Math Rock

Math Rock is a relatively new sub-genre of rock music, characterized by complex, atypical rhythms (often including irregular stopping and starting), frequent use of irregular time-signatures, and dissonant, angular guitars. Math rock peaked in the mid-’90s, when groups like Polvo and Chavez had small but dedicated followings among indie rockers on college campuses. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Tera Melos

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Dec 9 Wednesday 9 December 2009
Russian Circles Young Widows, Native, THE PHANTOM FAMILY HALO	The Strutt Kalamazoo, MI, United States 42.290626 -85.5943	13 people attending Add shout
Dec 10 Thursday 10 December 2009
Tera Melos Repeaters, chung antique, American League	Ol' Blue House Olympia, WA, United States	2 people attending Add shout
Dec 11 Friday 11 December 2009
Melt-Banana Tera Melos	Chop Suey Seattle WA, United States 47.613464 -122.31521	27 people attending 4 shouts
Tera Melos at Chop Suey melt banana, Tera Melos	Chop Suey Seattle WA, United States 47.613464 -122.31521	5 people attending 1 shout
Dec 12 Saturday 12 December 2009
Melt-Banana Tera Melos	Dante's Portland, OR, Portland, United States 45.523066 -122.673388	22 people attending 7 shouts
Dec 16 Wednesday 16 December 2009
Melt-Banana Tera Melos	Troubadour West Hollywood, Los Angeles CA, United States 34.081484 -118.389291	55 people attending 18 shouts

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Thystonius wrote:
Friday afternoon

I like this new subgenre! Now someone needs to create mathmetal opera! Something like a mathematic Ayreon :-D

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Joskroc334 wrote:
Monday afternoon

this music seems interesting

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symbolized wrote:
Monday morning

Mathletics rock

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Fariago wrote:
Sunday evening

HAHAHA MATHEMATICROCK! :D

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riigo wrote:
last week

what's math rock?

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loadminik88 wrote:
last month

foals and giraffes ;D math rock is a really nice kind of music

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strawberryffuck wrote:
last month

math sucks. but this is pretty cool. actually math doesnt suck. i suck at math. :D

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PrettyInPunk123 wrote:
last month

foals!

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oldpink wrote:
last month

tone and polyrhythms. fuck complexity, time signatures, angularity, etc.

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BWalshy wrote:
last month

if its so stupid than what the hell else do we call it?

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MasterShake9001 wrote:
last month

angular sexiness

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Ric-18 wrote:
last month

Nice one lorDrama no have you got something of your own to say

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LordRama wrote:
last month

"Isn't every label a made-up label?" Yes. How do you think we came up with the label "tree"? We made it up.

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LordRama wrote:
last month

"This is one of the most meaningless made-up labels I can think of." You must not be thinking very hard.

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Ozeanic wrote:
September 2009

wtf?

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tyler_noreika wrote:
September 2009

Isn't every label a made-up label?

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squiggins wrote:
September 2009

This is one of the most meaningless made-up labels I can think of.

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rella987 wrote:
September 2009

LITE is the greatest that I've heard as far as instrumentals and talent, but I like auto automatic betters.

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chuffer_44 wrote:
September 2009

The Unfortunate Incident are 'Geog-Rock', as they resemble geography teachers.

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nikolasp wrote:
August 2009

What about Stereolab? Aren't they math? Or are they 'pop'?

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