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Hammock is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Common Children, Destroyalldreamers, Rhian Sheehan, Helios and Jónsi. Those roots explain a lot about how Hammock arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Rhian Sheehan, Eluvium, Caspian, Explosions in the Sky and Mono, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Slow Meadow, Rhian Sheehan and Adam Young, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 23 connections around Hammock, reaching back through Common Children and forward to Slow Meadow. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Hammock is an American ambient post-rock band formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2003. The group consists of guitarists Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson, both former members of the alternative rock band Common Children. Renowned for their atmospheric "soundscapes that blend elements of shoegaze, electronic music, and neoclassical, they have emerged as a significant act in modern instrumental music.
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Hammock connections
Hammock grew out of Common Children, Destroyalldreamers, Rhian Sheehan and Helios, shares an orbit with Rhian Sheehan, Eluvium, Caspian and Explosions in the Sky, went on to shape Slow Meadow, Rhian Sheehan and Adam Young. 23 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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