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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...consciously or not—borrowed by another maverick sub-genre.By the beginning of the 1990s, early "math rock" artists (many of whom were, unsurprisingly, total nerds) rebelled against the self-imposed stylistic limitations of the punk/hardcore quartet while maintaining its traditional instrumental makeup. Underground bands like Slint, Don Caballero, Polvo, and Drive Like Jehu started to incorporate new meters, novel forms and increased technical virtuosity into their music, resulting in an appropriately neo-Baroque sound. Hearing the Advantage, who play a role in this scene, perform Nintendo songs, but one could easily mistake their music for early Shellac instrumentals, revealing...

Author: By Will B. Payne, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Nintendo Rock: Nostalgia or Sound of the Future | 2/14/2006 | See Source »

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