◇ image via WikipediaThe Halo Benders
The Halo Benders is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Treepeople. Those roots explain a lot about how The Halo Benders arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Stephen Malkmus, Silkworm, Beulah, Quasi and Ugly Casanova, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Built to Spill, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around The Halo Benders, reaching back through Treepeople and forward to Built to Spill. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Halo Benders was a band formed in 1994 as a side project by Calvin Johnson of Beat Happening and Doug Martsch of Built to Spill. They released their first album, God Don't Make No Junk, in 1994. They followed up in 1996 with Don't Tell Me Now and in 1998 with The Rebels Not In.
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The Halo Benders connections
The Halo Benders grew out of Treepeople, shares an orbit with Stephen Malkmus, Silkworm, Beulah and Quasi, went on to shape Built to Spill. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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