Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of rock music that tends to have experimental or avant-garde influences and emphasizes novel sonic texture.
The term art rock was initially used for 70s krautrock bands and progressive rock artists like Can, Soft Machine, Brian Eno, Talking Heads. In the nineties the term was also used for more noise rock and experimental rock associated acts like Sonic Youth, Public Image Ltd., Deerhoof, Liars who also have a strong focus on avant garde music, experimental music and art in general as well as rock music, punk rock and no wave. This may lead to some confusion. The latter group of bands are sometimes also called art punk or avant-punk.
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Abstract Pop track with ethereal vibe, hypnotic vocals and driving rhythm. Very esoteric, slightly psychedelic, shades of some of Pink Floyd's popular tracks. Medium tempo. Strange Love, by Rudy Pusateri and Massimiliano Riggio, Male Vocals, Rock, Art Rock
Cool, youthful, energetic electronic rock / dance track, quirky and cool. Great for change of pace in a video game, sports, personal physical challenges, corporate sales motivation meetings and conferences. Stimulating and on the edge. Edgy rock track, Suroor Goodenough, Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
An interesting and sophisticated song which starts light with intricate vocals. Abruptly changes to a guitar heavy chorus. Changes between both styles. Borrows from 1960s Europop music and post punk style music. Traveling Seeking New Style, Mixed Vocals, Rock, Art Rock
A modern theme song that has a young but serious tone and determined character. It can be used for an example behind a social message about the inner strenth that helps everyone overcome their problems. Electric clean guitars lead the way along with strings, drums, bass, and subtle electronics, Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
A powerful and uplifting rock theme performed on 3 harmonized synthesizers with counter lines on heavy rock guitar. A theme for extreme sports or hard hitting commercial applications. Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
A light and fun indie rock track with a nostalgic and cool feel, mixing the sounds of ambient rock and indie music. This song is performed as an instrumental by drum kit, guitars, synths, and bass guitar. This music is great for advertising and marketing, bringing a light feel and a care free mood. Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
Music for film, music for the soul, music sadness, sad beautiful Chinese music, ambient, new angel., beautiful violin solo. music creates an atmosphere of sadness. beautiful magic music of China. magic music, sad music, music for scenes where you need an atmosphere of sadness. Instrumental, Chinese, Chinese Sad
Effected repeated art guitar riff over sparse laid back drum groove, shifting with new section variations, a forward moving vibe, slightly psychedelic, inevitability, movement, horses, waves, resolves to mysterious bittersweet end. Great for scenes involving movement, something about to happen poise, Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
An interesting and sophisticated song which starts light with guitar and vocals. Gradually changes to a heavier orchestrated rock energy. A tongue-in-cheek nod to art and prog rock styles of music. A fun song about wanting to spend time with someone who is lonely. Male Vocals, Rock, Art Rock
Pink floyd style epic slow building track works well in any type of crime series or documentary as well as Sci Fi starts with contemplative Telecaster guitar theme soslo and builds to full track with great Distorted lead guitar modern feeling, Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
High energy fast paced Drum n Bass / Punk Rock n Roll hybrid with a grunge sound. Car commercials, sports, racing, Nascar, Hell's Angels. Hard rocking, high intensity with the attitude of Nirvana. Super for car chases, bikers, kickass action adventure, corporate, news energizer, ESPN, & commercials, Instrumental, Rock, Hard Rock
Imagine the devastating power of a Tsunami washing away everything you own and everyone you know. Dramatic, brooding synths build gradually with every second until they are almost screaming at you. At this point a soaring lead guitar joins and brings the piece to a close. Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
Contemporary Indie rock with a 60's retro Beatles feel, with warm male vocals and engaging electric piano, keyboards and instrumentation, vibrant melodic development, Male Vocals, Rock, Art Rock
Classic uptempo piece with rock drums and honky tonk piano underpinned by a vocoder line and fingered bass. A defined drum intro and sudden end stop, perfect for your media background sound, presentation, flash, video project, DVD, web page music or short advert segment. Fun, fast and sassy! Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
New age rock with catchy motif, for brand association, a segue or show ID. Exciting short rock snippet slowly fading into mellow. Progressive. Alive. Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
Instrumental world/pop track with Syrian female singer, duduk and shakuhachi. Drums, percussion, guitars, hammond and chapman bass produce an overall sensuous pop feel with exotic middle eastern flavor. Great for documentaries, travel channels and driving, passion, romance. Buddha Bar, Cafe del Mar. Female Vocals, New Age, Ethnic Fusion
A hooky, funked up dance rock song. Take a little James Brown, mix in some Outkast, and sprinkle in some Talking Heads to taste - and you've got yourself a funk stew goin' on. Cowbell, shakers, bongos, funky guitars, synths, handclaps - this thing is a party anthem. Resistance to the funk is futile. Instrumental, Dramatic, Happy Music
Futuristic energys flood through this retro modern electro soundtrack streaming in through the nearest black hole and accross spacial dimensions to your ears. Also contains elements of artistic progressive rock and roll with a style reminiscent of Pink Floyd. Male Vocals, Rock, Art Rock
Multi part rock, electronic and progressive hard rock track about the sinking of the Russian submarine Kursk. Female vocals. Would suit scenes of military misadventure and failure, and TV documentaries Has some folkish elements in the opening section. Female Vocals, Rock, Art Rock
A progressive rock track with tons of atmosphere, a deep, heavy groove and spine chilling guitar melodies. Intense, rich and with a hint of mystery or intrigue. Instrumental, Rock, Progressive Rock
Arcane soundtrack designed to take the listener into the dark, mysterious recesses of the mind, into a world of fantasy, alchemy and magic. Hybrid sound ranging from orchestral instrumentation to power chord electric guitars; has an epic "grand final" conclusion. - Big Ending, Instrumental
