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Quintessence is a Black metal act. They run in the same orbit as Edgar Broughton Band, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Matching Mole, Hatfield and the North and Traffic, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Who, Shpongle, America, Atomic Rooster and Mott the Hoople, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Quintessence and forward to The Who. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Quintessence were a rock band formed in April 1969 in Notting Hill, London, England. Their style was a mixture of jazz, psychedelic rock and progressive rock with an influence of music from India.
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Quintessence connections
Quintessence shares an orbit with Edgar Broughton Band, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Matching Mole and Hatfield and the North, went on to shape The Who, Shpongle, America and Atomic Rooster. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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