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TISM is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Spectrum. Those roots explain a lot about how TISM arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Regurgitator, You Am I, Grinspoon, Gyroscope and Powderfinger, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Leif Garrett and Regurgitator, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around TISM, reaching back through Spectrum and forward to Leif Garrett. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
TISM are a seven-piece anonymous alternative rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia, on 30 December 1982 by vocalist/drummer Humphrey B. Flaubert, bassist/vocalist Jock Cheese and keyboardist/vocalist Eugene de la Hot Croix Bun, with vocalist Ron Hitler-Barassi joining the group the following year. These four members have formed the core of the band since their inception, with the line-up being rounded out by guitarists Leak Van Vlalen (1982–1991), Tokin' Blackman and Vladimir Lenin-McCartney (2022–present), as well as backing vocalists/dancers Les Miserables and Jon St. Peenis.
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TISM connections
TISM grew out of Spectrum, shares an orbit with Regurgitator, You Am I, Grinspoon and Gyroscope, went on to shape Leif Garrett and Regurgitator. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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