Well Mogwai's albums are all fairly different. Try some early ones first like Young Team, Come On Die Young or Rock: Action.
Slint is pretty much a choice between the two-track 'EP' and the Spiderland album. It's pretty mathy because instrumental rock tends to be pretty mathy.
Hard to say as Tweez's production makes listening to it a bit of chore. 1/3 of Spiderland is (IIRC). Both of those two songs are, although they total 13 minutes of material.
(I was really just thinking of the EP, to be honest. It's like a template for Mogwai's career, although coming out in 1994 I guess it actually post-dates them.)
the latest And So I Watch You From Afar and Adebisi Shank's second album are pretty great. Fang Island's first couple EPs & debut album are mostly instrumental too and are also great and very joyous.
Explosions In The Sky
Let Planes Circle Overhead
We Followed Tigers (well there's one or two screams but it's largely instrumental)
Double Dragons (similar to the above)
Russian Circles
Animals As Leaders (more instrumental metal than instrumental rock still an amazing band though)
They really hit their stride Burning Off Impurities onwards. I agree with your comment above, once I tired of all the 'standard' post-rock bands, Grails were one of the few instrumental rock bands I still listened to.
though I disagree (it has some of their best material!). I do think BTP1 is where Grails went from a rather boring band to an interesting one at least.
related band set fire to flames are equally good. this is probably my favourite ever instrumental track http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKPHSah6hac I know there is not much to it but what is there is perfect, especially love when the strings come in
years of rice and salt
les reveil des tropiques
slow static
yume bitsu
rumah sakit
saxon shore
dianogah
paul newman
tortoise
billy mahonie
industries of the blind
sleeping people
el ten eleven
red sparowes
if these trees could talk
end of the ocean
Shadows are vaguely surfy, a real good surf comp came out last year called surf age nuggets, most of the hits of the genre sound really cheesy but this collection of obscure bands sounds really exciting a little menacing even
Tortoise are really worth a look, and one that I picked up in Sheffield's best shop, Rare & Racy, Far West by Master Musicians of Bukkake. Heavy, Hippy stoner/psych rock.
pretty cool when you see them, because you effectively get 2 Telescopes or 2 OUS gigs in one, whichever way you want to look at it. and as luck would have it, I can listen to that noise for hours.
incidentally - the new OUS album is totally rad. bit of a departure from the older stuff, more song oriented rather than big slabs of drone. loads of really great sounds, drumming a riffs but punchier. or something.
two of my favourite bands evs. More rocky than post-rocky, but both equally brilliant. Wonderful harmonious guitars, languid yet progressive rhythms.. mmm.
Mercury program did a split with Maserati and this is from that EP. One of their best IMO.
Mogwai and Slint, obviously.
OK.
I've never heard their music so far.
Oh right.
Well Mogwai's albums are all fairly different. Try some early ones first like Young Team, Come On Die Young or Rock: Action.
Slint is pretty much a choice between the two-track 'EP' and the Spiderland album. It's pretty mathy because instrumental rock tends to be pretty mathy.
No problem with mathy
I'll check these albums.
I can't tell if you're making a joke
re Slint.
Apart from Slint having vocals...
see also: mogwai
At times.
It's mostly instrumental you pair or absolute belters.
I'd agree re Mogwai
But not re Slint. What are you on, Theo?
Have a listen to their best release and get back to me
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Untitled_Slint_EP
What proportion of the songs they recorded
would you say are instrumentals?
Oh it's probably under 50%.
Hard to say as Tweez's production makes listening to it a bit of chore. 1/3 of Spiderland is (IIRC). Both of those two songs are, although they total 13 minutes of material.
Only 1/6 of Spiderland
Some of Tweez.
Ive only got/heard Spiderland...
... but does has quite a few lines of vocals....
*it
ffs
Yeah. Mostly spoken, low in the mix.
:D
(I was really just thinking of the EP, to be honest. It's like a template for Mogwai's career, although coming out in 1994 I guess it actually post-dates them.)
Hedvig Mollestad Trio
Two albums on Rune Grammofon.
I mean, this is bloody amazing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox6H20zMo8U
This is really cool
Why didn't I see this already!?
