May 11, 2015 · Math Rock is a genre that emerged in the late 80's and that was influenced by both the intricacies of progressive and avant-garde rock - King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Henry Cow - and 20th century composers such as Steve Reich and John Cage.

Jun 12, 2012 · I've been playing with D-G-C-F-A-E (D-standard with a high E) for about 6 months now, absolutely love it. Open chords sound awesome.

Math rock can be very angular and include pretty dissonant sections. Again, casual music fans are used to pretty consonant harmonically simple songs. I’m not shitting on pop music. There’s a lot of good pop. But the very defining features of math rock as a meta-genre will keep it from being a mainstream genre. And that’s okay.

Aug 18, 2017 · Post-rock: an umbrella term to describe the mostly instrumental music genre that uses rock instrumentation but disregards typical “rock” song structure. For post-rock music discussion, discovery, news, reviews, and your favorite tracks and videos.

Apr 12, 2025 · OR you could also include songs containing numbers and/or Math terms in either the title or the lyrics, such as Love Minus Zero / No Limit by Bob Dylan. Whatever! Oh, and no worries if you post something that someone else has already posted here. That would just be Math Rock Squared! 🤓

Math Rock is an experimental-based genre styled by its complex rhythm and mathematically influenced form. Bands in this genre include Don Caballero , King Crimson , Slint , and more. As a fan of Art-Rock and Experimental music myself, I find this genre very interesting.

Math rock bands typically explore a variety of styles, incorporating elements from progressive rock, post-rock, and experimental rock. Prominent features include the emphasis on instrumental skills, angular guitar riffs, and a tendency to challenge traditional song structures.

Dec 15, 2020 · Well you've already found an awesome channel for math rock! Lemme send some videos your way to get started! Cheers! Math Rock And Emo Harmony: The Basics. Math Rock Beginner Guitar Lesson: Chords, Rhythm, Timing. How to Write Riffs And Licks With Chords For Math Rock and Emo

The “math” part refers to odd time signatures. The whole song is tappy taps, but stays in 4/4? Probably not math rock. There’s no tappy taps but the main riff is a measure of 7/8 followed by a measure of 4/4 and then back to 7/8? Probably math rock. The whole song is tappy taps and changing time signatures? Undoubtably math rock.

Jul 5, 2022 · Post-rock: an umbrella term to describe the mostly instrumental music genre that uses rock instrumentation but disregards typical “rock” song structure. For post-rock music discussion, discovery, news, reviews, and your favorite tracks and videos.