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Vinyl Williams

Vinyl Williams is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Zombies, Dungen and Can. Those roots explain a lot about how Vinyl Williams arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ariel Pink, Atlas Sound, Melody's Echo Chamber, Deerhunter and Pia Fraus, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Medicine, Tears for Fears and Unknown Mortal Orchestra, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Vinyl Williams, reaching back through The Zombies and forward to Medicine. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Vinyl Williams is an American neo-psychedelic band led by Los Angeles-based multimedia artist and musician Lionel Williams, active since 2007. Vinyl Williams has released nine studio albums.

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Vinyl Williams connections

Vinyl Williams grew out of The Zombies, Dungen and Can, shares an orbit with Ariel Pink, Atlas Sound, Melody's Echo Chamber and Deerhunter, went on to shape Medicine, Tears for Fears and Unknown Mortal Orchestra. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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