◇ image via WikipediaThe Sound
The Sound is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Velvet Underground, The Stooges, The Teardrop Explodes and Joy Division. Those roots explain a lot about how The Sound arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lowlife, For Against, Wire, Mission of Burma and Josef K, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Psychedelic Furs, U2, Joy Division, High Vis and echo, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 22 connections around The Sound, reaching back through The Velvet Underground and forward to The Psychedelic Furs. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Sound were an English post-punk band, formed in South London in 1979 and dissolved in 1988. They were fronted by Adrian Borland, and evolved from his previous band, the Outsiders.
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The Sound connections
The Sound grew out of The Velvet Underground, The Stooges, The Teardrop Explodes and Joy Division, shares an orbit with Lowlife, For Against, Wire and Mission of Burma, went on to shape The Psychedelic Furs, U2, Joy Division and High Vis. 22 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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