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BEST INSTRUMENTAL ALBUMS Of ALL TIME
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roadwork



Joined: 24 Nov 2008
Location: Goin' up the country

PostPosted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 8:51 am    Post subject: Re: BEST INSTRUMENTAL ALBUMS Of ALL TIME Reply with quote

BobbyOrr wrote:
billyg wrote:

Broken Social Scene - Feel Good Lost


This is my most played album of all time.

Please tell me you listen to Do Make Say Think.


AWESOME!!! I saw those guys on Letterman, but I tuned in too late to get the band name. I remember thinking they were Sea and Cake, kind of a similar sound. Actually, they sound a lot like some of the late 80's/early 90's indie rock like Dinosaur Jr. and Pell Mell

Thanks for posting that
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Oreovictim



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 3:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you like good rock guitar, you can't go wrong with "Tales of Adventure and Immagination" by Michael Schenker.

For years, I couldn't stand Joe Satriani. Technically amazing, sure, but at the same time, just something generic about his playing. Maybe a little too happy sounding. Reminds me of something you'd listen to in the car with the top down on a sunny day or something. Slowly but surely, I started listening to him. "Flying in a Blue Dream" isn't bad.

These days, I'd say check out "Music For Speeding" by Marty Friedman. That CD rocks. Also, if you're looking for a jazz-metal sound, go for "Chasing the Sun" by Chris Poland. Friedman and Poland, coincidentally, are both ex-Megadeth guitarists.
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typo



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 9:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

explosions in the sky - the earth is not a cold dead place
do make say think - you're a history in rust
mogwai - come on die young
tortoise - millions now living will never die
brian eno - discreet music
mahler - symphony no 1
redneck manifesto - cut your heart off from your head


yeah..i dig instrumental music, particularly post-rock. you can't get much better than EitS - Earth is not a cold dead place though. incredible album.
oh, that GY!BE record mentioned is called Yanqui UXO. F#A# is probably one of their best albums, though.
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The Gipkik



Joined: 30 Mar 2009

PostPosted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oreovictim wrote:
If you like good rock guitar, you can't go wrong with "Tales of Adventure and Immagination" by Michael Schenker.


Reminds me of a classic by Allan Parsons Project, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, not all instrumental though.
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Missihippi



Joined: 22 Oct 2007
Location: Gwangmyeong

PostPosted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bondrock wrote:
Mulatu Astatqe - Ethiopiques 4


I second this album.. very distinctive afro-fusion vibes.

The soundtrack to Babel is chill too.
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bassist33



Joined: 07 Jul 2009
Location: Mok-dong, Seoul

PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 12:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Certainly not best of all time, but an excellent album is "Young Mountain" by This Will Destroy You. Often compared to Explosions in the Sky, but they have very different roots.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqvmCiNMpCU&feature=PlayList&p=B2E65B8D34EF8786&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=13
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verseinu



Joined: 25 Mar 2009

PostPosted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:56 pm    Post subject: Re: BEST INSTRUMENTAL ALBUMS Of ALL TIME Reply with quote

billyg wrote:

Broken Social Scene - Feel Good Lost

Great album!




Beethoven's 5th - does it really need to be justified?!

Fragile State - The facts and the dreams

Christopher O'Riley - True Love Waits (Radiohead covered on piano). I like Radiohead, but regardless of how you feel about them this album is really well done. 'Strung out on radiohead' is also amazing!

Nitin Sawhney - If you don't know anything of him, he is definitely worth checking out. He is ridiculously talented (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ9j-ScNAlE) and mixes different types of music so naturally it doesn't feel contrived or forced. My fav instrumental track of his is absolutely 'river pulse - rain mix' off the album 'introducing nitin sawhney'. Try to find the album version (not a live youtube version), to me it sounds like he has created a rain storm in song - you really just have to hear it...gives me shivers!
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Swami



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 1:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought I would put up 2 good Korean 'post-rock' bands as we do live here.
Both 우리는 속옷도 생기고 여자도 늘었다네 and Bulssazo are great.

Also try:

Pelican - An amazing rock band. They have more riffs in one song than some bands put in an album.
Cinematic Orchestra - Man With A Movie Camera is a great listen
Mono - a great band that has played in Seoul a few times
World's End Girlfriend - ?
Nine inch Nails' Ghosts I-IV is interesting
Clint Mansell - has done some amazing soundtracks
Sunn O))) - mostly instrumental and all creepy

I hope someone enjoys these.
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Are they the lemmings



Joined: 15 Feb 2007
Location: Not here anymore. JongnoGuru was the only thing that kept me here.

PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 6:00 am    Post subject: Re: BEST INSTRUMENTAL ALBUMS Of ALL TIME Reply with quote

verseinu wrote:
Nitin Sawhney

Thumbs up.
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oldenew



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

supernick wrote:
Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield. It really launched the Virgin empire. It's special because Mike played almost if not all the instruments. From what I know, he played 20 of them. What is more striking was his age as I think he was only 21 when the album was recorded.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPEt5OTR6Vc

Original.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYmIKcP7Nbc&feature=related


Gotta go with this. As an aside, I will admit it is the scariest soundtrack ever made. If you remember it was the theme music from "The Exorcist" Still, I think, the scariest movie ever made.
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Fat_Elvis



Joined: 17 Aug 2006
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 4:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Instrumental hip hop
J Dilla - Donuts
Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
and the grandaddy of instrumental hip hop
Steinski - What Does It All Mean?

Techno etc
Too many to mention, but Boards of Canada - Music has the Right to Children and Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Work Vols 1 and 2 are a little more ambient and lend themselves to home listening.

I've been caning Drexciya - The Quest and Neptune's Lair lately too. Also check out The Other People's Place - Lifestyles of the Laptop Cafe or somethin like that in a similar but more accessible vein
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bacasper



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mahavishnu Orchestra 1) The Inner Mounting Flame

2) Birds of Fire

Frank Zappa 1) Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar!

2) Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar Some More!

3) Return of the Son of Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar
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seoulsucker



Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff

PostPosted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sasha - Airdrawndagger (original compositions)

Sasha - Involver (compilation mixed with Ableton Live software)

The two best electronic music albums I've ever heard.

From Airdrawndagger : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVQwLiiylHU&feature=related

From Involver : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmaouDtxp1k
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oskinny1



Joined: 10 Nov 2006
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

rusty1983 wrote:
I also really really like that Godspeed You! Black Emperor album I think tis called Yanqui Xuu


If you like this then you will like A Silver Mt. Zion
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re:cursive



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fat_Elvis wrote:
I've been caning Drexciya - The Quest and Neptune's Lair lately too. Also check out The Other People's Place - Lifestyles of the Laptop Cafe or somethin like that in a similar but more accessible vein

If you like those James Stinson related albums, I'd recommend:

ABSTRACT THOUGHT - Hypothetical Situations.

In my opinion, it is one of his best releases and one of the last produced before his untimely death back in 2002.
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