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Warm Ghost

Warm Ghost is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Arthur Russell, Depeche Mode, Fennesz, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Autechre. Those roots explain a lot about how Warm Ghost arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jesse Ruins, Stagnant Pools, Pale Sketcher, Dead Gaze and Big Troubles, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Tortoise, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 17 connections around Warm Ghost, reaching back through Arthur Russell and forward to Tortoise. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Warm Ghost is an electronic experimental pop group based out of Brooklyn, New York, specializing in ambient synth pop. Formed by singer / multi-instrumentalist Paul Duncan, Warm Ghost became a duo with Daniel Lewis in 2011. The group pairs spacious synthesizers with skittering, electronic beats, creating a textural sound that is highly eclectic. Their recordings have drawn comparisons to numerous genres and groups, including Autechre, Depeche Mode, Fennesz, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, and Cluster. Paul Duncan has said that Arthur Russell is an influence on Warm Ghost.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Warm GhostArthur RussellDepeche ModeFenneszOrchestral Manoeuvre…AutechreTortoiseJesse RuinsStagnant PoolsPale SketcherDead GazeBig TroublesarrangeMaribelTearjerker

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Warm Ghost connections

Warm Ghost grew out of Arthur Russell, Depeche Mode, Fennesz and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, shares an orbit with Jesse Ruins, Stagnant Pools, Pale Sketcher and Dead Gaze, went on to shape Tortoise. 17 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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