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Math rock

August 26, 2023

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. It bears similarities to post-rock.[2]

Math rock
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsLate 1980s, United States and Japan
Derivative forms
Other topics
Steve Albini was an influence in the math rock genre.

Characteristics Edit

Math rock is typified by its rhythmic complexity, seen as mathematical in character by listeners and critics. While most rock music uses a 4
4 meter (however accented or syncopated), math rock makes use of more non-standard, frequently changing time signatures such as 5
4, 7
8, 11
8, or 13
8.[5]

As in traditional rock, the sound is most often dominated by guitars and drums. However, drums play a greater role in math rock in providing driving, complex rhythms. Math rock guitarists make use of tapping techniques and loop pedals to build on these rhythms, as illustrated by songs like those of "math rock supergroup" Battles.

Lyrics are generally not the focus of math rock; the voice is treated as just another instrument in the mix. Often, vocals are not overdubbed, and are positioned less prominently, as in the recording style of Steve Albini. Many of math rock's best-known groups are entirely instrumental such as Don Caballero or Hella.

The term began as a joke but has developed into the accepted name for the musical style. One advocate of this is Matt Sweeney, singer with Chavez, a group often linked to the math rock scene.[6] Despite this, not all critics see math rock as a serious sub-genre of rock.[7]

A significant intersection exists between math rock and emo, exemplified by bands such as Tiny Moving Parts[8] or American Football, whose sound has been described as "twinkly, mathy rock, a sound that became one of the defining traits of the emo scene throughout the 2000s".[9]

Bands Edit

See also: List of math rock groups

Early Edit

The albums Red and Discipline by King Crimson,[10][11] Spiderland by Slint[12] are generally considered seminal influences on the development of math rock. The Canadian punk rock group Nomeansno (founded in 1979 and inactive as of 2016) have been cited by music critics as a "secret influence" on math rock,[13] predating much of the genre's development by more than a decade. An even more avant-garde group of the same era, Massacre, featured the guitarist Fred Frith and the bassist Bill Laswell. With some influence from the rapid-fire energy of punk, Massacre's influential music used complex rhythmic characteristics. Black Flag's 1984 album, My War, also included unusual polyrhythms.[14]

Asian Edit

Math rock has a significant presence in Japan; the most prominent Japanese groups include Toe, Tricot, and Lite.[15] Other Japanese groups which incorporate math rock in their music include Ling Tosite Sigure,[16] Zazen Boys[15] and Mouse on the Keys[17] while the Japanoise scene features bands such as Ruins, Zeni Geva, and Boredoms.[15]

Taiwan has a very small indie music scene, of which Math rock is an emergent genre that is quickly gaining in popularity, with well-known math rock bands including Elephant Gym.[18]

European Edit

The European math rock scene started in the late 90s to early 2000, including bands such as Adebisi Shank (Ireland), Kobong (Poland), The Redneck Manifesto (Ireland), Three Trapped Tigers and TTNG (United Kingdom) and Uzeda (Italy). Foals (England) was formed in 2005.

North American Edit

Polvo of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is often considered one of the cornerstones of math rock, although the band has disavowed that categorization.[19]

In California, math rock groups Game Theory and the Loud Family were both led by Scott Miller, who was said to "tinker with pop the way a born mathematician tinkers with numbers".[20] The origin of Game Theory's name is mathematical, suggesting a "nearly mathy" sound cited as "IQ rock."[21]

See also Edit

Notes and references Edit

  1. ^ "Post-Rock Music Genre Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved December 24, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Math Rock Music Genre Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  3. ^ Body, Alex E. (June 20, 2019). Rush : song by song. [Stroud, Gloucestershire, England]. ISBN 978-1-78155-729-7. OCLC 1088907970.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Progressive rock reconsidered. Holm-Hudson, Kevin. New York: Routledge. 2002. ISBN 0-8153-3714-0. OCLC 45890399.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ^ Progressive rock reconsidered. Holm-Hudson, Kevin. New York: Routledge. 2002. ISBN 0-8153-3714-0. OCLC 45890399.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ^ "Interview: Chavez". Pitchfork Media. August 12, 2006. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  7. ^ Kamp, David. (2005). The rock snob*s dictionary : an essential lexicon of rockological knowledge. Daly, Steven, 1960- (1st ed.). New York: Broadway Books. pp. 69. ISBN 0-7679-1873-8. OCLC 55990376.
  8. ^ "A Tiny Interview with Tiny Moving Parts".
  9. ^ "Never Meant: The Complete Oral History of American Football". NOISEY. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  10. ^ Sodomsky, Sam. "King Crimson Red". Condé Nast. Pitchfork. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  11. ^ Leone, Dominique (November 21, 2002). "The Top 100 Albums of the 1980s". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  12. ^ Stablein, Lee. "Under The Influence #24: Lapsarian on "Spiderland" by Slint!". Metal Noise. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  13. ^ "Live and Cuddly". Allmusic. Retrieved August 1, 2007.
  14. ^ Blush, Steven (2010). "Black Flag & SST: Thirsty and miserable". American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Los Angeles: Feral House. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-932595-98-7. ... its seven-minute Metal dirges and Fusion-style time signatures confused many fans.
  15. ^ a b c "A Complete Guide to Japanese Math Rock". Tokyo Weekender. February 19, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  16. ^ "10 indie bands from Asia you need to know". Time Out Hong Kong. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  17. ^ "Mouse On The Keys live in KL | Music in Kuala Lumpur". Time Out Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  18. ^ Robson, Daniel (August 6, 2022). "INTERVIEW | Taiwan's Math Rock Heroes Elephant Gym: 'We Can All Resonate Together in Music' | JAPAN Forward". japan-forward.com. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  19. ^ Redford, Chad. . creativeloafing.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  20. ^ Schoemer, Karen (April 2, 1993). "Sounds Around Town: Miller Writ Loud". New York Times. from the original on November 13, 2013.
  21. ^ Amar, Erin (July 2011). "Music: What Happened? Scott Miller on 50 Years of Singles in 258 Pages". Rocker Magazine. from the original on November 1, 2013.

