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Goldfrapp

Goldfrapp is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Alex Lee, Ladytron, Dave Gahan, Paul Epworth and Enjoy the Silence. Those roots explain a lot about how Goldfrapp arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Moloko, Portishead, Róisín Murphy, Massive Attack and Air, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Paul Epworth, Taller in More Ways, Keeps Gettin' Better, Dave Gahan and Depeche Mode, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Goldfrapp, reaching back through Alex Lee and forward to Paul Epworth. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Goldfrapp were an English electronic music duo from London, formed in 1999. The duo consisted of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory (synthesiser).

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GoldfrappAlex LeeLadytronDave GahanPaul EpworthEnjoy the SilenceBorn This Way: The R…Hounds of LovePlaidPaul EpworthTaller in More WaysKeeps Gettin' BetterDave GahanDepeche ModeBand of SkullsMolokoPortisheadRóisín MurphyMassive AttackAirRJD2Mr. ScruffLittle Boots

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Goldfrapp connections

Goldfrapp grew out of Alex Lee, Ladytron, Dave Gahan and Paul Epworth, shares an orbit with Moloko, Portishead, Róisín Murphy and Massive Attack, went on to shape Paul Epworth, Taller in More Ways, Keeps Gettin' Better and Dave Gahan. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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