This Will Destroy You - They Move on Tracks of Never-Ending Light

Artist: This Will Destroy You
Track: They Move on Tracks of Never-Ending Light
Album: This Will Destroy You (2008)

This Will Destroy You is an American instrumental post-rock band from San Marcos, Texas. The band is made up of guitarists Chris King and Jeremy Galindo, bass player Donovan Jones and drummer Andrew Miller with Jones also playing the keyboard for live performances.

The Middle East - Blood

Artist: The Middle East
Track: Blood
Album: The Middle East E.P. (2009)

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The Middle East are a musical collective based in Townsville in Queensland, Australia. Forming in 2005, the group were formerly best known for playing Christian music festivals throughout Australia before splitting in 2007. A mere six months after this decision was made, the band reconvened and re-released their debut EP, The Recordings of the Middle East.

The Octopus Project - Music Is Happiness

Artist: The Octopus Project
Track: Music Is Happiness
Album: One Ten Hundred Thousand Million (2005)

The Octopus Project is an American indietronica band based in Austin, Texas. Its unique sound, blending pop and experimental elements, is a combination of digital and electronic sounds and noises and analog equipment. Its music is mostly instrumental.

My Education - Crime Story

Artist: My Education
Track: Crime Story
Album: 5 Popes (2001)

My Education was formed in Austin in 1999 by Brian Purington, Eric Gibbons and Sean Seagler, three refugees from San Angelo, TX. The band flirted briefly with the idea of vocals but soon decided they were never necessary to begin with and became a purely instrumental outfit.

**This absolutely rocks**

Do Make Say Think - A Tender History In Rust

Artist: Do Make Say Think
Track: Goodbye Enemy Airship
Album: You, You're a History in Rust (2007)

Do Make Say Think is a Canadian instrumental post-rock band from Toronto, Ontario. Their music combines jazz style drums and space style electronic effects, distorted guitars and wind instruments as well as a prominent use of the bass guitar.

Ling Toshite Shigure (凛として時雨) - JPOP XFile

Artist: Ling Toshite Shigure (凛として時雨)
Track: JPOP XFile
Web: http://sigure.jp/

Ling Toshite Shigure (凛として時雨) is a Japanese indie rock trio formed 2000 in Saitama. The band's style resembles post-hardcore and progressive rock, often incorporating rapid changes of tempo and mood based around complex guitar melodies and technical drumming. They utilize both male and female vocals ranging from soft singing to loud wails and screams.

Russian Circles - Harper Lewis

Artist: Russian Circles
Track: Harper Lewis
Album: Station (2008)

Russian Circles is a three piece instrumental rock/metal band from Chicago. Similar to fellow Chicago residents Pelican, Russian Circles play epic, sprawling music which runs the gamut of heavy discordant metal, to soft delicate passages. They are also known for their energetic live shows. Too right.

Radius System - Into Orbit

Artist: Radius System
Track: Into Orbit
Album: Escape / Restart (2008)

Check this band out, pure cacophony. You can download their music for free from their official site, and check out the visuals while you're waiting on the downloads.
http://www.radius-system.net/

Haegumplus - 비에 젖은 해금

Artist: Haegumplus
Track: 비에 젖은 해금 (A Wet Haegum With Rain)
Album: Ancient Futures (2003)

Came across this through The Siren Sound, truly beautiful music from Korea.

Toe - "I Dance Alone"

Artist: Toe
Track: I Dance Alone
Album: Songs, Ideas We Forgot (2002)

Posted Toe a while back now, check out their live RGBDVD, if you can find it anywhere other than YouTube. Drummer is immense.

ELO - Mr. Blue Sky

Artist: ELO
Track: Mr. Blue Sky
Album: Out Of The Blue (1978)

Jeff Beck - Brush With The Blues

Artist: Jeff Beck
Track: Brush With The Blues
Album: Who Else (1999)