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Stars of the Lid

Ambient
Ambient

Stars of the Lid is a Ambient act. Their sound grew out of Labradford, Talk Talk, Arvo Pärt, Zbigniew Preisner and Brian Eno. Those roots explain a lot about how Stars of the Lid arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Brian McBride, The Dead Texan, Tim Hecker, William Basinski and Windy & Carl, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Hammock, Rosetta and Everywhere at the End of Time, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Stars of the Lid, reaching back through Labradford and forward to Hammock. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Stars of the LidLabradfordTalk TalkArvo PärtZbigniew PreisnerBrian EnoHenryk GóreckiHammockRosettaEverywhere at the En…Brian McBrideThe Dead TexanTim HeckerWilliam BasinskiWindy & CarlEluviumBing & RuthLoscil

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Stars of the Lid connections

Stars of the Lid grew out of Labradford, Talk Talk, Arvo Pärt and Zbigniew Preisner, shares an orbit with Brian McBride, The Dead Texan, Tim Hecker and William Basinski, went on to shape Hammock, Rosetta and Everywhere at the End of Time. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Stars of the Lid

Roots6

Sounds and acts that shaped Stars of the Lid.

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Kindred20

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Stars of the Lid.

Bands Stars of the Lid shaped

Legacy3

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