Blinding, esp the double bass (love me some double bass!)
Thanks x 1000
Radiohead - Creep
All vox are just clever guitar fx
Same deal with Now I Wanna Be Your Dog by The Stooges; I seem to recall
Yup
Great facts to have in pub quizes those
No vocals. No drums.
Masterpiece.
Cove.
I may be misremembering, but I have a feeling the first two Kraftwerk albums are quite instrumental and 'Indie' compared to their later stuff.
I know all Kraftwerk's albums
(thanks anyway)
did you mean Cave?
I love Cave
No, I meant Cove
http://covesounds.bandcamp.com/album/show-me-your-nature
Nice, I like this
Check out Cave, I think you'd like them
Cheers, will do!
We put them on with Mugstar and Hush Arbors a few years ago.
They're great. I would recommend Mugstar too, for this thread as well.
Adebisi Shank
And So I Watch You From Afar
The Redneck Manifesto
Karma To Burn
You Slut!
Crap Crab
I'll Eat Your Face
You Slut!
What a band.
And So I Watch You From Afar.
I'm pretty sure their debut album was non-vocal. I've not listened to it in ages, though.
If you want kind of stupid (in a joyous way) but fun instrumental rock, then
the latest And So I Watch You From Afar and Adebisi Shank's second album are pretty great. Fang Island's first couple EPs & debut album are mostly instrumental too and are also great and very joyous.
Any instrumental rock is welcomed
Even instrumental heavy metal (I quite like some metal with good vocalists).
The Shadows was just an example
It could be Hammock instead.
Red Sparowes
Explosions In The Sky
Let Planes Circle Overhead
We Followed Tigers (well there's one or two screams but it's largely instrumental)
Double Dragons (similar to the above)
Russian Circles
Animals As Leaders (more instrumental metal than instrumental rock still an amazing band though)
Heard only of Explosions In The Sky from your list
I'll check the others.
Tosin Abasi has some mean chops
But he's a bit of a smug chode.
Brontide
Errors
Russian Circles
65daysofstatic
LITE
God Is An Astronaut
Maybeshewill
Upcdowncleftcrightcabc+start
Pele
Oh fuck yes, LITE!!!
EF is such a great album.
you might like Té if you like LITE
Milk, two sugars, please.
motoro faam
jaga jazzist
mono
guitaro
Té!
Fucking *love* Té.
Don Caballero
Do Make Say Think
especially 'Goodbye Enemy Airship the Landlord is Dead' and 'Winter Hymn Country Hymn Secret Hymn'
such an underappreciated band.
I actually think that DMST
are one band where I couldn't say "especially..." about any of their albums. All terrific.
Grails.
Grails are a million times more interesting than yet another crescendocore band
nope
^ Hasn't listened to much Grails
Yeah but they got really dull after they stopped being weepy post-rock
When were they weepy post-rock?
I've missed that whole stage of their career.
Oh right, I see there was stuff before Black Tar Prophecies
I thought that was their debut.
even that stuff isn't really weepy post-rock
though I don't think their first 2 albums are particularly good. BTP-onward is great.
I found Black Tar Prophies boring
They really hit their stride Burning Off Impurities onwards. I agree with your comment above, once I tired of all the 'standard' post-rock bands, Grails were one of the few instrumental rock bands I still listened to.
fair enough
though I disagree (it has some of their best material!). I do think BTP1 is where Grails went from a rather boring band to an interesting one at least.
they were dead good when I saw them yonks ago and they still had the wacky violin player
I think I like the early stuff better. I know nobody ever says the early stuff is better ;;;;;)
For me
The Burden of Hope will always be their best record.
Knot Feeder
Heroic Doses
Muddy World
Burnt Hills
Cougar
Don Caballero, Lite and Animals as Leaders, as mentioned above, are great too.
Must mention Ghosts and Vodka too!
Their Addicts and Drunks album is pretty accessible but with some really great tricksy guitar bits.
