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Secret Machines is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Tripping Daisy, Brian Eno and The Beatles. Those roots explain a lot about how Secret Machines arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Cracker, Clinic, Doves and Shearwater, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into School of Seven Bells, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Secret Machines, reaching back through Tripping Daisy and forward to School of Seven Bells. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Secret Machines are an American alternative rock band, originally from Dallas, Texas, before moving to New York City. The original lineup consisted of two brothers, Brandon and Benjamin Curtis, and Josh Garza (drums). Benjamin left the band in March 2007 to focus on his work with School of Seven Bells, and was replaced on guitar by Phil Karnats. The re-activated band is a two-piece, with the remaining members being Brandon Curtis and Josh Garza.
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Secret Machines connections
Secret Machines grew out of Tripping Daisy, Brian Eno and The Beatles, shares an orbit with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Cracker, Clinic and Doves, went on to shape School of Seven Bells. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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