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Orbital is a Techno act. Their sound grew out of Layo & Bushwacka!, The Beat, New Order, Severed Heads and Deep Purple. Those roots explain a lot about how Orbital arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Orb, Underworld, Fluke, Plaid and LFO, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Alison Goldfrapp, The Shamen, Joris Voorn, David Holmes and Severed Heads, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 59 connections around Orbital, reaching back through Layo & Bushwacka! and forward to Alison Goldfrapp. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Orbital connections
Orbital grew out of Layo & Bushwacka!, The Beat, New Order and Severed Heads, shares an orbit with The Orb, Underworld, Fluke and Plaid, went on to shape Alison Goldfrapp, The Shamen, Joris Voorn and David Holmes. 59 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Orbital
Sounds and acts that shaped Orbital.
- Layo & Bushwacka!artist
- The Beatartist
- New Orderartist
- Severed Headsartist
- Deep Purpleartist
- Led Zeppelinartist
- Genesisartist
- Curveartist
- Opus IIIartist
- C. J. Bollandartist
- Solid State Survivorartist
- CJ Bollandartist
- S.A.R.S.artist
- An American Prayerartist
- Angelo Badalamentiartist
- Kraftwerkartist
- Depeche Modeartist
- Steel Pulseartist
- Kate Bushartist
Artists similar to Orbital
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Orbital.
- The Orbartist
- Underworldartist
- Flukeartist
- Plaidartist
- LFOartist
- The Black Dogartist
- Utah Saintsartist
- Eat Staticartist
- Autechreartist
- Daniel Averyartist
- Polygon Windowartist
- Groove Armadaartist
- AFXartist
- Chicaneartist
- Sun Electricartist
- Boards of Canadaartist
- Lemon Jellyartist
- Juno Reactorartist
- Biosphereartist
- Amon Tobinartist
- Art of Noiseartist
Bands Orbital shaped
Where the influence of Orbital travelled next.
- Alison Goldfrappartist
- The Shamenartist
- Joris Voornartist
- David Holmesartist
- Severed Headsartist
- Nathan Fakeartist
- The Shapeshiftersartist
- System 7artist
- Meat Beat Manifestoartist
- AFXartist
- Shapeshiftersartist
- Bag Raidersartist
- Goldfrappartist
- Forest Swordsartist
- Aphex Twinartist
- Daft Punkartist
- Chase & Statusartist
- Propellerheadsartist
- The Chemical Brothersartist
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