Some links for some Knot Feeder and Burnt Hills sounds too:
Knot Feeder - http://file13records.bandcamp.com/album/light-flares
Burnt Hills - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1rZu_kF9xU
http://www.nippertown.com/2011/10/11/live-burnt-hills-the-elevens-northampton-10611/
The Ozric Tentacles
I know Ozric Tentacles
Excellent music!
from monument to masses
The Samuel Jackson Five
Caspian
Upcdowncleftcrightcabc+start
Neil On Impression
God Is An Astronaut
This Will Destroy You
earth
You wanna check out the Phoenix Rising album by System 7 and Rovo. Brilliant spacey psych prog stuff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R5F3OZO-Z0
Thanks DS
But I already know System 7. That album is my favorite album of that duo. I like also the solo albums of Steve Hillage, esp. "Green".
PS: I recommended S7' song "PositiveNoise" before on this Now That's What I Call Electronic Music list: http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4415670#r7026677
Oxes.
TOTALLY!
If you like the Shadows, maybe you'd like Y Niwl
http://yniwl.bandcamp.com/
ctrl+f Godspeed You Black Emperor!
whaaaat? Are they not cool any more or something?
Too many vocal samples
not enough drops.
It's fine if there are vocal samples
What is the best album for a start?
ask electrophile888
He's been spending plenty of hours listening to them!
Try this if you have half an hour spare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c9TyeKnGGk
Ha, I just assumed that someone else had already mentioned them
They're not really rock, though, are they?
They've way too many string bits and samples.
Of course they're a rock band you blimp
They may be a rock band, but they're not very 'rock'.
There's a difference between instrumental rock music and what Godspeed do.
I guess this was the reason they called it 'post-rock'
Well I'm not going near that bloody tag.
Everyone starts arguing what is or isn't post-rock!
Godspeed are more black metal
I can't stress Godspeed You! Black Emperor enough!!!!!
lift your skinny fists...
yanqui uxo
allelujah....
is there any albums that aren't good?
godspeed is the best band there ever was
i'm seeing them tonight and it's killing me trying to wait to get through the work day to the show!!!
only a few more hours!! agggggghhhhhhhhh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FWeOBGQzao
related band set fire to flames are equally good. this is probably my favourite ever instrumental track http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKPHSah6hac I know there is not much to it but what is there is perfect, especially love when the strings come in
great shout
This band was pretty fun
http://emptyspaceorchestra.bandcamp.com/
All of their stuff is name your price, too.
This is very good indeed
From Monument To Masses
I'm in the band...so ignore if you wish.......
Mothertrucker - new LP is out now
http://mothertrucker.bandcamp.com/album/the-power-of-independent-trucking
Axes
http://weareaxes.bandcamp.com/
they rehearse in out studio!
wonderful band!
If you're feeling daring, Korekyojinn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A_5x4hILVo
Interesting
They change the tempo very often.
I second loads of the above and will add in...
years of rice and salt
les reveil des tropiques
slow static
yume bitsu
rumah sakit
saxon shore
dianogah
paul newman
tortoise
billy mahonie
industries of the blind
sleeping people
el ten eleven
red sparowes
if these trees could talk
end of the ocean
El Ten Eleven are playing The Windmill on Oct 26th!
nice, I've been enjoying transmissions remixed.
dianogah have some good ones with singing but I know what you mean
see also TRANS AM
true, i forgot they have a singer in about 1 in 5 tracks - was always fond of his vocal as well
yeah he's good!
occasional class guest vocals too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CONTXnS-QE
Staggered that it took this long
for Tortoise to get a mention.
52 replies
deep-blue delivers yet again.
Sunn O)))
of course.
I'm afraid that this is not the kind of music I enjoy...
I was concerned that no-one had mentioned them yet
shouldn't have worried :)
Jagadelic, but no-one else is going to do it.
http://themonroetransfer.bandcamp.com
kthnxbye
Thanks everyone for recommendations
I'll listen them and see what I like.
Shadows are vaguely surfy, a real good surf comp came out last year called surf age nuggets, most of the hits of the genre sound really cheesy but this collection of obscure bands sounds really exciting a little menacing even
If you like the Shadows, then I'd suggest Bruno Dorela's band, Ronin.
Also, listen to Action Beat.
+1 vote for Action Beat
incredible stuff
Of course!
Action Beat are fucking wonderful.
In Zaire...
