Math Rock

Math rock is a genre characterized by complex, intricate rhythms, often incorporating polyrhythms and unconventional time signatures, and featuring extended instrumental passages. Emerging in the late 1980s and 1990s, primarily in the US and Japan, math rock drew from post-punk, indie rock, and progressive rock traditions. The genre's heyday in the 1990s and early 2000s saw a surge in popularity, with bands pushing the boundaries of technical musicianship and creative experimentation. Math rock's cultural significance lies in its blend of intellectualism and emotional intensity, appealing to fans seeking a more challenging and immersive listening experience. Distinct from similar styles like prog rock and indie rock, math rock's unique blend of complexity and melody has influenced a wide range of genres, from post-rock to emo and beyond, cementing its status as a innovative and enduring force in underground music.

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ANDEPP
ANORAK!
Amateurish
American Football
Analog Bow
Ant Law
Apebreeder
Assertion
Asymmetric Universe
Athletics
Atticus Chimps
Audiotree
Austin TV
Back Talk
Ben Quad
Berried Alive
Brendan Canty
Cardiacs
Caspar Brötzmann Massaker
Celestial Wolves
Charlie Griffiths
Cheer-Accident
Chinese Park
Cody・Lee(李)
Collections Of Colonies Of Bees
Covet
DGD
DRØNSOND
Daisyhead
Dazzling Killmen
Dejima
Diels-Alder
Dikembe
Disiniblud
Dowsing Rod
Dun-Dun Band
Eidola
Elephant Gym
Emma Harner
Feast!
GREY.
Gizrad
God Alone
God Is An Astronaut
HATAMITSUNAMI
Her Head's On Fire
Ichika Nito
In Theory
Intervals
KASHIWA Daisuke
Kerosene 454
Kerosene Heights
Kuan
Kurt Travis
LONGMAN
Lechuga
Ledetraad
Lilac Kings
MONO
Manuel Gardner Fernandes
Minus the Bear
Nathan Hardy
No Tomorrow.
Noise Ratchet
Orchid
Paperfriend
Plastic Girl In Closet
Plini
Polyphia
Pulses.
R.J.F.
Reckoner
Roses!Hands!
Shiner
Skram
Sleep State
Some Soviet Station
Spite House
Sunda Arc
TOGENASHI TOGEARI
TRSH
Takotsubo
The Martial Arts
The Otals
Tortoise
Totorro
Trico
Unwound818
Wipes
Yannis
Yellow The Sun
Yvette Young
hey, nothing
jizue
kinoue64
paranoid void
standards
tortuganónima
даша онзероад
Mom Jeans.
Polyphia
Audiotree
TOGENASHI TOGEARI
MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS
hey, nothing
Arm's Length
The Buttress
Ichika Nito
Intervals
toe
Plini
American Football
Eidola
Animals As Leaders
TRSH
Sunny Day Real Estate
Ling tosite sigure
black midi
Delta Sleep
God Is An Astronaut
Ledetraad
Pet Symmetry
GING NANG BOYZ
Ben Quad
Berried Alive
The Hotelier
LONGMAN
Slint
tricot
Your Arms Are My Cocoon
Minus the Bear
Ikigai
Parannoul
Austin TV
Number Girl
Cody・Lee(李)
Covet
MONO
Yannis
Moray Pringle
TTNG
I Hate Myself
Fiesta Bizarra
It Looks Sad.
Asian Glow
I Built the Sky
Silver Mt. Zion
Kurt Travis
Polvo
the HIATUS
SEAPOOL
Dikembe
Dismemberment Plan
HATAMITSUNAMI
Elephant Gym
Analog Bow
Tortoise
I Met a Yeti
Milledenials
Omar Rodríguez-López
Strawberry Girls
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
jizue
Stage Kids
Oh Hiroshima
Chinese Football
Sokoninaru
Yvette Young
Kerosene Heights
the band apart
Feed Me Jack
Sithu Aye
Maybeshewill
The Blood Brothers
Melt-Banana
Andrés
Dream Sitch
A Great Big Pile of Leaves
Coaltar Of The Deepers
And So I Watch You from Afar
The Appleseed Cast
Properties of Nature
David Maxim Micic
GDJYB 雞蛋蒸肉餅
Plastic Girl In Closet
The Promise Ring
standards
Dejima
Owane
Athletics
Estoy Bien
Spite House
Manuel Gardner Fernandes
Unwound818
Do Make Say Think
Exxasens
Rolo Tomassi
Pulses.
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