Given that I'm a fan of stuff like EITS, Godspeed and My Vitriol (ok MV aren't purely instrumental but do have some instrumental songs) who else would you recommend I check out. Think epic!
I purchased This Will Destroy you's young mountain album and have to say its good but not as good as any of the above.
I've already heard Don Caballero and they're ok.
Cheers
instruments or vessels
do it! now!
^^
a second vote for instruments
Giraffe? Giraffe!
2nd album especially.
these
and Cats x3, This Town Needs Guns & DMST.
2nd album!?!?!
God Is An Astronaut
2nd album's probably their best: All Is Violent, All Is Bright
^ this definitely
I'd find it hard to pick a favourite though, can't wait to see them at the Brudenell in April!
Also worth considering;
Yndi Halda
Russian Circles
Pelican
Red Sparowes
65daysofstatic
Surely too obvious.
^beat me to it
.
^^
me too
Try...
Pelican. A bit more droney and metal than EITS and Godspeed, but definitely worth listening to.
the last....
...Red Sparowes LP was better than the last Mogwai one...
discuss?
Do Make Say Think.
but was it as good as rock action?
answer:no
^Is it wrong to asume this is true..
..when I haven't even heard of Red Sparowes.
^ i side
with Red Sparowes
Tell me more.
Actually tell me more about all these other instrumental bands please.
Also I'm surprised you didn't recommend Hella in your list below. Aren't they instrumental, or at least Hold Your Horse Is is, isn't it? (last 4 words look a little strange).
this is just my opinion
at the end of the day.you will have to listen and make up your own mind.red sparrowes are good yes but you know how much i love rock action so im always going to more biased towards that.
this is true
your Rock Action is my Deloused In The Comatorium
Yndi Halda
Jakob
Rachel's
Red Sparowes
Laura
By The End of Tonight
Esmerine
Eluvium
Rachel's and Esmerine
Definitely definitely definitely.
Also see: Cue.
By The End of Tonight
seconded !
Port-Royal
Hreda
MON ( amazing french band http://www.myspace.com/montheband )
^^
good call on By The End of Tonight, I was about to suggest them.
Haven't looked further down the list yet, but.
Oxes
Paul Newman
1 speed bike
All Systems Ghost
Cathode Ray Syndrome
^^^ Yeah!
thank you for the mention.
Esmerine times a million
"If Only a Sweet Surrender..." is an utterly amazing record.
TORTOISE
^ yes
^^Of course Tortoise
and the album you want is called
Millions Now Living Will Never Die
job done, let's close the thread
I've only got Standards
it's ace, but hard too. I have to be in the MOOOOOD.
How has no one said Battles?
I know they're not strictly instrumental anymore as there are vocals, but they're not really vocals in the conventional senses, more just another instrument. And they're not present on every track. And yeah the best suggestion is definitely 65daysofstatic! Oh and Yndi Halda are absolutely amazing as well if you like Godspeed.
I prefer
Don Cab really.
Panfa Bear
could come under the banner which you have pushed Battles into, too :-)
Starfraenn Hakon
Don't know much about them but it's beautiful stuff. Also try Detwiije, I think they've been a bit dormant lately but they are bloody good.
^ YESYESYESYESYESYES
I may be wrong but
I think Detwiije have called it a day
Stafraenn Hakon
is fucking ace!
www.shakon.com & www.myspace.com/shakon
Detwiije were fucking ace, but sadly ignored by the masses despite being a hell of a lot better than most bands. They are no more... :-(
Bugger :(
I'd love to have seen them again. I saw them with Lights On The Highway, who are also definitely worth having a listen to.
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good
god you need god is an astronaut in your life.
upCdownC
^ also good
but i found them a bit dry at times
.
65dos
Mono
Pelican
Mogwai
Cheval de Frise
Russian Circles
Grails
God Is An Astronaut
Toe
Lightning Bolt
Te
Red Sparowes
Port-Royal
Laura
Yndi Halda
Caspian
Eluvium
Nadja
Tesa
Loss Of A Child
Tristeza
Lights Out Asia
Tarantel
Jakob
Bossk
Lent0
Balmorhea
El Ten Eleven
We're From Japan!
Wood and Wires
We Followed Tigers
The Ascent of Everest
Long Distance Calling
Set Fire to Flames
The Album Leaf
If These Trees Could Talk
North
Gregor Samsa
Shalabi Effect
Varying and contrasting styles but that should keep you busy.
Gregor Samsa is superb
Which Set Fire To Flames CD do you have that's good though? I have some 2CD effort called Telegraphs in Negative / Mouths Trapped in Static and it's really just never grown.
And whoever started this thread, you first purchase should be Mono - You Are There (how can i have forgotten Mono>?!??!)
I have that Set Fire To Flames CD
I thought it was a bit shit. I've heard a track of theirs on a Fat Cat compilation and it was lovely, but that album didn't do anything for me.
yeah
i think that was a bad purchase...but now i am deterred from trying again.
