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Originally Posted by Pedestrian
Well post-rock is the use of standard rock instrumentation to create more ambient, meandering, textural pieces.
Post-punk I think is less about a sound and more about an idea, so it's a broader blanket covering more dissimilar artists.
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Not in anyway the case. The only reason it might seem like this, is because post punk influenced bands are often called post punk when they are just alt rock. Look at Joy Division, early Cocteau Twins, Early Sonic Youth, Jesus and Marry Chain, Gang of Four, and Public Image ltd. They all have a stylistic similarity not shared by bands not considered post punk. It is as defined a style as punk rock itself, and many post punk acts crossover into new wave which is pretty much post punk + synth pop. This crossover is a large reason for the confusion I think.