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Sigur Ros.. what else?

So I'm really into Sigur Ros these days, why was I not informed of them earlier! They're totally awsome!

So who else is into them and what can you recommend.
Guys I like similar to them are
The Album Leaf
M83
Mogwai
and mum
and i'm also deeply into ulrich, roysopp, arovane etc, though they aren't necessarily post-rockish.

but who else? I'm not really looking for that stuck up indie rock band with a typical lead vocalist. I'm more into the instrumental sides. Only vocals I like are the foreign stuff. What other good postrock/downtempo/idm artists can you recommend that have awsome atmospheres and nostalgic climaxes!

I know you didnt want indie... but all i could think of is: Mew, Broken Social Scene, and The Stars.

WOOT FOR MEW!!!

Thank god someone else knows about them.

Sorry have nothing to contribute, just love that band Don't wanna hijack the thread either but anyone into MEW should also check out "Dredg" and "Lapush".

OMG MEW

MEWs tune like zookeeper's boy and special are truly great.

seriously, these guys know how to make catchy werid songs

They have a myspace account where you can listen to their music

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Originally posted by IpLaYWiTLiGhTs WOOT FOR MEW!!! Thank god someone else knows about them. Sorry have nothing to contribute, just love that band Don't wanna hijack the thread either but anyone into MEW should also check out "Dredg" and "Lapush".

I'm a big mew fan and a i like dredge, but i dotn find them very similar..

Re: Sigur Ros.. what else?

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Originally posted by PersianMafia So I'm really into Sigur Ros these days, why was I not informed of them earlier! They're totally awsome! So who else is into them and what can you recommend. Guys I like similar to them are The Album Leaf M83 Mogwai and mum and i'm also deeply into ulrich, roysopp, arovane etc, though they aren't necessarily post-rockish. but who else? I'm not really looking for that stuck up indie rock band with a typical lead vocalist. I'm more into the instrumental sides. Only vocals I like are the foreign stuff. What other good postrock/downtempo/idm artists can you recommend that have awsome atmospheres and nostalgic climaxes!

first of all, if you want the more rockier stuff (shoegazer) i think you should check out two bands that influenced some of these acts in your list, that would be My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive.

otherwise.. uhm perhaps you might like stuff from
Explosions In The Sky
Four Tet
Boom Bip
Christian Kleine (his solo work is a bit more what you seek than when he's with Thaddi as Herrmann & Kleine, though i definitely recommend their stuff as well.)

some personal hightlights from the Merck label that i think might fit you would be

Helios - Unomia
Tiki Obmar - Seasons
Proem - Socially Inept

also this might be something you're looking for, 'easylistened' ambient
Peter Benisch - Soundtrack Saga

Ozric Tentacles

a few resonably similar artists off the top of my head :

Amon Tobin
Lamb
Telefon Tel Aviv
Banco De Gaia
Broken Social Scene
Engineers
Ishq
Ivy (atleast to some extent)
Sylken

and a couple of british bands that are well worth a try if you havent already heard them are :

Snow Patrol
Bloc Party

Yea, great band...I remember when they had a contest for fans to decipher the lyrics from Njosnavelin and the responses that some people came up with were unheard of!

Sigur Ros is the type of band I wish existed more often. Unfortunately there are just too many emo and rap fans out there

God Is An Astronaut Brilliant instrumental Indie/Electronica/Post rock band whose music is extremely melodic and atmospheric. They sound lots like M83, Mogwai and Sigur Ros. If you like M83 then you'll love GIAA.

Check the music section for videos and stuff.


Manual The closest artist you'll get to Ulrich Schnauss's sound imo, Manual's synth/guitar sounds are every bit as excellent. Basically gorgeous instrumental tunage. Lots of stuff to listen to on the website and also on bleep.com


65 Days Of Static Really cool instrumenal act, they sound like Mogwai, except with electronica beats and stuff.

I'm actually getting into alot of this stuff you guys are talking about. I am trying to expand my horizons some, not just trance music, but music that still has melody, textures and is "ethereal" in nature. I started with this type of stuff, well stuff that was more new agey or whatever u want to call it...like Enigma, Delerium, Dead Can Dance, Enya etc. Now that i've been into trance for so many years, it's time to expand. Ulrich is a brilliant producer, one of my favorites right now. I'll check out Manual, might be some good stuff. Indie and post rock and more obscure and ambient electronic stuff is what was recommended to me by a guy I work with (even though he's hardly there) whose a producer and loves post rock stuff. So it would definitely be cool if there were more artists similiar to Ulrich. Royksopp is great too, but I find their stuff a mixture of pop/ambient/new wave and house, with maybe a teeny tiny trance influence. Doesn't quite sound the same as Ulrich, but Royksopp is in a league of their own. M83 definitely sounds more "post-rock" to me, seem to have more rock influence vs. electronic or pop. Boards Of Canada seems similiar too, but from what i've heard..too detached for me. Prefer the warmth of Ulrich, or the rock influences of M83.

Sounds good man, i suggest checking out adam johnson's full length - Chigliak



So deep.. its great stuff.

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