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Youth is a J-pop act. Their sound grew out of Big Youth and Transglobal Underground. Those roots explain a lot about how Youth arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The Orb, Eat Static, Sync24 and Rhythm & Sound, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Metallic Spheres, Maria McKee, Take That, Wet Wet Wet and Tom Jones, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 29 connections around Youth, reaching back through Big Youth and forward to Metallic Spheres. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Martin Glover, better known by his stage name Youth, is a British musician and record producer. He is a founding member and bassist of the rock band Killing Joke, and a member of the Fireman, along with Paul McCartney.
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Youth connections
Youth grew out of Big Youth and Transglobal Underground, shares an orbit with The Orb, Eat Static, Sync24 and Rhythm & Sound, went on to shape Metallic Spheres, Maria McKee, Take That and Wet Wet Wet. 29 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Youth
Sounds and acts that shaped Youth.
Artists similar to Youth
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Youth.
Bands Youth shaped
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