Editing Math rock (section)

{{short description|Style of rock music}}
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{{Infobox music genre
| name              = Math rock
| stylistic_origins = * [[Progressive rock]]
* [[indie rock]]
* [[post-hardcore]]
* [[Minimal music|minimal]]
* [[noise rock]]
| cultural_origins  = Late 1980s, United States and Japan
| subgenrelist      =
| fusiongenres      =
| derivatives       = * [[Mathcore]]
* [[midwest emo]]
* [[post-rock]]<ref name=postAM>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=style|id=post-rock-ma0000002790|pure_url=yes}}|title=Post-Rock Music Genre Overview|access-date=December 24, 2016|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
| regional_scenes   =
| other_topics      = * [[Experimental rock]]
* [[jazz fusion]]
}}

[[File:Albini_atp.jpg|thumbnail|right|[[Steve Albini]] was an influence in the math rock genre.]]

'''Math rock''' is a style of [[Alternative rock|alternative]] and [[indie rock]]<ref name=AMG>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=style|id=math-rock-ma0000012250|pure_url=yes}}|title=Math Rock Music Genre Overview|access-date=October 23, 2016|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> with roots in bands such as [[King Crimson]] and [[Rush (band)|Rush]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Rush : song by song|last=Body, Alex E.|isbn=978-1-78155-729-7|location=[Stroud, Gloucestershire, England]|oclc=1088907970|date = June 20, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Progressive rock reconsidered|date=2002|publisher=Routledge|others=Holm-Hudson, Kevin.|isbn=0-8153-3714-0|location=New York|oclc=45890399}}</ref> It is characterized by complex, atypical [[rhythm]]ic structures (including irregular stopping and starting), [[counterpoint]], odd [[time signatures]], and [[extended chord]]s. Bearing similarities to [[post-rock]], math rock has been described as the "opposite side of the same coin". Opting for a "[[rock music|rockier]]" approach to songwriting and [[timbres]], the style is often performed by [[music ensemble|smaller ensembles]] which emphasize the role of the [[guitar]].<ref name="AMG" />

[[Polvo]], [[Don Caballero]], [[Slint]], [[Bitch Magnet]], [[Bastro]] and [[Ruins (Japanese band)|Ruins]] are considered by some to be the genre's pioneers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-04 |title=Read An Exclusive Excerpt From The New Book 'Math Rock' By Jeff Gomez |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2257843/math-rock-jeff-gomez-excerpt/columns/sounding-board/book-club/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldner |first=Sam |title=Hella: Hold Your Horse Is (Deluxe Reissue) |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/hella-hold-your-horse-is-deluxe-reissue/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>