Keyword artist , or band/group name. I’m not looking for a genre, I want to search artists. Tell me about someone you like listening to.

Would appreciate if it’s Not symphonic/orchestral movie/videogame OST. I know there is a lot of really good music in this category but I’m trying to avoid recommendations like Hans Zimmerman or Jeremy Soule or Enya etc., since they are either really well known or fall into the orchestral and/or “epic music score” I’m not looking for.

It’s OK if some tracks have vocals or even some lyrics/voice samples but I prefer to keep them at a minimum.

Any suggestions? TIA

  • Guthix@midwest.social
    English
    9·
    2 years ago

    Polyphia is great as was already suggested. If you want to go heavier, try Animals as Leaders. If you want to go jazzier, try Snarky Puppy.

    • dfc09@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 years ago

      I’ve heard of polyphia but never listened to them. The fact you recommended them next to Snarky Puppy was what got me to look them up, and WOW!

  • Robaque@feddit.it
    8·
    2 years ago

    In no particular order:

    Ryuichi Sakamoto (particularly Async, and his albums with Alva Noto)

    Aphex Twin

    Apparat (though he does also feat singers on some albums)

    Four Tet

    Squarepusher

    Ørdrop Wolkenscheidt

    MGMT

    Sevish

    Matt Elliott (very few sung bits)

    Paco de Lucía

    Guilhem Desq

    Jordi Savall

    Ledetraad

    Bremer & McCoy

    Athletic Progression

    Psykovsky

    Godspeed You! Black Emperor

    Kettel

    Secede

    R mccarthy

    Sungazer

    999999999

    Susumu Yokota

    Caravan Palace

    These do fall into the vg category but it’s more edm / retro than “epic orchestral”:

    Scattle

    Chris Christodoulou

    Toby Fox

    The Toxic Avenger

    Jake Kaufman

  • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
    8·
    2 years ago

    Post rock post rock post rock post rock

    Explosions in the Sky

    Mogwai

    Sigur Ros

    The Album Leaf

    This Will Destroy You

    try these on for size and see if the genre takes you like it took me. I tried to include some stuff that is more traditional rock in form and instrumentation and some that is a bit more experimental in that regard.

    • Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de
      4·
      2 years ago

      God is an astronaut

      If these trees could talk

      Maybeshewill

      Collapse under the empire

      Long distance calling

      Russian circles

      • Mothra@mander.xyzOP
        1·
        2 years ago

        Damn I am digging these ones! The only I don’t from this list is Maybeshewill. I think I liked Long Distance Calling and God is an Astronaut the most. Thanks for the suggestions :)

        • Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de
          2·
          2 years ago

          GiaA are fantastic live. If you ever get a chance to listen to them, don’t hesitate. My favourite concert experience ever

    • Mothra@mander.xyzOP
      1·
      2 years ago

      Hello! Thanks for the recommendations. These are nice and I’ve seen others suggesting them as well. I appreciate the diversity in style too.

      Out of these, Explosions in The Sky has made it to my playlist. I can’t say I dislike the others but they also don’t hook me when I listen. Not my vibe I guess?

      So far out of the recommended postrock over this thread I’ve really liked Plini. I still got a lot of recommendations to check out though…

      • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
        2·
        2 years ago

        Wild, I would’ve expected Mogwai to hit a little closer because they have a bit more of a radio friendly structure and you said you wantwd to keep away from more orchestral stuff.

        Still, glad you dig it and thanks for creating a great thread. This is the first lemmy thread I saved

    • Mothra@mander.xyzOP
      2·
      2 years ago

      No, I haven’t. Definitely some good tracks there and a lot of diversity even if many do have lyrics. Thanks for the suggestion

    • Guthix@midwest.social
      English
      1·
      2 years ago

      +1 for Snarky Puppy. Saw them live a few months back and they’re incredible. Somehow they still had the audience singing along, even without lyrics.

    • Mothra@mander.xyzOP
      2·
      2 years ago

      That’s why I like electronica the most

      I’m liking this btw. I never heard of this artist before, there are some good tracks but the Animated Violence Mild album is going from start to finish into my playlist. Cheers

  • radix@lemm.ee
    3·
    2 years ago

    I listen to Ghost Data and Porter Robinson lots. Both are electronic music, but I like them more than Zedd or Madeon because they sound more unique.

    Ghost Data’s chord progressions are unique but repetitive (I don’t know many other artists that have a chord progression or vocal idea like that of “Queen of Knives”, so it’s unique, but the main chord progression of “Queen of Knives” doesn’t change all that much throughout the song, so it’s repetitive). I like that there’s sonic variety while exploring singular ideas fully, like how the main melody of “Thy Flesh Undone” repeats through different instrumentations.

    Porter Robinson stuff is pretty great because it sounds more emotional than most EDM I hear. It can sometimes have words, sometimes not. The Worlds album is more of an ambient and emotional/inspiring twist on EDM; specifically I’m thinking of “Goodbye to a World” and “Lionhearted” as uniquely happy songs.

    I give an honorary mention to “Antirrhinum” by MALO because its rhythms are pretty cool and confused me a lot at first. It was entertaining trying to figure them out.

  • StThicket@reddthat.com
    3·
    2 years ago

    GoGo Penguin is a jazzy trio from the UK that makes midern jazz that is really engaging. I’m really a progmetalhead, but this band is ficking epic.

    Bersarin Quartett is another band that I love. It’s is a bit tough to get into, but it’s really rewarding if you like slowish dreamy complex music. All song titles are in German, but luckily there’s no lyrics.

  • Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    2 years ago

    I don’t think all these are contemporary but as someone who loves post rock and instrumental music here are some artists that make it into my playlist pretty regularly. Hope this is helpful! The ones near the top I probably listen to more regularly right now but it tends to rotate.

    • Sleepmakeswaves
    • We Lost the Sea
    • Explosions in the Sky
    • Codes in the Clouds
    • Ef
    • Russian Circles
    • Collapse Under the Empire
    • Mogwai
    • Secret Gardens
    • Red Sparowes
    • Moonlit Sailor
    • Maybeshewill
    • 65daysofstatic
    • Caspian
    • Sleep Dealer
    • If These Trees Could Talk
    • Balmorhea
    • God is an Astronaut
    • The Evpatoria Report
    • Sigur Ros
    • False Horizon
    • This Will Destroy You
    • pg.lost
    • There’s A Light
    • Oh Hiroshima
    • Tides from Nebula

    EDIT: got around to checking my library and have a few more.

    • Distant Dream
    • Saor
    • Those Who Ride With Giants
    • For Giants
    • U1327
    • The Best Pessimist
    • Saxon Shore
    • Dorena
    • The End of the Ocean
    • Random Forest
    • Joy Wants Eternity
    • Paint the Sky Red
    • Eldamar
    • we.own.the.sky
    • Eleventh Vibration
    • Shadow of Io
    • Jake Eves
    • The Last Sighs of the Wind

    In hindsight I don’t know if a giant list is the most useful thing but it’s here if you want it.