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Porcupine Tree

Progressive rock
Progressive rockPsychedelic rock

Porcupine Tree is a Progressive rock and Psychedelic rock act. Their sound grew out of Daniel Cavanagh, Mikael Åkerfeldt, Caravan, King Crimson and Opeth. Those roots explain a lot about how Porcupine Tree arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lunatic Soul, OSI, Haken, Dream Theater and Anekdoten, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Blackwater Park, No-Man, Birds of Tokyo, Talk Talk and Katatonia, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around Porcupine Tree, reaching back through Daniel Cavanagh and forward to Blackwater Park. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Porcupine TreeDaniel CavanaghMikael ÅkerfeldtCaravanKing CrimsonOpethAnathemaPink FloydThe Beach BoysBlackwater ParkNo-ManBirds of TokyoTalk TalkKatatoniaMikael ÅkerfeldtLunatic SoulOSIHakenDream TheaterAnekdotenAnathemaThe Flower KingsSoen

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Porcupine Tree connections

Porcupine Tree grew out of Daniel Cavanagh, Mikael Åkerfeldt, Caravan and King Crimson, shares an orbit with Lunatic Soul, OSI, Haken and Dream Theater, went on to shape Blackwater Park, No-Man, Birds of Tokyo and Talk Talk. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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