/r/mathrock
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Greetings and welcome to /r/mathrock! Wikipedia would say it's a rhythmically complex, guitar-based style of experimental rock that emerged in the late 1980s characterized by complex, atypical rhythmic structures (including irregular stopping and starting), angular melodies, and dissonant chords. That's a pretty robotic definition of it but if you're not familiar with the genre, listen to a few of the songs posted or check out the playlists below. Enjoy!
Essential Albums for Those New to the Genre!
Some cool playlists from over the years
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Jack Binkerd - Mock Pocket
EP I’m releasing February 28th. But you can hear it now. It’s just a hard rock two piece from me and my friend Gary Likely. Heavily inspired by don cab with a focus on melody and riffage
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Jack Binkerd - Mock Pocket
EP I’m releasing February 28th. But you can hear it now. It’s just a hard rock two piece from me and my friend Gary Likely. Heavily inspired by don cab with a focus on melody and riffage da link
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TOD10 for Math Rock?
Hi everyone, newbie here. Would a TOD10 be good for math rock using its 4th position multi voicing? I know LetsTalkMathRock uses a Telecaster in alot of his videos, and all of my guitars have hot active humbuckers at the moment.
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New video of my band!
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Name me some of the unique albums you've heard
Not the best but the most different. Something that is unique
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II II II - Straight Face - (moshpit simulator video) - 222 - (UK, 2019)
04:21 UTC
free vst
any good guitar vsts yall recommend??
02:06 UTC
Your weekly /r/MathRock roundup for the week of January 26 - February 01, 2025
Sunday, January 26 - Saturday, February 01, 2025
###Top 10 Posts
| score | comments | title & link | mirrors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 214 | 71 comments | [Quality Content] Just looking for some good recommendations | |
| 119 | 0 comments | 🗺️ | |
| 65 | 89 comments | Math-rock groups That fuse their style with jazz? | |
| 48 | 24 comments | Fantano reacts to my band’s chaotic new single ‘Spoken to Time’ live! | |
| 28 | 7 comments | [New Release] Math Rock Review request/early listen | |
| 25 | 7 comments | [OG Math] Hey - we're No Edits and we put out a record a few months ago (RIYL: Dischord Records, Faraquet/Medications, These Arms Are Snakes). You can listen to the title track below - cheers. | |
| 25 | 6 comments | Live recording from our latest concert! FFO Pretend, toe, Delta Sleep ^^ | |
| 17 | 5 comments | [New Release] Hi everyone! My band Citrus Moon just released our EP “Kyra” today. We are an instrumental band from Chicago. | |
| 16 | 4 comments | The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza - Rudy X 3 (USA, 2013) | [Sp] [AM] [Dzr] [SC] |
| 15 | 5 comments | [Two Piece] 37500 yens. Anyone knows what happened to them? |
###Top 5 Most Commented
| score | comments | title & link | mirrors |
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| 0 | 11 comments | Could Math pop ever become a crossover genre? | |
| 6 | 10 comments | O Lucky Man! | |
| 2 | 9 comments | playing math rock riffs, does it require a high skill level to start? | |
| 1 | 9 comments | Any bands/songs that sound like this? | |
| 3 | 6 comments | Fingerstyle or picking?? |
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Math and Rock? How about a slide ruler for guitar chords
You could also get the free printable download on the website riffruler.com. It's great for visualizing tapping patterns.
21:16 UTC
Any Balmorhea fans here?
Most of their discography could probably best be described as acoustic post rock. They have some elements of Americana and bluegrass as well, and a few releases that are very much just minimalism. BUT this album “Stranger” is a masterpiece of instrumental rock with some math rock elements. They don’t do things like time signature changes, but rather super intricate over-lapping parts and super driving, syncopated rhythms.
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Could Math pop ever become a crossover genre?
Could Covet, Forests, Tricot or even polyphia become as popular as post-malone or even grimes, or even azealia banks, or is it even possible.
I've been looking into other crossover genres, (pop) punk, edm, alt/indie, and hip hop.
