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Play Dead is a Trip hop act. Their sound grew out of The Sisters of Mercy, Killing Joke and The Cult. Those roots explain a lot about how Play Dead arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Virgin Prunes and The Mission, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Cult and The Sisters of Mercy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 7 connections around Play Dead, reaching back through The Sisters of Mercy and forward to The Cult. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Play Dead connections
Play Dead grew out of The Sisters of Mercy, Killing Joke and The Cult, shares an orbit with Virgin Prunes and The Mission, went on to shape The Cult and The Sisters of Mercy. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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