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Japanese Post-Rock & Math Rock

Clean twin guitars, drums played as lead instrument, odd meters delivered like pop — Tokyo and Kyoto, 2000 onward.

Louisville Post-Rock

Hardcore kids who learned to play quiet: clean guitars in odd meters, spoken vocals, basements in Kentucky.

Oxford Alternative

A ring road city of student bands and apple-shed studios, where shoegaze, Britpop and math rock share a rehearsal room.