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Matt Berry is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Steven Wilson and Queens of the Stone Age. Those roots explain a lot about how Matt Berry arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Flight of the Conchords, The Coral, Tim Heidecker, Richard Dawson and Gong, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Saint Etienne and Gorillaz, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around Matt Berry, reaching back through Steven Wilson and forward to Saint Etienne. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Matthew Charles Berry is an English actor, comedian, musician, and writer. Noted for his distinctive voice, he is best known for his television roles in comedy series such as The IT Crowd, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, The Mighty Boosh, Snuff Box, What We Do in the Shadows, Krapopolis, and Toast of London, the last of which he also co-created and scored.
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Matt Berry connections
Matt Berry grew out of Steven Wilson and Queens of the Stone Age, shares an orbit with Flight of the Conchords, The Coral, Tim Heidecker and Richard Dawson, went on to shape Saint Etienne and Gorillaz. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Matt Berry
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Artists similar to Matt Berry
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Matt Berry.
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- The Coralartist
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- Richard Dawsonartist
- Gongartist
- Jethro Tullartist
- Fairport Conventionartist
- Billy Braggartist
- The Beautiful Southartist
- Donovanartist
- The Moody Bluesartist
- Soft Machineartist
- Steve Hackettartist
- The Zutonsartist
- Paul Wellerartist
- The Big Moonartist
- Young Knivesartist
- The Pentangleartist
- Bert Janschartist
- Steeleye Spanartist
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