Cinematic Trailer - dramatic orchestral music. Epic inspirational track with energetic melody with orchestra. Powerful, energetic mode – marching into battle or sports victories, brave and heroic. Perfect for action, war, action thriller, video game developers. Instrumental, Dramatic, Hollywood Orchestral Epic
Where has all the weird rock gone? The drummer overplays, the songs a little too fast and the only word is woo! But who cares, it’s a whole lot of fun! Male Vocals, Rock, Art Rock
A dark, sinister sounding indie rock song with a swinging feel. Loads of hooks and ear-catching moments. Would suit crime capers, getaways, comedic scenes, beer commercials, or scenes where someone is sneaking around under the cover of darkness. Has an Outkast feel to the song. Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
When Pink Floyd plays with Lynard Skynard you get Heavy Water. Driving distorted sustained lead guitar and deep bass and drums with cool rhythm guitar highlighted by sweeping morphing poly-synths and pulsating synth bass. classic rock instrumental that is updated for modern day audiophiles, Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
Dark and melancholic but ultimately hopeful and uplifting track. Great for conveying a "light at the end of the tunnel" sort of message. Grand piano seques into heavy electric guitars with synth pads, concludes with soft synth bells. Beautiful and powerful. Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
Starlit ships swim across oceans in the sky. Your imagination runs wild with shimmering guitars and opens up to the endless possibilities. This is a song for building a scene, for creating emotional resonance with your audience. Hold them close and bring them into the world you are creating. Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
High-energy, ultra-cool, funky garage band rock. Retro guitar and organ riffs double down on seriously bouncy, driving bassline and drums, and bubblegum synth lines add a sprinkling of irreverence. Great for hipster getaways, comedy chase scenes, or montages of fashionable parties and funny chaos, Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
High drama rock song with elements of shred and country chicken pickin guitar. Drums shifting from country train beat to metal influenced double-kick pattern. Lots of potential for montage or action scenes, dark comedy or campy horror. Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
Melodic and positive rock instrumental, with lots of electric guitars. Quirky yet familiar too, a bit retro. Provides an uplifting, rousing and engaging background. Original and instantly likeable background music. Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
This loose and spacey jam is the perfect trance background for a road trip. Hip hop beats, jangly guitars, and pulsing synths. Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
High energy and up tempo art-rock tracks using guitars and synthesizers. Perfect for trailers, videogames, films, intro, openers, endings, movie scenes, commercials, slideshows, sport videos and TV. Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
High energy and up tempo art-rock tracks using guitars and synthesizers. Perfect for trailers, videogames, films, intro, openers, endings, movie scenes, commercials, slideshows, sport videos and TV. Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
Emotional Post Rock track featuring light female vocal, synths, guitar and live drums. Perfect for reflective goodbye scenes or other emotional pieces. This track has a wide range of instrumentation including drums, guitars, strings, piano and woodwind. It has a calm and reflective feel. Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
An angst filled electric guitar plucks a somber, washed out melody of a bubbling soft gauze of evolving synth pads. Part optimistic, part sad, this simple song could symbolize growing up, change, and the times in life when not everything goes perfect. It's hopeful, but going through tough times, Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
A dark, aggressive alternative rock track recalling the late 80s/early 90s sound favoured by The Pixies, The Smiths, and Echo & The Bunnymen. The verses are fuzzy and aggressive, but the chorus brightens the mood by adding jangly guitars, tambourine, and handclaps. Perfect for dark & intense scenes. Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
Beautiful art-rock/new-age instrumental great for new discoveries, product intro, soaring exciting and dreamy. Excellent reflexology or therapeutic arenas or framing nature. Good for advertising, documentaries, natural world, travel, product intro, Phone on-hold, education, video game. Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
Music with different (jumpy) styles, drum 'n bass, rock, ambient, electronic. For adventurous moviemakers in fast-paced mood switches, disorienting scenes or abstract images. Tension building moments, bizarre jumpy, industrial. Bad drugs, hallucinating, crime in progress, chasing, hiding, spying. Instrumental, Dangerous, Apprehensive Music
A fast, busy alternative rock track reminiscent of The Smiths. Very jangly, very moody and dark, very 1980's British indie. The guitars are strummed in an almost African high-life fashion and the bass is melodic. Would fit chase scenes, romantic troubles, crimes in progress, or even comedic capers. Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
This track combines vocal samples with greatly designed electronic sounds, electronic beats, acoustic guitars and trumpet, getting a very relaxing mood, contrasting with a very rocky and festive section full of latinamerican flavor. Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
Powerful, emotional song that hits. Taste of victory and glory, achievements and a successful challenge. Intro with an intense piano part, then punchy drums, guitars and big choir in the end. Perfect for corporate, sports, competitions, championships and Olympics. It sounds like Coldplay and U2, Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
Dark and gritty rock song with edgy male vocals, arpeggiated synths, cinematic drums, driving bass, and distorted guitars. Building in intensity, this dystopian flavored composition could serve as the undersore for a futuristic, dystopian streaming, or cable series. Key of F major. Sting ending. Male Vocals, Rock, Art Rock
Post Rock track, with slow building music, layers of just electric guitars and evolving intensity. Great to capture the majestic arrival of a new line of cars, bikes, intense romantic experiences, discovery, Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
Two clean guitars with a very melodic feeling, touching and a bit confusing about themselves. It sounds a bit like melancholy, depression and frustration but not too much. Great for backgrounds. Instrumental, Rock, Art Rock
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