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Heaven 17

Synth-pop
Synth-pop

Heaven 17 is a Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Wang Chung, Al Green, The Human League, The Future and Jimmy Ruffin. Those roots explain a lot about how Heaven 17 arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as ABC, Ultravox, Thompson Twins, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Propaganda, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Caron Wheeler, Cradle of Filth, Elly Jackson, Dirty Harry and Jarvis Cocker, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 42 connections around Heaven 17, reaching back through Wang Chung and forward to Caron Wheeler. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Heaven 17Wang ChungAl GreenThe Human LeagueThe FutureJimmy RuffinTina TurnerPaul JonesGary GlitterCaron WheelerCradle of FilthElly JacksonDirty HarryJarvis CockerLa RouxClock DVAWhite TownABCUltravoxThompson TwinsOrchestral Manoeuvre…PropagandaSpandau BalletTubeway ArmyCaptain Sensible

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Heaven 17 connections

Heaven 17 grew out of Wang Chung, Al Green, The Human League and The Future, shares an orbit with ABC, Ultravox, Thompson Twins and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, went on to shape Caron Wheeler, Cradle of Filth, Elly Jackson and Dirty Harry. 42 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Heaven 17

Roots18

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Kindred14

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Heaven 17.

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Legacy10

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