A seminal influence on the avant-garde wing of indie rock, Rodan put their own stamp on the basic blueprint, ratcheting up the energy and writing fuller, more complex arrangements associated with Noise, the barely formed in 1994 post-rock movement and post-hardcore. They also helped codify the pummeling yet intellectual aesthetic of what was soon dubbed math rock: textured, patterned soundscapes built on the controlled, precise use of abrasive noise and high volume. Rodan were way ahead of their time, and "Rusty" is an extremely importanty record.