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lovesliescrushing is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Cocteau Twins, My Bloody Valentine, John Cage, Brian Eno and Robert Fripp. Those roots explain a lot about how lovesliescrushing arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Astrobrite, Rumskib, Flying Saucer Attack, Windy & Carl and Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mahogany, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around lovesliescrushing, reaching back through Cocteau Twins and forward to Mahogany. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Lovesliescrushing is an American musical duo from East Lansing, Michigan, United States, formed in 1991. The two primary members of the band are Scott Cortez, who variously contributes guitars, loops and effects, and Melissa Arpin-Duimstra, who is the duo's vocalist. They are known for their dense and surreal psychedelic music drawing from shoegaze and dream pop, with unorthodox instrumentation and little to no drums.
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lovesliescrushing connections
lovesliescrushing grew out of Cocteau Twins, My Bloody Valentine, John Cage and Brian Eno, shares an orbit with Astrobrite, Rumskib, Flying Saucer Attack and Windy & Carl, went on to shape Mahogany. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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