Roots of The Depreciation Guild
The artists and genres The Depreciation Guild came out of — one hop back on the influence tree.
Tears for FearsartistTears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath in 1981 by Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the synth-pop bands of the 1980s, and attained international chart success as part of the Second British Invasion.
Talk TalkartistTalk Talk were an English post-rock and new wave band formed in 1981 by Mark Hollis, Lee Harris (drums), Paul Webb (bass), and Simon Brenner (keyboards). Initially a synth-pop group, Talk Talk's first two albums, The Party's Over (1982) and It's My Life (1984), reached top 40 in the UK and produced the international hit singles "Talk Talk", "Today", "It's My Life", and "Such a Shame".
Scritti Polittiartist
Cocteau TwinsartistGlossolalia and cathedral guitars; the blueprint for dream pop.
Pale Saintsartist4AD dream-noise trio, more feral than their labelmates.