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Math rock is a style of alternative and indie rock [2] with roots in bands such as King Crimson and Rush. [3] [4] It is characterized by complex, atypical rhythmic structures (including irregular stopping and starting), counterpoint, odd time signatures, and extended chords. Bearing similarities to post-rock, math rock has been described as
Foals songs (30 P) Pages in category "Math rock songs" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ana Ng
Mathcore is a dissonant style of music characterized by rhythmic complexity and tempo changes (such as those found in free jazz and math rock) with the aggressiveness of hardcore punk and extreme metal. The genre is sometimes considered a subgenre of metalcore. Notable mathcore bands are listed here in alphabetical order.
In April of 2020, Lava Land was ranked #4 in a readers poll published by Fecking Bahamas of the 50 greatest math rock albums of all time. Due to popular demand, the band ran a Kick Starter campaign in 2013 to release Lava Land on vinyl. The LP is limited to a pressing of 1,000 copies, (900 on purple vinyl and a limited run of 100 on clear vinyl).
The band is regarded as one of the most innovative math rock bands of both the 2000s and the 2010s, with critics praising the band's unique sound. In 2007, Pitchfork wrote that "Battles have done more to extend the idea of a flesh-and-blood band enhanced by computer technology than anyone since the late, lamented Disco Inferno ."
Don Caballero (often shortened by members as 'Don Cab') was an American math rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [2]Although the band has had numerous lineup changes with co-founder Damon Che (drums and percussion) being the only constant member, the band's classic lineup consisted of Che, Ian Williams (guitar), Pat Morris (bass guitar), and Mike Banfield (guitar).
Despite the band's music containing various elements of math rock, with publications like Rolling Stone describing their "nonstop time-signature shifts" and their "tricky pop" style, [1] and NME explicitly writing of their "frenetic math rock rhythms," [2] Tricot claim to not be familiar with the genre at all. [33]
Musically, LP1 is described as an emo, indie rock, [2] math rock, [2] and post-rock [13] album with elements of jazz, [14] and a stripped-back approach to later-day Joan of Arc. [2] Kinsella used American Football in an attempt to revive the more rock-oriented sound of the band's earlier material. [15]