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Orson is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Johnny Hates Jazz, Led Zeppelin, The Flaming Lips, Beck and Björk. Those roots explain a lot about how Orson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Hard-Fi, Kaiser Chiefs, Scouting for Girls, Dirty Pretty Things and Milburn, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ozomatli, Iggy Azalea, Jessie J, Guns N' Roses and Sex Pistols, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Orson, reaching back through Johnny Hates Jazz and forward to Ozomatli. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Orson were an American rock band from California, formed in 2000. The band, despite being American, were much more successful in the United Kingdom.
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Orson connections
Orson grew out of Johnny Hates Jazz, Led Zeppelin, The Flaming Lips and Beck, shares an orbit with Hard-Fi, Kaiser Chiefs, Scouting for Girls and Dirty Pretty Things, went on to shape Ozomatli, Iggy Azalea, Jessie J and Guns N' Roses. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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