Soundtrack Rock

million dollar basher · 07-15-2009, 03:45 PM

I was posting in the Mogwai thread and I had decided that we needed to create a new sub-genre for groups like Mogwai--groups that don't necessarily fit in the "rock" category or anywhere else comfortably--called "Soundtrack" rock. As I stated in my post, "I can't even drive around with them on my stereo without feeling like I'm about to find myself in the grips of some apocalyptic maelstrom".

Other groups that fit in this category may include Godspeed you Black Emperor!, Explosions in the Sky, Mercury Program, Tristeza, and Silver Mt. Zion.

Who else would you lump into this category? Or is it even a decent idea for a genre. I guess that since we all experience music autobiographically, anything might serve in the "soudtrack of your life", but strictly speaking, which groups fit the "soundtrack" mold?

07-15-2009, 03:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
million dollar basher Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: trapped in a basement Posts: 184	Soundtrack Rock I was posting in the Mogwai thread and I had decided that we needed to create a new sub-genre for groups like Mogwai--groups that don't necessarily fit in the "rock" category or anywhere else comfortably--called "Soundtrack" rock. As I stated in my post, "I can't even drive around with them on my stereo without feeling like I'm about to find myself in the grips of some apocalyptic maelstrom". Other groups that fit in this category may include Godspeed you Black Emperor!, Explosions in the Sky, Mercury Program, Tristeza, and Silver Mt. Zion. Who else would you lump into this category? Or is it even a decent idea for a genre. I guess that since we all experience music autobiographically, anything might serve in the "soudtrack of your life", but strictly speaking, which groups fit the "soundtrack" mold?