Instrumental Music

stimpsonslostson

I've been spending rather too much time doing data entry this week & have been finding myself distracted by music with lyrics. 

What instrumental songs do you like? I've got this far: 

Chris Thile's astonishing Mandolin playing 

 Magic Dick's Whammer Jammerj 

 Lau 

 Rodrigo y Gabriela

 Satriani 

 Peatbog Faeries 

What else do you recommend? I don't like "electronic" music but anything else would be welcome (particularly good classical- having been raised on a diet of Zeppelin, Beatles and Sabbath I have no idea where to start).

Rocker

It is kinda instrumental but listen to Moon Safari by Air

bobblehat

I've been listening to Public Service Broadcasting lately.

Inform Educate Entertain and The Race for Space albums.

Excellent stuff. 

GuyBoden

Stuart McCallum. (Manchester player)

Moss

ToneControl

Lots of lute music

start with boxed sets 

Nigel North

the Dowland box sets

Julian Bream stuff

ToneControl

Heart strings by Elliott Randall 

richardhomer

GuyBoden;650422" said:

Stuart McCallum. (Manchester player)

Never heard of him before - lovely stuff.

Phil_aka_Pip

Camel - The Snow Goose
Focus - Eruption (side 2 of Moving Waves), The Hamburger Concerto, Anonymous (sides 2 & 3 of Focus III)
Switched On Bach - Walter Carlos
Concerti Grossi - Corelli, Vivaldi, Händel
Organ Preludes & Fugues, TrioSonatas - JS Bach
Django Reinhardt & The Quintet du Hot Club de Paris
Blues on Bach - Modern Jazz Quartet

EDIT

Rick Wakeman - The 6 wives of Henry VIII

viz

Classical is boundless, you have a lifetime of joy and listening pleasure in front of you if you take to it. There are different stages in its evolution from mediaeval to baroque to classical to romantic to impressionist to modern. They're all very different. Check out famous stuff from each era and see what takes your fancy. I'm listening to a record of Elgar's cello concerto right now, it's gorgeous.

bingefeller

If you like classical then I would suggest Brad Mehldau.  He has a classical influence in his piano playing, as well as jazz and rock.  

Phil_aka_Pip

viz said:

I'm listening to a record of Elgar's cello concerto right now, it's gorgeous.

Jaqueline du Pre? That recording truly is.

richardhomer

Phil_aka_Pip;651219" said:

viz said:

I'm listening to a record of Elgar's cello concerto right now, it's gorgeous.

Jaqueline du Pre? That recording truly is.

That recording is astonishing - one of my favourite pieces of music and the definitive performance of it.

beed84

Phil_aka_Pip said:

viz said:

I'm listening to a record of Elgar's cello concerto right now, it's gorgeous.

Jaqueline du Pre? That recording truly is.

Oh my.

PolarityMan

The orchestral half of rob dougan's new release is pertty spiffing. Cant wait for the full album. 

StageStruck

I've a soft spot for Deep Purple's maligned Concerto For Group & Orchestra. Ok, there's some vocals on it, but it's effectively and instrumental piece.

bigjon

Nik Bartsch's Ronin
Hiromi the Trio Project
Allan Holdsworth

Classical: Rachel Podger's recording of the Bach Violin Sonatas & Partitas and Steven Isserlis' recording of the Bach Cello Suites

viz

beed84 said:

Phil_aka_Pip said:

viz said:

I'm listening to a record of Elgar's cello concerto right now, it's gorgeous.

Jaqueline du Pre? That recording truly is.

Oh my.

Yep! The LSO / Barbirolli one. Amazing.

beed84

Liquid Tension Experiment is good if you're into that sort of thing.  This is one of my favourites of theirs:

ICBM

Mike Oldfield

OK some of his later stuff does have vocals - which can be very much an acquired taste - but most doesn't. Most is not 'electronic' either, although to describe it as guitar-based isn't really accurate in a conventional sense, even though his main instrument is guitar… if that makes sense.

Phil_aka_Pip

ICBM said:

Mike Oldfield

OK some of his later stuff does have vocals - which can be very much an acquired taste - but most doesn't. Most is not 'electronic' either, although to describe it as guitar-based isn't really accurate in a conventional sense, even though his main instrument is guitar… if that makes sense.

I like Ommadawn