The Instrumental Music Thread Definitions vary, but instrumental music is basically music without lyrical content or with complete absence of vocals. It can be found in most genres and bands with vocalists sometimes produce purely instrumental tunes. Some genres like post-rock and forms of classical music are almost defined by their instrumentally driven approach.
...
So here you can Pimp and discuss your favorite instrumental artists and songs. Pimp to your hearts content, or just watch me go at it.
Just a reminder, do
not share any files (of the non-free kind, obviously) by
western artists here.
...
Most of the music I listen to is instrumental, and this thread was a long time coming. So I thought I'd put my 4000th post to proper use.
I'll get this thing started by introducing just a couple of my all-time favorites.
...
Boards of Canadahomepage /
myspaceBoards of Canada (commonly abbreviated BoC) are a Scottish electronic music duo consisting of brothers Mike Sandison (born June 1, 1970) and Marcus Eoin (born July 21, 1971). They are signed with Warp Records and have released several works on that label with little advertising and few interviews, while also having an elusive and obscure back-catalogue of releases on their self-run Music70 label. They have also recorded a few minor works under the alias Hell Interface.
Boards of Canada's music is reminiscent of the warm, scratchy, artificial sounds of 1970s media and contains themes of childhood, nostalgia and the natural world. Mike and Marcus have mentioned the documentary films of the National Film Board of Canada, from which the group's name is derived, as a source of inspiration.
My all-time favorite chill-out music. Sad that they haven't released anything since 2006.
Boards of Canada - Dayvan Cowboy (High Quality)boards of canada - roygbiv...
Jóhann Jóhannssonhomepage /
myspaceJóhann Jóhannsson (born 1969) is an Icelandic-born musician, composer and producer. He is a co-founder of Kitchen Motors in Reykjavík, the art organization/think tank/record label which specializes in instigating collaborations, promoting concerts and exhibitions, performances, chamber operas, producing films, books and radio shows based on the ideals of experimentation, collaboration and the search for new art forms.
Jóhann founded the Apparat Organ Quartet in 1999, who have played various European festivals to great acclaim. Jóhann has also produced and written music with artists as diverse as Marc Almond (Stranger Things album), Barry Adamson and Pan Sonic, The Hafler Trio, Magga Stina and many others. He has written music for theatre, documentaries and soundtrack music for several feature films. Jóhann is a member of the Icelandic electronica supergroup Evil Madness
Jóhannsson utilizes a mixture of electronic and classical instrumentation. He has done a number of soundtracks and studio albums. While most of his work is awe-inspiring, his 2008 album
Fordlândia is particularly noteworthy, and I reviewed it in the top music of 2008 thread like this:
Grabbing the number one spot in my rankings for the year is the Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson with Fordlândia, an orchestral behemoth and a musical journey inspired by real stories of failed utopias and mystical scientists. It is a masterful symphony consisting of several movements with varying mood and instrumentation, all building slowly towards an explosive finale. Fordlândia has that rare ability to transport the listener in place and time into a fascinating, almost fantastical world it weaves and creates with music alone.
And I mean it, too!
Jóhann Jóhannsson - The Rocket Buildermelodia (guidelines for a propulsion device)...
Neil on Impressionhomepage /
myspaceNeil On Impression is an Italian instrumental post-rock outfit blending dynamic explosive guitar, piano and drum workouts with epic string arrangements.
Pretty apt description. Their simply brilliant 2008 album
L'oceano Delle Onde Che Restano Onde Per Sempre instantly made them one of my favorite bands.
Neil on Impression - Barone