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fotdfotd Posts: 514
edited August 2008 in Other Music
I'm in search of some instrumental rock music to listen to while I read. I already have 3 Explosions in the Sky albums. Any suggestions would be awesome, especially if I could download the artists albums from eMusic.
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  • smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    find Russian Circles album Enter, it's really good

    find any Tortoise record

    find any Medeski, Martin & Wood
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  • Marie CurieMarie Curie Posts: 1,250
    I would suggest Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Caspian
    “Life is life everywhere. Life is in ourselves and not outside us. There will be men beside me, and the important thing is to be a man among men and to remain a man always, whatever the misfortunes, not to despair and not to fall - that is the aim of life, that is its purpose.”
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  • JordyWordyJordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    Mogwai - Happy Music...
  • iamsampjiamsampj Posts: 784
    holy fuck "lp"...yes, that is their name.
    i'm really enjoying their album...good stuff :)
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  • JSP552003JSP552003 Posts: 222
    these may not be exactly what you're lookin for but

    Isis - Panopticon (has a few vocals but they're low in the mix, great album)
    John Petrucci - Suspended Animation (if only for 'Jaws of Life')
  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    Tuatara - The band was formed in 1996 by R.E.M.'s Peter Buck (guitar), Barrett Martin of the Screaming Trees (drums and percussion), Justin Harwood of Luna (bass guitar, double bass), and Skerik of Critters Buggin (saxophones).

    Nowayimfaithful turned me on to that one.
    :D
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  • gleemonexgleemonex Posts: 848
    I suggest checking out Godspeed You! Black Emporer.
    “Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.’” - Kurt Vonnegut
  • GardenpartyGardenparty Posts: 1,910
    http://www.thesilentballet.com/tsbt/2007/50_41.html

    The Silent Ballet's top 50 instrumental releases for '07

    Some great stuff on here
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  • PearlJamaholicPearlJamaholic Posts: 2,019
    i think red sparrow(think thats their name) might fall into this. i dont listen to them but i know a person that really likes their stuff.
    http://db.etree.org/PearlJamaholic
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    PearlJamaholic wrote:
    i think red sparrow(think thats their name) might fall into this. i dont listen to them but i know a person that really likes their stuff.
    Red Sparowes (type intended)


    I would also recommend Godspeed You! Black Emperor. My favourite band ever after PJ. I listen to them more. If you dig GY!BE, check out A Silver Mt Zion (same band but with vocals) and Yndi Halda
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  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    Most of what has been mentioned that i know of has been very good.

    I'll just reinterate

    godspeed You! black emporer- the album with the title something like reach your skinny little hands etc etc

    Sigur Ros- they have an album simply title ( ) and it is awesome, but actually all their albusm are great.

    Mogwai- Happy Music..

    One that has not been mentioned that i would think is very good is Dirty Three. It is a durmmer, guitarist, and violinist and the music is fucking awesome!

    Also ever try some jazz? Maybe somether very accesable like Miles Davis. You can't go wrong with Kind of Blue or Sketches of Spain by Davis.
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  • ChrisChris Posts: 116
    Try "This Will Destroy You"
  • stu geestu gee Posts: 1,174
    Sigur Ros ()
    Mogwai - Happy Songs for Happy People, both have been mentioned but both are fantastic.

    Takk by Sigur Ros is great too, as is anything by Mogwai to be honest, slowly developing an obsession with this band!
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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    intodeep wrote:

    godspeed You! black emporer- the album with the title something like reach your skinny little hands etc etc
    Lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven


    My favourite album of all time. Just magical.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven


    My favourite album of all time. Just magical.

    Wow it's that good? I might have to purchase it. I want to get into this band so that's where I'll start.
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  • soclosesoclose Posts: 628
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven


    My favourite album of all time. Just magical.

    I've owned Yanqui U.X.O. for quite a few years, and while I think it's interesting I rarely feel the need to give the album a listen. I'm not familiar with much in the way of instrumental rock/post-rock, but I think I have a pretty open mind. Would you recommend giving Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven a try, or am I most likely a lost cause? Would you mind trying to describe the atmosphere of this album if possible?

    I can get a copy on eMusic for next to nothing, but I'm still hesitant to buy something I may listen to only once every couple years (which seems to be the case with the album I already own).
  • transplanttransplant Posts: 1,088
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven


    My favourite album of all time. Just magical.
    to the original poster, get this since it is on eMusic and you will only use up 4 downloads. If you need something harder, get Isis. Something in between those? go for Mogwai. all on eMusic and all awesome.
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    transplant wrote:
    to the original poster, get this since it is on eMusic and you will only use up 4 downloads. If you need something harder, get Isis. Something in between those? go for Mogwai. all on eMusic and all awesome.

    another good "harder" instrumental band is Pelican.
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  • fotdfotd Posts: 514
    transplant wrote:
    to the original poster, get this since it is on eMusic and you will only use up 4 downloads. If you need something harder, get Isis. Something in between those? go for Mogwai. all on eMusic and all awesome.

