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Propaganda

Synth-pop
Synth-pop

Propaganda is a Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Beautiful Eulogy, Simple Minds, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, David Sylvian and Throbbing Gristle. Those roots explain a lot about how Propaganda arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ultravox, Art of Noise, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Thompson Twins and ABC, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Avalon Emerson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 32 connections around Propaganda, reaching back through Beautiful Eulogy and forward to Avalon Emerson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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PropagandaBeautiful EulogySimple MindsOrchestral Manoeuvre…David SylvianThrobbing GristleFrankie Goes to Holl…Art of NoiseJohn LydonAvalon EmersonUltravoxArt of NoiseOrchestral Manoeuvre…Thompson TwinsABCPet Shop BoysAlphavilleErasure

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Propaganda connections

Propaganda grew out of Beautiful Eulogy, Simple Minds, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and David Sylvian, shares an orbit with Ultravox, Art of Noise, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Thompson Twins, went on to shape Avalon Emerson. 32 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Propaganda

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Sounds and acts that shaped Propaganda.

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