The Cathode Ray Syndrome
The Album Leaf
Up C Down C Left C Right C + ABC + Start

Grails (followers of the Dirty Three school of postrocking, violin etc but heavier in places)
My Education (piano-led postrock, the second record "Italian" is very good)
Love Of Everything (the first record is sorta heavy guitar pop, all instrumental)
Kinski (drone-y postrock, great)
Ultraviolet Makes Me Sick (Spanish band, generic postrock)
The Letter E (ex-June of 44)
Skeletons (dreamy, future soul electro pop)
Volta Do Mar (mathy/jazzy postrock)
KC Accidental (stoned out dreamy instrumentals)
Asobi Seksu (MBV-loving kids with a name that means "playful sex")
Magyar Posse (more postrock)
All Combinations (have a free album up here and have been compared to GYBE! and Mogwai, some vocals)

LISTEN TO THE FOR CARNATION AND SLINT

sorry for the shouting but they are both wonderful. The eponymous album by The For Carnation is possibly my favourite album. And Spiderland is obviously perfect.

65 Days of Static - www.myspace.com/65daysofstatic
Loss of a Child - www.myspace.com/lossofachild
Milhaven - www.myspace.com/milhaven

I'll think of some more later....

mountain men anonymous

three movements, they arent bad at all

Well, I'd say find some Town & Country and Do Make Say Think.
I would also say: lighten up.

In addition to those previously mentioned:
Shipping News
The Enablers
Jakob
Jeniferever
Fly Pan Am
Pan American (Anyone on Kranky Records really)
A Day In Black And White
Pinback
Old Man Gloom
A Whisper In The Noise
Amusment Parks On Fire
Lift To Experience

Of course they're not all strictly post-rock groups, but I think you'll like them.

hey allesandro,

sorry about forgetting to pm you back about more mixtapes, i just saw your post-rock thread. i'm in the middle of exams at the moment, but as soon as i finish, well do more overseas-trading.

mike_x

you could also try

Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies
Oxes
Secondsmile
Jeniferever
65 days of static
Caterpillar Ghost

Probably not post-rock in the sense that you’re meaning (I’m shit at genres!), but…
Yume Bitsu; Love of Diagrams; Sigur Rós; Tortoise; Flying Saucer Attack…

Firstly, check out this amazing new band from San Diego:
www.sleepingpeople.com

Many great bands have been mentioned but what about RUMAH SAKIT????? Maybe the best instrumental band Ive ever heard. Also THE MERCURY PROGRAM and TARENTEL'S first two albums are great. Also try PULLMAN, BATTLES, FROM MONUMENT TO MASSES, LABRADFORD, MASERATI'S THE LANGUAGE OF CITIES, ROCKETS RED GLARE, THE CANCER CONSPIRACY, POLMO POLPO, THE FOR CARNATION, WINDSOR FOR THE DERBY, WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, RADIAN, PAUL NEWMAN, OXES, GHOSTS AND VODKA, ILIUM, GWEI LO, HOLDING PATTERN

Most of these are available from Indound or Amazon.

I know it's not purely instrumental, and it's probably an obvious choice of where not to look but it's really worth getting hold of the newest Neurosis album-it's heading into that kinda genre and it really is sonically over-powering, a seriously awesome record.

did Up C Down C Left C Right C + ABC + Start get their name from a sonic the hedgehog cheat code?

Looking at all the replies, you all need to check out dredg (www.dredg.com) they have a new album out now "catch without arms" which is awesome, and probably their most "accessible", but the other two are also great! "leitmotif" is the heaviest, and "el cielo" is, well, just amazing!

B

Timonium - shoegazery post-rock.

Ah yes, I am a fellow sucker for instrumental rock. Most of the stuff I listen to generally includes vocals but has a nice speck or more of instrumental bliss.

Isis - I imagine you're familiar since you listed Red Sparrowes, as they're a side-project. Panopticon is a dominantly instrumental album with tender ambience and powerful climaxes. One of very few groups that can give me a 'music orgasm'.

Porcupine Tree - although they're doing more vocalized prog rock lately, founder Steve Wilson began with a very Pink Floyd feel. Voyage 34 is basically an hour long song split into 4 phases, completely instrumental aside from the various samples. "Wedding Nails" from In Absentia just goes to show Steve's instrumental prowess...kinda reminded me of Joe Satriani when I first heard it.

Joe Satriani - yes, might as well since I mentioned it. The guitar virtuoso of the generation who dabbles in all styles, even re-making classics like Beethoven's 5th and "Flight of the Bumblebee." "Mountain Song" is still one of my favorite instrumental rock pieces today.

Matter - An instrumental group established by a member of Toolarmy. I'm not entirely sure if they're going to stay that way, but their current material is phenominal without vocals, so I sincerely hope they stay that way. Catch some of their original stuff and Tool covers here: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/9/markmatter_music.htm

Equinon - Another group I found on Toolarmy. More straightfowardly prog rock than Matter and just as good, even considering the less than par recording quality. Once they have a label to release from, I expect great things to come. See some of their stuff here: http://myspace.com/equinon