    I've d/led that Godspeed... album and it was good. I also d/led Young Team by Mogwai which I thaught was a better album. Isis i will check out today. Are they like Pelican?
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  • fotdfotd Posts: 514
    Gardenparty wrote:
    http://www.thesilentballet.com/tsbt/2007/50_41.html

    The Silent Ballet's top 50 instrumental releases for '07

    Some great stuff on here

    Thank you for this. I had forgotten I had as many of these albums as i do.
    I’ve seen Pearl Jam 25 times, Eddie Vedder 9 times, and Brad once.
  • transplanttransplant Posts: 1,088
    fotd wrote:
    I've d/led that Godspeed... album and it was good. I also d/led Young Team by Mogwai which I thaught was a better album. Isis i will check out today. Are they like Pelican?
    yes, Isis and Pelican run in the same circles, usually draw the same crowd. Isis have the occasional 'vocals' I use that loosely but if you like Pelican (which I fucking LOVE), Isis is directly up your alley.

    If you ever go back to Mogwai, I find that Mr. Beast is the most user friendly, the one I recommend first anyway. Young Team though, is probably their best.
  • transplanttransplant Posts: 1,088
    fotd wrote:
    Thank you for this. I had forgotten I had as many of these albums as i do.
    Feel free to put the ones you have down. I haven't heard of 90% of these. At times, I feel this whole instrumental post-rock genre has been played out however I love to be proven wrong.
  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    HarmlessLittleF*** wrote:
    Wow it's that good? I might have to purchase it. I want to get into this band so that's where I'll start.
    Do. Seriously. Some people don't get it but those that do generally find it to be an incredible album. I damn near cried the first time I heard it. I warn you though, it is long (80+ mins) and therefore more expensive since it's a double album.

    It was the first one I heard and I'm glad because I love it like few other albums but many think the Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada EP is a better starting point because it is shorter (by GY!BE's standards. It's still about 30 mins long). The track Moya from Slow Riot is incredible. I am going to get the album cover tattooed soon too :D Yes, I am a Godspeed fanboy
    soclose wrote:
    I've owned Yanqui U.X.O. for quite a few years, and while I think it's interesting I rarely feel the need to give the album a listen. I'm not familiar with much in the way of instrumental rock/post-rock, but I think I have a pretty open mind. Would you recommend giving Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven a try, or am I most likely a lost cause? Would you mind trying to describe the atmosphere of this album if possible?

    I can get a copy on eMusic for next to nothing, but I'm still hesitant to buy something I may listen to only once every couple years (which seems to be the case with the album I already own).
    I would totally recommend it. I think Yanqui is a fantastic album but it isn't even in the same universe as Skinny Fists. Of course, my gushing praise may cause it to be an anti-climax when you hear it but I can't see how that could happen. It is, in my opinion, a work of unparalleled and staggering beauty.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • stu geestu gee Posts: 1,174
    fotd wrote:
    I'm in search of some instrumental rock music to listen to while I read. I already have 3 Explosions in the Sky albums. Any suggestions would be awesome, especially if I could download the artists albums from eMusic.

    Posted this in another thread but you might like this song by Mogwai - 2 Rights Make One Wrong http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8mC8zd_CbI
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  • GardenpartyGardenparty Posts: 1,910
    transplant wrote:
    Feel free to put the ones you have down. I haven't heard of 90% of these. At times, I feel this whole instrumental post-rock genre has been played out however I love to be proven wrong.

    Compared to Punk, Pop, Top 40, blues and rap I think it's still a very exciting genre. The only household names in the scene are still not "household" and never will be.

    While there are always going to be bands that people use as benchmarks, it is still, in my opinion, the only genre of rock where, for the most part, people are doing their thing knowing that there will never be a pot of gold in the future.

    There is certainly some parity but the good ones will always stick out. Now you've just got more options
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  • stu geestu gee Posts: 1,174
    I fucking adore Mogwai and the song Tracy is amazing but if you are a fan of them, check out this version of the song by Kid Loco. I thought it was pretty cool.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJSN5V72w7s
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  • FeedbackerFeedbacker Posts: 35
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Lift your skinny fists like antennas to heaven


    My favourite album of all time. Just magical.

    Same here, I just listened to it last night.

    The first section of Storm is probaby my favorite piece of music ever.
  • Blind MelonBlind Melon Posts: 911
    M83 is better than bad.
    Mono's pretty rad.
    Saxon Shore could make you glad.
    This Will Destroy You sounds mad.
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  • Brain Of EBrain Of E Posts: 499
    WTF? No one said Joe Satriani. His album "The Extremist" is a classic instrumental rock album. It includes the hit, "Summer Song." His other albums are really good too. Also try the album "Surfing with the Alien."
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  • stu geestu gee Posts: 1,174
    Listening to Zidane 21st century portrait up very loud. :8
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