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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Synth-pop
Synth-pop

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, Eurythmics and ABC, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Dominique A, The Black Dog, Jumping All Over the World, Client and China Crisis, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 72 connections around Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, reaching back through Stephen Hague and forward to Dominique A. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkStephen HagueJoy DivisionGary NumanKraftwerkOrganisationRalf HütterIan CurtisRoxy MusicDominique AThe Black DogJumping All Over the…ClientChina CrisisJames MercerDavid GuettaKids in AmericaUltravoxErasureThompson TwinsEurythmicsABCPropagandaSpandau BalletFine Young Cannibals

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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 Eurythmics, went on to shape Dominique A, The Black Dog, Jumping All Over the World and Client. 72 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Kindred14

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