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Erasure is a Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Kraftwerk, Peter Gabriel, Blondie, Yazoo and Soft Cell. Those roots explain a lot about how Erasure arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Thompson Twins, Eurythmics, Alphaville and Jimmy Somerville, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Silence 4, Chvrches, Tegan and Sara, Gossip and The Dodos, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 53 connections around Erasure, reaching back through Kraftwerk and forward to Silence 4. 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 Yazoo, shares an orbit with Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Thompson Twins, Eurythmics and Alphaville, went on to shape Silence 4, Chvrches, Tegan and Sara and Gossip. 53 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Erasure
Sounds and acts that shaped Erasure.
- Kraftwerkartist
- Peter Gabrielartist
- Blondieartist
- Yazooartist
- Soft Cellartist
- The Orbartist
- Stephen Hagueartist
- The Beatmastersartist
- Depeche Modeartist
- The Bugglesartist
- The Korgisartist
- ABBAartist
- Ladytronartist
- Modern Talkingartist
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Darkartist
- Alison Moyetartist
- Siouxsie and the Bansheesartist
- Gloria Gaynorartist
- Boy Georgeartist
Artists similar to Erasure
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Erasure.
Bands Erasure shaped
Where the influence of Erasure travelled next.
- Silence 4artist
- Chvrchesartist
- Tegan and Saraartist
- Gossipartist
- The Dodosartist
- Heaven 17artist
- Cut Copyartist
- Propagandaartist
- Caron Wheelerartist
- Sophie Ellis-Bextorartist
- Wheatusartist
- Maximilian Heckerartist
- Under Feet Like Oursartist
- Attack Attack!artist
- Ninaartist
- Depeche Modeartist
- Yazooartist
- Cyndi Lauperartist
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