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Surface

Surface is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Marvin Gaye, Mandrill and The Isley Brothers. Those roots explain a lot about how Surface arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as S.O.S. Band, Troop, Loose Ends, Tracie Spencer and After 7, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Sister Sledge, Singing Melody and New Edition, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Surface, reaching back through Marvin Gaye and forward to Sister Sledge. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Surface was an American music group formed New Jersey, beginning in 1983. They are best known for their No. 1 pop and R&B hit "The First Time". During its heyday, the group consisted of singer/bassist Bernard Jackson, David Townsend, and David "Pic" Conley.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
SurfaceMarvin GayeMandrillThe Isley BrothersSister SledgeSinging MelodyNew EditionS.O.S. BandTroopLoose EndsTracie SpencerAfter 7Gerald LevertRalph TresvantThe Yellow Monkey

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Surface connections

Surface grew out of Marvin Gaye, Mandrill and The Isley Brothers, shares an orbit with S.O.S. Band, Troop, Loose Ends and Tracie Spencer, went on to shape Sister Sledge, Singing Melody and New Edition. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Sounds and acts that shaped Surface.

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