M83
France, 2001–now
French project of Anthony Gonzalez, combining shoegaze guitar with synth-pop arrangement, from Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts to 'Midnight City'.
MusicRoots documents 3 artists who influenced M83 and 0 artists M83 influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.
Who influenced M83?
- My Bloody Valentine — Gonzalez has named Loveless the record that made M83 possible — the guitar-as-synth cathedral behind Dead Cities.
- Tangerine Dream — Gonzalez has cited Tangerine Dream's Berlin School sequencing as the synth half of M83's widescreen sound.
- Cocteau Twins — The Cocteau Twins' wordless euphoria is the dream-pop pole of M83's fusion, a documented touchstone for Gonzalez.