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]
| Space rock | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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