Originally Posted by atsonicpark

again, why do people get so tore up over the names of genres? It's a way to classify things, and it usually works. Otherwise, every band would just be "music".

Originally Posted by Death & the Maiden

So, going by what was said about tempos, time signatures and polyrhythms, math rock is basically complicated rock music?

Originally Posted by sarramkrop

I bet that most of the bands listed would punch you in the face if you told them that they were a math rock band. Unless they were shit rock, in which case they'd think you are paying them a compliment.

Originally Posted by Death & the Maiden

So, going by what was said about tempos, time signatures and polyrhythms, math rock is basically complicated rock music?

Originally Posted by atsonicpark

you've got all the good ones listed honestly. the only one i'd add is probably june of 44 (who are more noise rock but they have mathy stuff), yukon, giraffes giraffes, SWEEP THE LEG JOHNNY ("going down swinging" is one of my all time favorite records) uh.. or en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Math_Rock

Since you listed sleeping people already, you've already listed who is, in my mind, the best "math rock" band, the only one who doesn't bore me to tears anymore.


Shellac rock and have song structures and time signatures occassionally. So, I don't see a problem with them being saddled as math rock. Personally, I wouldn't call Polvo math rock -- to me that's some kind of weird noise rock. Until you get to stuff like "title Track" which is the definition of math rock. If you're going down that route, listen to thinking fellers union local # 282 instead... they've got some math rock shit, some noise rock shit, some noise pop shit,probably the best "rock" band ever honestly.

Originally Posted by greedrex

Polvo is the shit but it doesn't qualify as mathrock to me as their time signatures are pretty straightforward.
still an excellent band to check but that's a bit far from the starting point....

anyway POLVO!

Originally Posted by punkaspoo

i'm quite unfamiliar with the whole mathrock genre. polvo and don cab are the only ones I know. what about slint? some call it as a mathrock also. great band nevertheless.

Originally Posted by greedrex

twat twat

Originally Posted by atsonicpark

I dunno, I don't think slint totally fit in with anybody.

I wish I knew more bands that were slint-like... at least in the slow, methodical, depressing, speak-singing, lonely Kentucky darkness of their sound.. the only one who comes close (but doesn't sound anything like slint) is gastr del sol.

Originally Posted by greedrex

well SLINT are not complicated / fast enough to be labeled Math rock.
they kick anyone's ass though, mine included

Originally Posted by Death & the Maiden

So, going by what was said about tempos, time signatures and polyrhythms, math rock is basically complicated rock music?

Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

more or less, it's like prog played by kids who grew up listening to punk