Album

Violator

Depeche Mode · 1990

Connection 1: The Dark Side Of The Moon Search this route in Connect Two Records →

Violator

The Dark Side Of The Moon

2 documented hops.

Hop 1: Pink Floyd and Billy Corgan

both credited on Pulse (2006-07-11, US) · source

Release 1011525 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Billy Corgan `2-25`	track credit	Featuring, Presenter	#8978 · linked
Pink Floyd	release artist	—	#45467 · linked

Hop 2: Billy Corgan and Depeche Mode

both credited on KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Festival (1999, Europe) · source

Release 712932 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Billy Corgan `11`	track credit	Vocals [Additional], Guitar	#8978 · linked
Depeche Mode	release artist	—	#2725 · linked

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Violator

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

3 documented hops.

Hop 1: Wilco and Paul Boswell

both credited on Sky Blue Sky (2007, US) · source

Release 1150190 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Wilco `3`	track credit	Written-By	#102984 · linked
Wilco `8`	track credit	Written-By	#102984 · linked
Wilco `10`	track credit	Written-By	#102984 · linked
Wilco `12`	track credit	Written-By	#102984 · linked
Wilco	release artist	—	#102984 · linked
Paul Boswell	release credit	Booking [Europe]	#1834754 · linked

Hop 2: Paul Boswell and Nitzer Ebb

both credited on Big Hit (1995-03-06, UK) · source

Release 99891 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Nitzer Ebb	release artist	—	#2709 · linked
Nitzer Ebb	release credit	Design Concept [Concept]	#2709 · linked
Paul Boswell	release credit	Booking [Agency Representation]	#1834754 · linked

Hop 3: Nitzer Ebb and Depeche Mode

both credited on Mega Mode / Front Dep Nitz (1988, US) · source

Release 561085 · evidence
Credited as	Scope	Role	Identity
Depeche Mode `A`	track artist	—	#2725 · linked
Nitzer Ebb `B`	track artist	—	#2709 · linked
Depeche Mode `B`	track artist	—	#2725 · linked
Nitzer Ebb	release artist	—	#2709 · linked
Depeche Mode	release artist	—	#2725 · linked

A shared credit documents participation on a recording — evidence, never influence.

The names carrying these connections

Nitzer Ebb#2709 · linked identity Depeche Mode#2725 · linked identity Billy Corgan#8978 · linked identity Pink Floyd#45467 · linked identity Wilco#102984 · linked identity Paul Boswell#1834754 · linked identity

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