Math rock + post rock

[Eli Morgan]

i'm a post rock fag. recently i found unwound and don caballero, i instantly liked those. are there other essential math rock based post rock or post rock based math rock or whatever those two combined bands or records?

[Zachary Reyes]

Not an essential, but reccing the fuck out of this
machomuchacho.bandcamp.com/album/eme-eme-ep
Some really good math rock with relaxing vibes

[Colton King]

Battles

[Noah Perry]

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[Zachary Butler]

Fuck slint.

[Wyatt Gonzalez]

But Tweez is an excellent album.
toe is good shit, but why post it sideways?

[Elijah Baker]

polvo

[Jordan Diaz]

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[Juan Peterson]

But,

[Isaac Rogers]

>i'm a post-rock fag
how do you deal with the unending amount of pure cancer that is third wave? I'm a metalfag and I already hate its influence.

[Levi Hill]

i don't think third wave post rock is that cancerous but its style's sure fucking cancerous to metal music

[Jonathan Evans]

Storm and Stress, which is Ian Williams of Don Caballero removing what little structure Don Cab had and making it more hectic.

youtube.com/watch?v=VJjfOpdkQ-U

Inindependance by a Minor Forest, which is Slint inspired. Very good record, more mathy that Spiderland is and more rock-y as well.

youtube.com/watch?v=WYlpqsfSY-4

Gastr del Sol, features John McEntire, David Grubbs and Bundy K. Brown in the first incarnation, and added Jim O'Rourke in their second. First record has a very distinct Louisville sound, so if you're a fan of Spiderland, check it out. Second album, Crookt, Crackt, and Fly is more experimental, but still has the math-y edge to it. Also the EP, Mirror Repair features one of their iconic math rock songs.
youtube.com/watch?v=vI5gB4PT_io (if you dig this, def. check out the rest)

I never really considered Battles post-rock. Maybe their first record, although that still felt more like math rock than, say, Don Caballero which had a much clearer post-rock influence.

I hear so much about 3rd wave, but when I think of post-rock in terms of waves, it doesn't really make sense. What is 3rd wave exactly? When I think of post-rock released during the mid 2000s, I think of stuff like Radian, or Jaga Jazzist, which don't really fit the description of "3rd wave" at all

[Christopher White]

bump

[Jeremiah Hughes]

anything by pretend
youtube.com/watch?v=1KS_NrEP0cY

[Mason Perez]

>isn't that cancerous
Toe is being posted as a non cancerous album, I'd say it's even more cancerous than anticipated.
I think anything post-rock with generic chord progression, bland songwriting, and anything similar to explosions in the sky is 3rd wave style.

also related, what's some post-rock that's not like this? For the record, I think Mogwai and Toe are like this.

[William Baker]

INXS

[Jace King]

For interesting chord progressions, you can go the route of Tortoise, Gastr del Sol, Don Caballero, or Storm and Stress to name a few.

Tortoise:
youtube.com/watch?v=yomowCF5icY

Gastr del Sol:
youtube.com/watch?v=K6LKlG5wxx0

Don Caballero:
youtube.com/watch?v=FH4BcWevYmM

Storm and Stress:
youtube.com/watch?v=DaB8j-PMMuM

For groups with interesting song writing you can never go wrong with Slint, Moonshake, Lift to Experience, or Long Fin Killie

Slint:
youtube.com/watch?v=k-T63_DK8hc

Moonshake:
youtube.com/watch?v=XtDK2lkK5Aw

Lift to Experience:
youtube.com/watch?v=1lhvX-Ba5kc

Long Fin Killie:
youtube.com/watch?v=3OYrpbfAYks

And if you want something that's the complete polar opposite of what explosions in the sky then stuff like Starfuckers, Disco Inferno, Radian, or Ulan Bator would be a good choice.

Starfuckers:
youtube.com/watch?v=QNuM4mZFcTg&ab_channel=Starfuckers

Disco Inferno:
youtube.com/watch?v=KMR0QG4MuIA

Radian:
youtube.com/watch?v=b37rXf5jVrc

Ulan Bator:
youtube.com/watch?v=XGOhzKvzfrI

[Xavier Garcia]

bump

[Kevin Peterson]

I'll check these out, thanks.

[Noah Gomez]

Cryptooology is the only math rock album worth listening to
Slint is trash

[Jacob Roberts]

how is toe cancerous?

[Brandon Baker]

What's the purpose of math rock? Is it all about technically complex applications of music theory?
What makes it different to prog?