Further reading Edit

  • Dale, P. (2016). Anyone Can Do It: Empowerment, Tradition and the Punk Underground. Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series. Taylor & Francis. p. pt237–. ISBN 978-1-317-18024-1.
  • Eberhart, Max (September 29, 2016). "Calculating the Influence of Math Rock". The Santa Clara. Retrieved October 3, 2016.

External links Edit

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signatures such as 54 78 118 or 138 5 As in traditional rock the sound is most often dominated by guitars and drums However drums play a greater role in math rock in providing driving complex rhythms Math rock guitarists make use of tapping techniques and loop pedals to build on these rhythms as illustrated by songs like those of math rock supergroup Battles Lyrics are generally not the focus of math rock the voice is treated as just another instrument in the mix Often vocals are not overdubbed and are positioned less prominently as in the recording style of Steve Albini Many of math rock s best known groups are entirely instrumental such as Don Caballero or Hella The term began as a joke but has developed into the accepted name for the musical style One advocate of this is Matt Sweeney singer with Chavez a group often linked to the math rock scene 6 Despite this not all critics see math rock as a serious sub genre of rock 7 A significant intersection exists between math rock and emo exemplified by bands such as Tiny Moving Parts 8 or American Football whose sound has been described as twinkly mathy rock a sound that became one of the defining traits of the emo scene throughout the 2000s 9 Bands EditSee also List of math rock groups This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Early Edit The albums Red and Discipline by King Crimson 10 11 Spiderland by Slint 12 are generally considered seminal influences on the development of math rock The Canadian punk rock group Nomeansno founded in 1979 and inactive as of 2016 have been cited by music critics as a secret influence on math rock 13 predating much of the genre s development by more than a decade An even more avant garde group of the same era Massacre featured the guitarist Fred Frith and the bassist Bill Laswell With some influence from the rapid fire energy of punk Massacre s influential music used complex rhythmic characteristics Black Flag s 1984 album My War also included unusual polyrhythms 14 Asian Edit Math rock has a significant presence in Japan the most prominent Japanese groups include Toe Tricot and Lite 15 Other Japanese groups which incorporate math rock in their music include Ling Tosite Sigure 16 Zazen Boys 15 and Mouse on the Keys 17 while the Japanoise scene features bands such as Ruins Zeni Geva and Boredoms 15 Taiwan has a very small indie music scene of which Math rock is an emergent genre that is quickly gaining in popularity with well known math rock bands including Elephant Gym 18 European Edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message The European math rock scene started in the late 90s to early 2000 including bands such as Adebisi Shank Ireland Kobong Poland The Redneck Manifesto Ireland Three Trapped Tigers and TTNG United Kingdom and Uzeda Italy Foals England was formed in 2005 North American Edit Polvo of Chapel Hill North Carolina is often considered one of the cornerstones of math rock although the band has disavowed that categorization 19 In California math rock groups Game Theory and the Loud Family were both led by Scott Miller who was said to tinker with pop the way a born mathematician tinkers with numbers 20 The origin of Game Theory s name is mathematical suggesting a nearly mathy sound cited as IQ rock 21 See also EditList of math rock groups List of musical works in unusual time signatures Mathcore Music and mathematics Noise rock Post hardcore Post rock Progressive metal Portal Rock musicNotes and references Edit Post Rock Music Genre Overview AllMusic Retrieved December 24 2016 a b Math Rock Music Genre Overview AllMusic Retrieved October 23 2016 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October 22 2022 Redford Chad You can call Polvo math rock but the numbers just don t add up creativeloafing com Archived from the original on August 12 2011 Retrieved October 3 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Schoemer Karen April 2 1993 Sounds Around Town Miller Writ Loud New York Times Archived from the original on November 13 2013 Amar Erin July 2011 Music What Happened Scott Miller on 50 Years of Singles in 258 Pages Rocker Magazine Archived from the original on November 1 2013 Further reading EditDale P 2016 Anyone Can Do It Empowerment Tradition and the Punk Underground Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series Taylor amp Francis p pt237 ISBN 978 1 317 18024 1 Eberhart Max September 29 2016 Calculating the Influence of Math Rock The Santa Clara Retrieved October 3 2016 External links EditMath Rock at AllMusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Math rock amp oldid 1170332498, 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