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Can you recommend contemporary music artists without lyrics? (mander.xyz)

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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

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[-] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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.

[-] franglais@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

This is quite a list, you have good taste.

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