I was wondering if anyone here knows of some good instrumental music. I am looking for something rather weird and different and still have some rock elements, like guitar. No words. Maybe I should use an example... I was in my literary writing class today and my teacher had us do this exercise where he played instrumental music and he had us write whatever came to our heads. The idea was to let the music take us places in our head and then write down whatever came out of the music. Anyway, the "song" was a bunch of crickets (obviously at night) and a light, soft guitar riff. That was perfect. I'm open to almost anything.. except techno and songs that are high-strung, or busy. I want mellow stuff.
hey brother, I know just what you are looking for. You need to check out some Dub music. It is basically reggae that is stripped of the vocals and remixed with FX and other weird elements...laid back, mellow but its got that "trippiness" to it fi sure. some classic artist to start out with might be: King Tubby Scientist Augustus Pablo Prince Jammy Dub Syndicate Jah Shaka Sly & Robbie if you want some free top underground Dub, Roots, and Dancehall check this site out: www.versionist.com Have fun with it Respect
www.phaderus.com - a talented local Albuquerque band. -Boards of Canada -Harold Budd -Casino vs. Japan -Biosphere
Al Di Meola (spanish guitar) Amon Tobin (heavy breakbeat with good rock elements) Nightmares on Wax Beastie Boys (got wicked instrumental songs) The Crystal Method (love'em) Kid Loco
If your looking for weird instrumental stuff thats still heavily rock influenced check out these bands: Explosions in the Sky Godspeed you Black Emperor Slint Mogwai Do Make Say Think
Awesome. I didnt think I'd get this many suggestions. I will definatly be checking these out. Thanks.
dude, particle for sure. you like phish so you'll like particle. particle is a nuts jam band that plays like 15 min long instrumentals with amazing keyboards and guirtar soloing. heres some free shows of theirs (legal to download) http://www.archive.org/audio/etreelisting-browse.php?cat=Particle
Check out Ink-complete by Spastic Ink. Incredibly technical progressive metal with no vocals. Just the ticket!
bump. i'm lookin for instrumental music too. stuff without being hypnotised by language, just the music.
Even though it has already been said, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Explosions in the Sky would be my choices. A Silver Mt. Zion is good too, but not all of their stuff is instrumental. And of course...fusion, if you want some sick guitar parts. Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever, Weather Report, 70s Miles Davis, and Stanley Clarke are some awesome fusion choices.
Mark Farina's "Mushroom Jazz" selection. I think there is a total of 6 full length CD's out in stores.
Yes, check out Buckethead (the song King James is awesome), also here are some of my instrumental favs: For big dramatic freakouts: Explosions in the Sky Godspeed you Black Emperor Pelican Mogwai For crazy beats: Amon Tobin Four Tet The Avanlanches Go! Team Ratatat For smooth sailing: Boards of Canada Bjorn Olsson Mark Isham DnTel The Album Leaf