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Non-Surf Instrumental Music?
Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 813 Boise, ID 
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Posted on Apr 05 2009 04:46 PM
I'm a MAJOR fan of exotica and "easy listening", as it was originally termed. Pretty much anything by Les Baxter is great, but "Bora Bora" is one of my desert island picks. —Shawn Martin |
Joined: Feb 28, 2006 Posts: 2252 San Jose, Ca. 
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Posted on Apr 05 2009 11:06 PM
I've been listening to the great Albert Lee lately. Albert Lee's instrumental stuff is like country-on-steroids mixed with Django Reinhart's gyspy jazz, and Cliff Gallup's rock-a-billy. Brad Paisley, Vince Gill, Brent Mason, Scotty Anderson, and the elite country shredders all admittedly wish that they could play like Albert. Eddie Van Halen and Steve Morse also "bow at his feet". When I lived in SoCal, you could catch him playing at a little bar in Calabasas with no cover charge. He is one of the most humble, genuinely nice people that I've ever met. Bob —Bob |
Joined: Mar 25, 2009 Posts: 76 Gypsy Caravan 
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Posted on Apr 06 2009 11:14 AM
As a Tele-lover, Albert lee is a hero. As are some of you, I'm also deeply into "exotica" stuff...the standard Martin Denny and Les Baxter along wiht more obsuce gems (many mentioned here.) I also really love Yma Sumac though, of course, that's chock fulla vocals. I also need to thank whomever mentioned Big Lazy. What a great find! Can't believe they were unknown to me before now. |
Joined: Jun 21, 2007 Posts: 3909 San Diego, CA
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Posted on Apr 06 2009 11:29 AM
No problem! Glad you like them. Make sure and pick up their 6-song EP, Amnesia. Its probably some of their best work. —Ryan |
Joined: Jan 25, 2008 Posts: 69 
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Posted on Apr 09 2009 08:31 AM
Critters Buggin —Never surrender in finding a surfcaster |
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Joined: Mar 25, 2009 Posts: 76 Gypsy Caravan
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Posted on Apr 09 2009 12:26 PM
Just thought of another couple of good ones. BARRY BLACK-- This was a project by Eric Bachmann who was in the band Archers of Loaf. The two Barry Black albums really have that "soundtrack" feel to them (in a good way) and are really interesting as far as instrumentation, etc. Very unusual in parts, but not "difficult" listening by any means. MONEY MARK--This guy played keys and maybe produced some Beastie Boys stuff. I'm not a big Beasties fan, but he put out a couple of solo instrumental albums that have a real nice funky groove and some great jazzy organ on them. |
Joined: Mar 13, 2009 Posts: 2351 Twin Cities, MN
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Posted on Aug 04 2009 07:48 PM
I pretty much love all instrumental music. I mean, I love many songs with vocals, and I can appreciate really good or deep lyrics, but I definately prefer instrumental tunes. I'd much rather have a sonic landscape painted in my mind than a bunch of words and symbols being crammed into my skull. I prefer my own mind's interpretation to music, I guess. Some people mentioned Friends of Dean Martinez & Calexico's instrumental stuff. That is AWESOME! Talk about sonic landscapes... Nor could you ever go wrong with the old exotica masters: Les Baxter & Martin Denny. But there is a fairly new-ish type of instrumental rock called "Post Rock" that is really awesome as well. Basically it's almost like classical music but with rock instruments. typically you have long songs cut up into different movements, or your typical build-up & tear down structured songs. Some post-rock bands to check out are: Godspeed You Black Emperor Someone in this thread mentioned Mono and Red Sparowes. Excellent suggestions! Godspeed, Grails, and Red Sparowes are on the darker side. Mono and Explosions are a lot lighter. But all of them are very deep and paint some incredible landscapes in your mind. Let me know what you think, if you ever decide to give them a listen |
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Joined: Jun 21, 2007 Posts: 3909 San Diego, CA
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Posted on Aug 04 2009 10:52 PM
