erasure travelled next.
- Chvrchesartist
- Attack Attack!artist
- Depeche Modeartist
- Yazooartist
- Cyndi Lauperartist
- Tegan and Saraartist
- Gossipartist
- The Dodosartist
- Heaven 17artist
- Cut Copyartist
- Propagandaartist
- Caron Wheelerartist
- Sophie Ellis-Bextorartist
- Wheatusartist
- Maximilian Heckerartist
- Under Feet Like Oursartist
- Ninaartist
- Silence 4artist
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