Math rock
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Math rock is a style of alternative and indie rock with roots in bands such as King Crimson, Yes, and Rush. It is characterized by complex, atypical rhythmic structures, counterpoint, odd time signatu
Steve Albini was an influence in the math rock genre.
Steve Albini
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Steven Frank Albini was an American musician and audio engineer. He founded and fronted the influential post-hardcore and noise rock bands Big Black, Rapeman, and Shellac, and engineered acclaimed alb
Math rock
…is treated as just another instrument in the mix. Often, vocals are not overdubbed, and are positioned less prominently, as in the recording style of Steve Albini. Many of math rock's best-known groups are entirely instrumental such as Don Caballero or Hella. A significant intersection exists between math rock…
Albini, age 16, c. 1978–79, at Hellgate High School in Missoula, Montana
A flyer designed by Albini for a show with Big Black, Urge Overkill, and Squirrel Bait at the Jockey Club in Newport, Kentucky, on May 26, 1985
Shellac in Shibuya, Tokyo, c. November 1993. Front to back: Weston, Albini, and Trainer.