Art Rock

14 articles related to Art Rock:

1. 

   Technologies

   Mellotron: the orchestral machine of early prog

   Strings, choirs, and flutes entered early progressive rock through an unlikely machine: the Mellotron. Before samplers…

   June 30, 2026

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   Music Theory

   Mixolydian mode in Pink Floyd songs

   The Western music theory as we know it traditionally uses three major diatonic scales. Each scale's harmonic structure…

   April 29, 2022

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   Music Theory

   Phrygian mode in Pink Floyd songs

   It is widely accepted that the Western system of seven diatonic modes, as postulated by the tonal theory, provides one…

   October 23, 20212 comments

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   Album

   Surrealistic Pillow as the ultimate psychedelic experience pioneered by Jefferson Airplane

   Released in 1967, Surrealistic Pillow was Jefferson Airplane's second album which not only set a departure point for…

   January 19, 2020

5. 

   Electric Guitar

   Adrian Belew's spellbinding guitar tricks saturate prog music with the sounds of space

   American multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Adrian Belew managed to extract entirely extraordinary sounds from his…

   September 15, 2019

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   Piano

   Songs for Drella: the minimalistic tribute to Andy Warhol that united his beloved artists for the first time since 1960s

   As an absolutely iconic figure in the visual art movement known as pop art, Andy Warhol had a profound influence on the…

   August 6, 2019

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   Piano

   Mussorgsky's pictures redrawn for the prog rock exhibition

   Piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition written by the Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky in 1874 retains its innovative…

   March 5, 2019

8. 

   Technologies

   Quadraphonic vinyl reveals new Atom Heart Mother details

   In the late 1960s, after the stereo sound almost completely replaced the mono format in the recording industry, the…

   January 29, 20194 comments

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   Piano

   Gondolier songs as the inspiration behind the romantic genre of Barcarolle

   Originally a Venetian gondolier’s song, Barcarolle is characterized by gently rocking rhythms reminiscent of the…

   October 14, 2018

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    Band

    CAN: from the mind of Czukay to the golden age of krautrock

    German band Can established themselves as pioneers of experimental avant-garde by seamlessly combining their influences…

    September 7, 2018

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    Songwriter

    MTV and EMI did not appreciate the concept of Kate Bush's iconic Running Up That Hill

    Running Up That Hill, initially titled A Deal with God, is no doubt the most iconic work of Kate Bush which came to…

    May 21, 20181 comment

12. 

    Technologies

    Stephen Hawking's message immortalized through the sound of modern pop culture

    Great late Stephen Hawking is known for his extensive work in the fields of quantum physics, focusing on general and…

    March 16, 2018

13. 

    Football

    Liverpool FC and the famous You'll Never Walk Alone chant in a Pink Floyd track

    You'll Never Walk Alone is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel. The song has been…

    March 9, 2018

14. 

    Technologies

    Starman's mission made possible at last with Musk sending Bowie to the stars

    In February 2018, the 1st Falcon Heavy Rocket was successfully launched, carrying on board a Tesla Roadster car which…

    March 7, 2018