◇ image via WikipediaRollo Armstrong
Rollo Armstrong is a Techno act. Their sound grew out of Love Will Tear Us Apart and Joy Division. Those roots explain a lot about how Rollo Armstrong arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Robert Del Naja, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into John Martyn, Dido, Rob Dougan, Pet Shop Boys and Simply Red, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around Rollo Armstrong, reaching back through Love Will Tear Us Apart and forward to John Martyn. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Rollo Armstrong grew out of Love Will Tear Us Apart and Joy Division, shares an orbit with Robert Del Naja, went on to shape John Martyn, Dido, Rob Dougan and Pet Shop Boys. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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