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Quicksand is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of White Zombie, Burn, Youth of Today, Gorilla Biscuits and Wire. Those roots explain a lot about how Quicksand arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Shiner, Helmet, Sparta, Hum and Fugazi, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Texas Is the Reason, Drive Like Jehu, Injected, Oversize and 36 Crazyfists, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 28 connections around Quicksand, reaching back through White Zombie and forward to Texas Is the Reason. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Quicksand connections
Quicksand grew out of White Zombie, Burn, Youth of Today and Gorilla Biscuits, shares an orbit with Shiner, Helmet, Sparta and Hum, went on to shape Texas Is the Reason, Drive Like Jehu, Injected and Oversize. 28 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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