Orlando Gough said in an interview, in March 1985: "I suppose there is some kind of nebulous central core of ideas, which may be to do with us all having come out of systems music and our interest in foreign music but actually we are influenced by Frank Zappa, James Blood Ulmer, Bach".
Orlando Gough's statement reflects a complex blend of influences: systems music, foreign music, Frank Zappa, James Blood Ulmer, and Bach.