[douglasdickel]

"Post-Rock was an experimental, avant-garde movement that emerged in the mid-'90s. Most post-rock was droning and hypnotic, drawing from ambient, free-form jazz, avant garde, and electronic music more than rock. The majority of post-rock groups were like {$Tortoise}, a Chicago-based band with a rotating lineup. {$Tortoise} viewed their music not as songs, but as ever-changing compositions that they improvised nightly. Most post-rock groups were defiantly anti-mainstream and anti-indie-rock in the vein of {$Tortoise}. However, there were certain groups -- like {$Stereolab} -- that essentially worked in a pop and indie-rock format, only touching on the experimental and avant-garde tendencies of most post-rockers. {@T... Jockey}'s reissue of albums by European experimental names like {$Mouse on Mars} and {$Oval} led to the birth of a transatlantic scene, of sorts, with Germans more focused on electronic music while most Americans preferred rock-oriented setups." (All Music Guide)