I bet they could but I don't think, they know it, I would love it because it would breathe new life into popular music, which we haven't seen for decades.
14:31 UTC
Rhythm Theory Reddit?
is there a subreddit dedicated to the appreciation/ study of odd grooves in music considered mathrock or adjacent? like nerdy drummers or rhythm aficionados discussing and breaking down the intricacies of a song’s groove? Well, in lieu of that, i’ll post this here. I think the band Palm’s entire discography, if you dig it, can be a rich mine of rhythmic sophistication. Like truly, this band in my eye goes above and beyond most self-proclaimed “mathrock” bands as far as pulling off truly perplexing odd time grooves, while not just jamming a bunch of odd numbers together. There’s a difference between certain prog groups that just masturbatorily throw a 13 plus a 5 plus a 7 and a band that really cultivates a rhythmic profile that’s unique and beautiful like Palm does.
so i’m counting 7 repeating sets of triplets in that first section. If you count the steel drum sound, it’s a consistent 7. but halfway thru the phrase the drums & bass pause & come back in a really weird place in the groove. it’s brilliant in how good it feels yet how much it befuddles me when i try to make sense of it. What do you guys think?
23:23 UTC
Can I get some recs for Compression pedals that are fairly cheap? Preferably sub £50
20:35 UTC
Fingerstyle or picking??
Hello! Sorry to make a post here again, but in my previous post i forgot about one of my main questions LOL, i played with pick my whole life and im decent with it. I see everyone playing fingerstyle tho and to be honest i love it and i imagine that if you are comfortable with it its much easier to play math rock/midwest emo riffs. Id love to know the opinion of a person thats deep in this genre and that knows if its "possible" to play with a pick (of course it is, but it may not be viable, or finglestyle might just be a lot better) and if fingerstyle is better how didf you all get used to it? i tried it and cant get my mind around it lol, thanks guys :)
18:48 UTC
Math-rock groups That fuse their style with jazz?
I'm a big long-time fan of both math-rock and jazz/jazz fusion, and I'm interested in finding some groups that fuse both styles together.
I know of Mouse on the Keys, but besides from them, I don't really know any others. I would love to find some new artists to check out.
Thank you! :o)
Edit: Wow! Thank you all for your replies, I'll make my way through all of these and see what jumps out at me :o)
17:00 UTC
Jackal Twins is good for you! ‘Spoken to Time’ gives you power!
“I was getting like, if Frank Zappa was beating up a hardcore band inside a dishwasher” - Giggens, music reviewer
ALBUM OUT 3/7/25 NEXT SINGLE OUT 2/7/25
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O Lucky Man!
Does anyone have their full discography? Curious because they used to be a 3 piece and then became a 2 piece with vocals.
05:56 UTC
II II II - Hot Chance (Leeds UK, 2017) FFO Callous Daoboys but British
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bali snak NEW ALBUM OUT NOW
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NEW PARACHUTE DAY?!?
oh HELL yeah!! Incredible math rock that’s been getting more heavy and shreddy, can’t recommend enough!
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Hi everyone! My band Citrus Moon just released our EP “Kyra” today. We are an instrumental band from Chicago.
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Dusker - Limb Rung Ladder [UK, Math Rock, Noise Rock]
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Coral Zero - Sea of Stars
Just some super twinkly video game vibey math rock. Not affiliated with the artist, just think they are super talented and deserve a listen!
16:04 UTC
playing math rock riffs, does it require a high skill level to start?
hello, beginner/intermediate guitarist here. been finding out about math rock and i love yvette young and covet, and more but im a fan of that style of math rock. wanted to start playing it but it seems impossible, the open tuning, the fast riffs and the hard techniques (like the finger tapping and fast hammer ons and pull offs) is really intimidating. and i couldn’t find a clear guide on what to start practicing to play the style. any math rock player that has been in my position before that’s willing to give some advice? and is it a genre that you should learn when you have a wider grip over the techniques? thanks guys 🙏
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