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The System is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Kleeer and Madonna. Those roots explain a lot about how The System arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as S.O.S. Band, Loose Ends, Shalamar, The Whispers and Kashif, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Mtume, Phil Collins, Chaka Khan, Christina Aguilera and Dream, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around The System, reaching back through Kleeer and forward to Mtume. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The System was an American synth-pop duo that debuted in the 1980s, composed of vocalist-guitarist Mic Murphy and seasoned session keyboardist David Frank. The band was founded in 1981 in New York and backed up by Paul Pesco on electric guitar and Kris Khellow on keyboards and synthesizers. The group have described their music as being "emotio-electro" because of its hi-tech, synthesizer-driven sound, married with passionate vocals and sensitive lyrics.
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The System connections
The System grew out of Kleeer and Madonna, shares an orbit with S.O.S. Band, Loose Ends, Shalamar and The Whispers, went on to shape Mtume, Phil Collins, Chaka Khan and Christina Aguilera. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The System.
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