Space rock
Appearance
Space rock | |
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Stylistic origins | Progressive rock, psychedelic rock, electronic music |
Cultural origins | Late 1960s, England |
Typical instruments | guitar, synthesiser, bass guitar, drums, vocals |
Derivative forms | Noise pop |
Subgenres | |
Neo-psychedelia, post-rock, shoegazing | |
Fusion genres | |
Dream pop, stoner rock, ambient music | |
Other topics | |
Jam band |
Space rock is a subgenre of rock music. The term originally referred to a group of early mostly British 1970s progressive rock and psychedelic bands such as Hawkwind and Pink Floyd.[1] The music is characterised by slow, lengthy instrumental passages dominated by synthesisers, experimental guitar work and science fiction lyrical themes. Later the words were changed to mean a series of late 1980s British alternative rock bands that drew from earlier influences to create a more melodic but still ambient form of pop music.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Richie Unterberger, Pink Floyd biography Allmusic
- ↑ Space Rock, Allmusic