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Jóhann Jóhannsson

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Jóhann Jóhannsson is a Ambient and Classical act. Their sound grew out of The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Tim Hecker, Pan Sonic, Marc Almond and Stephen O'Malley. Those roots explain a lot about how Jóhann Jóhannsson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Max Richter, Ólafur Arnalds, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Sebastian Plano and Cliff Martinez, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Joan La Barbara, H•A•M and Hildur Guðnadóttir, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Jóhann Jóhannsson, reaching back through The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and forward to Joan La Barbara. 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
Jóhann JóhannssonThe City of Prague P…Tim HeckerPan SonicMarc AlmondStephen O'MalleySunn O)))Hildur GuðnadóttirMax RichterJoan La BarbaraH•A•MHildur GuðnadóttirMax RichterÓlafur ArnaldsA Winged Victory for…Sebastian PlanoCliff MartinezPeter BroderickBen Lukas BoysenLudovico Einaudi

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Jóhann Jóhannsson connections

Jóhann Jóhannsson grew out of The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Tim Hecker, Pan Sonic and Marc Almond, shares an orbit with Max Richter, Ólafur Arnalds, A Winged Victory for the Sullen and Sebastian Plano, went on to shape Joan La Barbara, H•A•M and Hildur Guðnadóttir. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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