I'm a huge fan of Mono. I definitely wouldn't call their stuff light though. Its pretty dramatic. Red Sparowes is very good as well. If your into traditional folk music around the world (Middle Eastern or Eastern European) with a modern approach, take a look into bands like The Secret Chiefs 3 and Estradasphere. Epic stuff! —Ryan |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 4387 Under the Sun
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Posted on Aug 05 2009 01:20 AM
I'll back Grails ... kinda. Some of their stuff is absolutely stunning, but then they'll turn right around and bore the hell out of you for three songs in a row. I really like what they did with The Ventures' "Eleventh Hour." What they did to "Black Sabbath" on the Everything Comes and Goes tribute, though, should be punishable by death. (At the very least.) —That was excessively violent and completely unnecessary. I loved it. |
Joined: Aug 23, 2006 Posts: 2123 The jungle 
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Posted on Aug 05 2009 08:19 AM
As far as relatively recent instro releases, I would suggest, most emphatically: Jim Campilongo - (all releases) And, since I am in a loungy mood: Ben Vaughn - Designs in Music |
Joined: Jan 25, 2007 Posts: 1564 Brighton UK
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Posted on Aug 05 2009 08:34 AM
I would recommend The Go Team's Everyone's A VIP To Someone. — |
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Posted on Aug 09 2013 08:20 PM
With all this talk of double neck guitars going around I figure a bump for Joe maphis is justified. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1t8bFsfkRY&feature=youtube_gdata_player |
Joined: Aug 22, 2010 Posts: 608 Netherlands, Europe 
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Posted on Aug 10 2013 03:21 AM
Wow, thanx for that Joe Maphis tune, blew me away! Never heard of him before but I'm gonna check him out! —www.alohasluts.com |
Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4052 Nashville, TN.
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Posted on Aug 10 2013 01:04 PM
Chris Casello's "Instrumental Dtnamite" is well worth purchase and listen. http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic |
Joined: Jan 14, 2013 Posts: 137 Indianapolis, IN
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Posted on Aug 10 2013 06:33 PM
Frank Zappa |
Joined: Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 41 Boston
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Posted on Aug 14 2013 01:06 PM
I really enjoy a lot of 60's library music. Much of it is very surfy like the music used for the old 60's spider-man cartoon but it's also fused with exploitation soundtrack music, exotica, bossa nova, jazz and more. |
Joined: Apr 03, 2010 Posts: 3201 Jacksonville, AL
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Posted on Aug 14 2013 01:12 PM
There is an amazing band here in Alabama called 'Hail the Titans' that are all instrumental. I really can't describe them to you, but the do a very intricate and effects heavy instro thing. It is like a ballet when watching the two guitarists do their constant navigation of their pedal boards. But even with that, they create some really catchy music. I believe they have a new album or ep out currently. —THE KBK ... This is the last known signal. We offer Sanctuary. www.thekbk.com |
Joined: Aug 20, 2013 Posts: 22 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Posted on Aug 20 2013 10:52 PM
Gary Hoey is always a safe bet..he does some surf stuff but alot of his older music like Hocus Pocus and Lowrider are really cool songs!! Mishka is another good artist, he did some of the music for the move Surfer Dude. Xavier rudd has some good ones as well! —Hey everyone!! Here are the links to all of my info, please check out the tunes and enjoy!! You can also look me up on Twitter @tjaustin90!! Check em out!! |
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Joined: Feb 14, 2010 Posts: 121 birmingham alabama |
Posted on Aug 23 2013 02:39 PM
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic (sp?). Mission of Burma's Roger Miller was an early member, but the music is nothing like MOB. — |
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Joined: Sep 08, 2012 Posts: 28 Philly Pa
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Posted on Aug 28 2013 12:12 PM
I guess this is as good a spot as any to give a nod to the Pretender`s Space Invader. Grabbed my attention back in high school.and still makes me pause a moment when it pops up on my playlist —Reverb...... Putting some drip on your hip since 1951 |
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