◇ image via WikipediaThe Human League
The Human League is a Electronic and Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Suicide, Hugh Padgham, Lyn Collins, Les Binks and I Monster. Those roots explain a lot about how The Human League arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Ultravox, ABC, Thompson Twins and Eurythmics, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Pet Shop Boys, Cut Copy, The Black Dog, Covenant and The Day Before You Came, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 68 connections around The Human League, reaching back through Suicide and forward to Pet Shop Boys. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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The Human League connections
The Human League grew out of Suicide, Hugh Padgham, Lyn Collins and Les Binks, shares an orbit with Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Ultravox, ABC and Thompson Twins, went on to shape Pet Shop Boys, Cut Copy, The Black Dog and Covenant. 68 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Human League
Sounds and acts that shaped The Human League.
Artists similar to The Human League
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Human League.
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Darkartist
- Ultravoxartist
- ABCartist
- Thompson Twinsartist
- Eurythmicsartist
- Tubeway Armyartist
- Erasureartist
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- Propagandaartist
- Pet Shop Boysartist
- Culture Clubartist
- Tears for Fearsartist
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- The Fixxartist
- Adam and the Antsartist
- Bronski Beatartist
- Wang Chungartist
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Bands The Human League shaped
Where the influence of The Human League travelled next.
- Pet Shop Boysartist
- Cut Copyartist
- The Black Dogartist
- Covenantartist
- The Day Before You Cameartist
- Clientartist
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- Ministryartist
- Functionartist
- The Postal Serviceartist
- Tears for Fearsartist
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- Fan Deathartist
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- Liberty Xartist
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