[quote=@SleepingSilence] Yeah, I had a feeling, "post-" had similarities with ambiance music because that is stuff that my brains just doesn't gravitate toward. (Though I do like jazz and classical elements in music, it usually it seems less simple.) Something what you said, I think you 100% right but at the same time, throwing a question for that. When you said, "Post music is usually music that slowly builds up to an epic finale." I feel that's a spot on analysis. But doesn't Prog already do that? I guess instead of a complex and layered build, you get a minimalist path instead? I guess I kind of wrap my around that. [/quote] Progressive rock does do the epic buildup, but in my experience they still do it less often than post-rock bands. While there are bands that avoid it (and genre snobs like to attack newbies who assume every band does it), I'd bet you could legitimately say that half of Explosions in the Sky's discography is songs like that, probably a similar percentage for Mono. The real difference is the way that they build in intensity. Progressive rock likes build up with techniques like adding new harmonies, developing the melodies, or giving the band members oppurtunities for virtuosic solos. Post-rock buildups like to keep the same basic melody and build the intensity through increasing the volume, adding more distortion and just sheer repetition of the same basic themes. Rather than have change the theme into something more complex and epic, they take the same theme and try to play it as powerfully as they can. Here's an example of the difference. Prog style: [youtube]https://youtu.be/gsoNl0MzDFA?t=539[/youtube], starting at the nine minute mark, they build in intensity by adding layers through soloing over the same basic theme. Post-rock style: [youtube]https://youtu.be/-8Juilrg6oQ?t=577[/youtube], at 9:37 and for about a whole minute afterwards, the band takes the same music and keeps increasing the volume or adding very minor touches. If you like classical music, it's sort of like difference between [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diH3aofoNmk]Romantic composers[/url] and [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt233sCKIbc]minimalists[/url]