◇ image via WikipediaOrchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark is a Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Stephen Hague, Joy Division, Gary Numan, Kraftwerk and Organisation. Those roots explain a lot about how Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ultravox, Erasure, Thompson Twins, Pet Shop Boys and Eurythmics, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into White Town, Saint Etienne, Mirrors, Cut Copy and The Black Dog, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 76 connections around Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, reaching back through Stephen Hague and forward to White Town. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark connections
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark grew out of Stephen Hague, Joy Division, Gary Numan and Kraftwerk, shares an orbit with Ultravox, Erasure, Thompson Twins and Pet Shop Boys, went on to shape White Town, Saint Etienne, Mirrors and Cut Copy. 76 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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