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Howard Jones

Synth-pop
Synth-pop

Howard Jones is a Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Ferry Corsten, Animotion, Jamey Jasta, In Square Circle and Duncan Sheik. Those roots explain a lot about how Howard Jones arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Thompson Twins, ABC, The Fixx, Wang Chung and Frankie Goes to Hollywood, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Caron Wheeler, Andreas Scholl, Milk & Sugar and Propaganda, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Howard Jones, reaching back through Ferry Corsten 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
Howard JonesFerry CorstenAnimotionJamey JastaIn Square CircleDuncan SheikKim WildeNik KershawArif MardinCaron WheelerAndreas SchollMilk & SugarPropagandaThompson TwinsABCThe FixxWang ChungFrankie Goes to Holl…Spandau BalletNaked EyesOrchestral Manoeuvre…

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Howard Jones connections

Howard Jones grew out of Ferry Corsten, Animotion, Jamey Jasta and In Square Circle, shares an orbit with Thompson Twins, ABC, The Fixx and Wang Chung, went on to shape Caron Wheeler, Andreas Scholl, Milk & Sugar and Propaganda. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots10

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