◇ image via WikipediaRupert Hine
Rupert Hine is a Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Anthony Phillips, Barclay James Harvest, Paul Simon, Deep Purple and Roger Glover. Those roots explain a lot about how Rupert Hine arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Fixx, Ultravox, Propaganda, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Thompson Twins, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Camel, Duncan Sheik, Sting, Afrika Bambaataa and Marianne Faithfull, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around Rupert Hine, reaching back through Anthony Phillips and forward to Camel. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Rupert Neville Hine was an English record producer and musician. He produced albums for artists including Rush, Kevin Ayers, Tina Turner, Howard Jones, Saga, the Fixx, Bob Geldof, Thompson Twins, Stevie Nicks, Chris de Burgh, Suzanne Vega, Underworld, Duncan Sheik, Formula and Eleanor McEvoy. Additionally, Hine recorded eleven albums, including those billed under his own name, the pseudo-band name Thinkman, and as a member of the band Quantum Jump; with the latter, he achieved a number 5 hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1979, "The Lone Ranger". Additionally, he composed for film and television soundtracks, including the 1989 Ian Fleming biopic Goldeneye and the black comedy Better Off Dead.
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Rupert Hine connections
Rupert Hine grew out of Anthony Phillips, Barclay James Harvest, Paul Simon and Deep Purple, shares an orbit with The Fixx, Ultravox, Propaganda and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, went on to shape Camel, Duncan Sheik, Sting and Afrika Bambaataa. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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