Been enjoying this one, kind of ambient/rocky/kraut stuff:
http://inzaire1.bandcamp.com/album/white-sun-black-sun
For the heavier side of things there's Pelican
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NZ0EoOuJi4
Also: Add N To (X)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhXJYNWB_ao
I know Add N to (X)
They're definitely weirdos.
Russian Circles
That fucking Tank
Also, give 1099 a listen. They are incredible
the 1099 album is name your price
http://1099.bandcamp.com/
I listened their song The Grand Design
Very good.
Hank Marvin and the Fridge Raiders
Shadowy men on a shadowy planet
Man...or Astroman???
are more like the shadows!
Tortoise are really worth a look, and one that I picked up in Sheffield's best shop, Rare & Racy, Far West by Master Musicians of Bukkake. Heavy, Hippy stoner/psych rock.
CIVIL CIVIC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ei2t68fduU
^this. So much this.
Civil Civic, Teeth of the Sea and Cave are taking it in turns to please my ears this week.
Teeth Of The Sea
Radar Men From The Moon
Capricorns
Heavy Winged
not really rock though, more monolithic drone-rock blowouts
https://soundcloud.com/_type/sets/heavy-winged-sunspotted
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmwL3hu51DE
Hotel Wrecking City Traders
this is some fiery doomy rock & roll heaviness here for you:
http://hotelwreckingcitytraders.bandcamp.com/
One Unique Signal
for the most part, don't have vocals. a lot of high speed, multi layered guitar trance
http://oneuniquesignal.bandcamp.com
They are also the usual backing band when Steve performs as The Telescopes
yeah, they ARE the Telescopes now.
pretty cool when you see them, because you effectively get 2 Telescopes or 2 OUS gigs in one, whichever way you want to look at it. and as luck would have it, I can listen to that noise for hours.
incidentally - the new OUS album is totally rad. bit of a departure from the older stuff, more song oriented rather than big slabs of drone. loads of really great sounds, drumming a riffs but punchier. or something.
Roy Montgomery
mostly instrumental anyway. Only one of his albums (2 if you count a singles comp) and some of his sideprojects feature vocals.
guitar-centric psych folk akin to Spacemen 3, Flying Saucer Attack, and something else entirely.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z49s1Sv1Bo0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dru-Ls_z4U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n920FuICAaM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nxTuVyXoCc
The Redneck Manifesto
are just all kinds of good:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5aPSgh095A
Interesting song
Weird band name
named after a book
Link Wray
mugstar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-MQbT-gnAc you get some "woaaaahs" near the start but no lyrics.
Mugstar are such a great band
They were stunning at The Shacklewell Arms the other week.
Axis Modulator and Black Fountain are serious tunes!
Now there are tons of artists mentioned
What do you think I should check first?
Considering that I like Ozric Tentacles, System 7, The Shadows, Hammock, Errors, electronic music.
maybe start with the big names first and find your way from there...
Gybe
Mogwai
Tortoise
Don Caballero
pick a favourite of them it could be a good starting point.
those are all in the post-rock/math-rock set though to be fair.
Teeth of the Sea
They cover all those bases for you. Except yr Shadows style rock & roll, there;s not much of that.
If you're into Can/Neu!/Harmonia
Check out Eat Lights Become Lights
Released 3 albums. I love 'em all.
I like Neu! & Harmonia (Can, less)
I'll check these albums.
I forgot...
Evpatoria Report - up there with gybe for me
no-ones mentioned Toe either.
love Evpatoria Report
I also discovered Ef as a result, another great band.
released a new record this year. good it is
The Ventures & Mantovani
also The Thing.
How on earth has no one mentioned
VESSELS
one England's finest
The Mercury Program
and
Tristeza
two of my favourite bands evs. More rocky than post-rocky, but both equally brilliant. Wonderful harmonious guitars, languid yet progressive rhythms.. mmm.
Mercury program did a split with Maserati and this is from that EP. One of their best IMO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1TLWg5vCCI
The Octopus Project
The Cancer Conspiracy
Mahavishnu Orchestra
James Blackshaw
This...
...is an awkward post because its my record. But, you might dig it. Eclectic, but more from the electronic-ish side of post rock.
http://sunsetgraves.bandcamp.com/album/variant
Thanks.