NB to thread-creator: A Silver Mt. Zion (first 2 albums are 80% instrumental)
Steal Compass
The one from the Fat Cat compilation's from their first album and I thought - "this is nice - however, I'll go for their second one since 2CDs = better value".
So this makes us both idiots, yes?
The First album 'Reigns Rebuilder' is BEAUTIFUL
The second overlong, over-indulgent effort 'Telegraphs in static' is pure shite.
Gregor Samsa
aren't really instrumental but they are great...
Cheval de Frise
Good call. And I thought they were a well kept secret.
A seeing as how theetersescrimp has just pointed out they're both playing tomorrow, Zu and Guapo as well.
i saw them live for the first time a few weeks back
quite disappointing but i'm not sure it was their fault - the sound was terrible and they looked genuinely unhappy.
still, and the battle is won is one of my favourite instrumental albums - good for working too
IO
IO www.myspace.com/weareio
yeah
on the same label as god is an astronauts new 7"
hot shit
:P
The Lights From Here
http://www.myspace.com/tlfh
a shame their album is hard to find
I so want it...
yndi halda
bell orchestre
...
Grails
Mono
Eluvium
Do Make Say Think
Pelican
Belong
Yndi Halda
Detwiije
Red Sparowes
Rachel's
Tarentel
Yume Bitsu
Surface Of Eceon
Tortoise
Lots of different styles there, from the more metal end of the spectrum through to modern classical, ambient treated guitar noise, kraut rock/noise and a bit of classic instrumental post rock.
Futureheads
lolz
Zongamin
I can't believe no one has said Zongamin. His 2003 album is awesome.
^ what's
this like? it's cheap online and i may want to beat people to it
Electronica.
Was "so hot right now" in 2003.
Almost got lumped in with the back-end of electroclash, though it's not at all.
Almost got lumped in with !!! and stuff for using guitars, but it's not really the same.
Almost a good album, but too patchy really. A few great tracks though!
yeah
a couple of journalist reviews i read there said it was a bit of a mash-mash of ideas that never really seem cohesive or coherent
papa m - live from a shark cage
If you like tortoise that is
i like
tracer amc, and because of ghost
if you like that, why not make the leap
into some electronic based post rock epicness?
you could do worse than try out trentemøller's 'the last resort'. check out a song called 'take me into your skin'. has a very GYBE guitar bit in it.
also apparat and m83 both make gorgeous, epic stuff that destroys a lot of 'band'-based (what a horrible phrase, but you get the jist) post rock.
then there's also ben frost who makes utterly amazing soundscapes with huge mountains of distortion.
oh, and ludovico einaudi. just started listening to him and he's jaw droppingly good. one man and a piano. and a string section. and robert lippock tripping balls on a laptop.
YES.
electronic based post rock epicness
needs a mention of World's End Girlfriend. In particular The Lie Lay Land.
Brilliant.
OXES
hardly epic instrumental music though, eh.
soo var iss
.
5ive.
^
word.
I particularly like...
Dysrhythmia
5ive
Zombi
Burden Of Hope by Grails
Lite
from Japan - very good
Earth as well.
AGREEEEEEEEED
on Grails.
Apologies if someon'es already said it
Let Airplanes Circle overhead
Brilliant no-nonsense post (punk) rock. No samples, no vocals, no over-long freak outs; just pure driven punky fury. Great stuff.
hammock
jaysus their album is amazin
Indeed !
there was only...
one mention of Tristeza in this whole thread, and it was lost in a long list.
Surely there has to be more love for a band, that clearly has inspired godspeed, eits amongst others. Very few post-rock bands have produced a better album than spine and sensory and a colores.
You'd be a fool not to check this out.
yes, ace band!
i once saw them live too i'm sure, maybe at the Spitz? maybe not...
Laeto
ace band from Dundee
I want
a new Laeto album !
JAGA JAZZIST
JAGA JAZZIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
^ this
i only have A Livingroom Hush, but apparently there is a better one. Pray tell
well
the stix and what we must are their other two. i can't decide which i like more, but what an awesome band!
/\that/\ and El Ten Eleven
are seriously ace on the lighter side of things.
.
labradford
pullman
health (mostly)
^ Labradford i have
fixed :: content
i think it's pretty dull
This thread = very helpful to me.
Bless you everyone. So many bands though, knowing which ones to pursue is almost impossible.
^ Mono - You Are There
i promise you this
Already on my now, infamous to my finances "want list".
Thank you anyway.
try some
codes in the clouds, some sigur ros has very little vocals. Fuck buttons? although theyre a bit electronicy maybe
You Slut!
not epic, but brilliant, and massively loud.
Some v dull music here.
Try The Jesus Years.
i'm always banging on about them but...
... And So I Watch You From Afar are where its at for me at the moment. They're playing the DiS showcase at Water Rats this Fri and i for one will be there cock in hand.
Their latest EP rakes in early EITS and the 'gwai buts tries to take it in a little bit more of a lightfingered direction.