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Philip Glass is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Ambient 1: Music for Airports, Nawang Khechog, Ravi Shankar, The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Darius Milhaud. Those roots explain a lot about how Philip Glass arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Max Richter, Arvo Pärt, Yann Tiersen, John Cage and Jóhann Jóhannsson, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into El-P, Slint, A Weekend in the City, Susanne Sundfør and Suzanne Ciani, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 56 connections around Philip Glass, reaching back through Ambient 1: Music for Airports and forward to El-P. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Philip Glass connections
Philip Glass grew out of Ambient 1: Music for Airports, Nawang Khechog, Ravi Shankar and The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, shares an orbit with Max Richter, Arvo Pärt, Yann Tiersen and John Cage, went on to shape El-P, Slint, A Weekend in the City and Susanne Sundfør. 56 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Philip Glass
Sounds and acts that shaped Philip Glass.
Artists similar to Philip Glass
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Philip Glass.
- Max Richterartist
- Arvo Pärtartist
- Yann Tiersenartist
- John Cageartist
- Jóhann Jóhannssonartist
- Dmitri Shostakovichartist
- Ludwig van Beethovenartist
- Harold Buddartist
- Eleni Karaindrouartist
- Ludovico Einaudiartist
- Maurice Ravelartist
- Ennio Morriconeartist
- Johannes Brahmsartist
- Igor Stravinskyartist
- Jerry Goldsmithartist
- A Winged Victory for the Sullenartist
- Peter Broderickartist
Bands Philip Glass shaped
Where the influence of Philip Glass travelled next.
- El-Partist
- Slintartist
- A Weekend in the Cityartist
- Susanne Sundførartist
- Suzanne Cianiartist
- Daniel Bellartist
- Selected Ambient Works Volume IIartist
- Blood Orangeartist
- Icebreakerartist
- Joan La Barbaraartist
- The Fieldartist
- Marisa Monteartist
- Discreet Musicartist
- AFXartist
- The Disintegration Loopsartist
- Yellow Kitchenartist
- Víkingur Ólafssonartist
- Mr. Oizoartist
- Kronos Quartetartist
- The Rochesartist
- Bryce Dessnerartist
- Bing & Ruthartist
- Aphex Twinartist
- Manualartist
- Yo-Yo Maartist
- Clint Mansellartist
- Ray Manzarekartist
- Ute Lemperartist
- Black Holes and Revelationsartist
- Peter Machajdíkartist
- Max Richterartist
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