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Holy Ghost!

Holy Ghost! is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Friendly Fires, Nomi Ruiz and Classixx. Those roots explain a lot about how Holy Ghost! arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Cut Copy, Miami Horror, Hercules and Love Affair, Roosevelt and Friendly Fires, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Moby, Cut Copy and MGMT, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Holy Ghost!, reaching back through Friendly Fires and forward to Moby. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Holy Ghost! were an American synthpop duo from Brooklyn, New York City. Founded in 2007, the duo consisted of Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel.

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Holy Ghost!Friendly FiresNomi RuizClassixxMobyCut CopyMGMTCut CopyMiami HorrorHercules and Love Af…RooseveltFriendly FiresClassixxMidnight JuggernautsThe Presets

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Holy Ghost! connections

Holy Ghost! grew out of Friendly Fires, Nomi Ruiz and Classixx, shares an orbit with Cut Copy, Miami Horror, Hercules and Love Affair and Roosevelt, went on to shape Moby, Cut Copy and MGMT. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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