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Mars

J-pop
J-pop

Mars is a J-pop act. Their sound grew out of Teenage Jesus and the Jerks. Those roots explain a lot about how Mars arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as DNA, Konk, Lydia Lunch, Rapeman and This Heat, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into DNA, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks and Swans, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around Mars, reaching back through Teenage Jesus and the Jerks and forward to DNA. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Mars were an American, New York City-based no wave experimental noise rock band, formed in 1975 when China Burg and artist Nancy Arlen (drums) brought Mark Cunningham (bass) and vocalist Sumner Crane together to talk about music. They were joined briefly by guitarist Rudolph Grey of Red Transistor. The band played one live gig under the name China before changing it to Mars. They played a mixture of angular compositions and freeform noise music jams, featuring surrealist lyrics and non-standard drumming. All the members were said to be completely untrained in music before forming the band.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
MarsTeenage Jesus and th…DNATeenage Jesus and th…SwansDNAKonkLydia LunchRapemanThis HeatThe Pop GroupESG

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Mars connections

Mars grew out of Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, shares an orbit with DNA, Konk, Lydia Lunch and Rapeman, went on to shape DNA, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks and Swans. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Mars

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