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Talk Talk is a Post-rock and Rap act. Their catalogue also touches Synth-pop. Their sound grew out of Verve Records, Tago Mago, Roxy Music, David Bowie and Slint. Those roots explain a lot about how Talk Talk arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mark Hollis, Bark Psychosis, Ultravox, Roxy Music and Tears for Fears, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into No Doubt, Beth Gibbons, Portishead, Bark Psychosis and Placebo, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 80 connections around Talk Talk, reaching back through Verve Records and forward to No Doubt. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Talk Talk were an English post-rock and new wave band formed in 1981 by Mark Hollis, Lee Harris (drums), Paul Webb (bass), and Simon Brenner (keyboards). Initially a synth-pop group, Talk Talk's first two albums, The Party's Over (1982) and It's My Life (1984), reached top 40 in the UK and produced the international hit singles "Talk Talk", "Today", "It's My Life", and "Such a Shame".
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Talk Talk connections
Talk Talk grew out of Verve Records, Tago Mago, Roxy Music and David Bowie, shares an orbit with Mark Hollis, Bark Psychosis, Ultravox and Roxy Music, went on to shape No Doubt, Beth Gibbons, Portishead and Bark Psychosis. 80 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Talk Talk
Sounds and acts that shaped Talk Talk.
- Verve Recordsartist
- Tago Magoartist
- Roxy Musicartist
- David Bowieartist
- Slintartist
- Ólafur Arnaldsartist
- Jeff Amentartist
- Pearl Jamartist
- Kate Bushartist
- Tears for Fearsartist
- Matthew Goodartist
- Radioheadartist
- Dovesartist
- Shearwaterartist
- M83artist
- Bark Psychosisartist
- The Notwistartist
- The Mars Voltaartist
- Steven Wilsonartist
- Porcupine Treeartist
- Storm Corrosionartist
Artists similar to Talk Talk
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Talk Talk.
- Mark Hollisartist
- Bark Psychosisartist
- Ultravoxartist
- Roxy Musicartist
- Tears for Fearsartist
- ABCartist
- The Blue Nileartist
- Thompson Twinsartist
- Propagandaartist
- Prefab Sproutartist
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Darkartist
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- Spandau Balletartist
- Bryan Ferryartist
- Depeche Modeartist
- Alphavilleartist
- Eurythmicsartist
- Bronski Beatartist
- Erasureartist
- Naked Eyesartist
- Disco Infernoartist
- Tubeway Armyartist
Bands Talk Talk shaped
Where the influence of Talk Talk travelled next.
- No Doubtartist
- Beth Gibbonsartist
- Portisheadartist
- Bark Psychosisartist
- Placeboartist
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- The Divine Comedyartist
- The Gatheringartist
- Ray LaMontagneartist
- Feederartist
- The Sweet Escapeartist
- Stars of the Lidartist
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- Storm Corrosionartist
- Bedheadartist
- The Only Onesartist
- No-Manartist
- Flukeartist
- These New Puritansartist
- Hoodartist
- The War on Drugsartist
- The Depreciation Guildartist
- Fruit Batsartist
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- Trespassers Williamartist
- ML Buchartist
- S. Careyartist
- Yeasayerartist
- Ron Hardyartist
- Manualartist
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- Callaartist
- Manic Street Preachersartist
- Sandraartist
- Lightsartist
- Duran Duranartist
- Heligolandartist
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