Balmorhea

Balmorhea, pronounced Bal-moor-ay, are Rob Lowe and Michael Muller from Austin, Texas. They list some of their influences as Ludovico Einaudi, Six Parts Seven, Claude Debussy, Ludwig van Beethoven, Rachel’s, Gillian Welch, Max Richter, Arvo Pärt and John Cage
Have shared the stage with such notable acts as Stars of the Lid, Eluvium, Fleet Foxes, Efterklang, Helios, Grouper, Tiny Vipers, Human Bell, Slaraffenland, Anathallo, This Will Destroy You, Pattern Is Movement, and Dosh.
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All Is Wild, All Is Silent (2009)

Tour Ep (2008)

River Arms (2008)

Balmorhea (2007)

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Giardini di Mirò

Giardini di Mirò is a post-rock unit based in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The group formed in 1998, and its members include Jukka Reverberi, Lorenzo Lanzi, Mirko Venturelli, Luca Di Mira, and Corrado Nuccini. Notable acts the unit has toured with include Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Karate, Ulan Bator, and Unwound.
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DIVIDING OPINIONS (2007)

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY OF LOVE (2006)

PUNK…NOT DIET! (2003)

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Her Name is Calla

Her Name Is Calla’s sound brings to mind a raw, stripped back Radiohead with strong post-rock influences thrown into the mix.

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Heritage 2008

Condor and River 2007

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Subheim

Subheim is the deeply personal project of electronic music composer and visual artist Kostas K., a downtempo, experimental venture fusing IDM elements with rich ambiance and female vocals by Katja.
Complex and uncompromising, Subheim’s debut album on Tympanik Audio is full of intricate rhythms, deep reverbs, and bitcrushed sounds, combined with pianos, cellos, and beautiful synthwork. Haunting melodies and distant voices meet complex beats and luring atmospheres to create a unique blend of dynamics and emotion. ‘Approach’ flirts with post-rock and atmospheric downtempo styles, while still maintaining an original sound that is both captivating and inspirational.
Download: Approach

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Mono - Hymn To The Immortal Wind (New Album 2009)

The new album of Japanese post-rock band Mono. (Highly Recommended)

Download: Hymn To The Immortal Wind

Mono

Yo La Tengo

The Hoboken, NJ-based unit explore the extremes of feedback-driven noise rock and sweet melodic pop. Prolific and independent, Yo La Tengo have transcended their influences to establish themselves as an institution of the indie community.

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I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass (2006)

And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out (2000)

I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One (1997)

Electr-O-Pura (1995)

May I Sing with Me (1993)

Fakebook (1990)

Ride the Tiger (1986)

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Animal Collective

Animal Collective is a New York City/Washington, D.C/Lisbon based music collective of avant-garde musicians from Baltimore, Maryland. Animal Collective consists of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah Lennox), Deakin (Josh Dibb), and Geologist (Brian Weitz). Records released under the name Animal Collective may include contributions from any or all of these members; the lineup is not uniform. The band members met in school and started recording together in various forms of collaboration from a young age. Although the band is often classified as psych folk or noise rock, it is hard to define the Animal Collective sound as they often experiment with diverse styles and ideas from album to album. The group also runs the record label Paw Tracks on which they have released their own material as well as material by artists such as Ariel Pink, Terrestrial Tones, and The Peppermints. Paw Tracks’ latest signee is Tickley Feather, with whom the band recently toured.

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Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)

Strawberry Jam (2007)

Feels (2005)

Hollinndagain (2002)

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The Fiery Furnaces

The Fiery Furnaces are an inventive and often challengingly experimental rock group from Brooklyn, New York. Originally from Oak Park, Illinois — a suburb of Chicago — they consist of the brother and sister team of Matthew Friedberger and Eleanor Friedberger, and are currently joined by Jason Loewenstein (Sebadoh), BOB D’AMICO and Michael Goodman when playing live on tour.

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Remember 2008

- Disc 1

- Disc 2

Bitter Tea (2006)

Blueberry Boat (2004)

Gallowsbird's Bark (2003)

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Clogs

Clogs are a mostly instrumental project led by Bryce Dessner and Australia’s Padma Newsome, both men familiar from their membership in the acclaimed rock band, The National. But don’t call Clogs a side project. Their existence predates The National, and Clogs have released four widely acclaimed albums — a highly melodic debut Thom’s Night Out, then the experimental polyphonies of Lullaby For Sue, the minimalist explorations of Stick Music and 2005’s Lantern.

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- Lantern (2006)

- Stick Music (2004)

- Lullaby for Sue (2003)

- Thom's Night Out (2001)

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Skúli Sverrisson

Skúli Sverrisson is an Icelandic bass player and composer, residing in New York City. Sverrisson also plays dobro, acoustic bass guitar, and charango, in addition to electric bass. He is currently music director for Laurie Anderson and tours with her internationally.

Download: Seria (2006)

Dreamend

Dreamend is a Chicago-based shoegazer musical group signed to Graveface Records, whose music is characterized by textured guitar work and prominent drums and percussion. Song styles range from post-rock to bluegrass.

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The Long Forgotten Friend 2008

Maybe We're Making God Sad and Lonely 2005

As If by Ghosts 2004


Stigmata Boy EP 2001

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Stafrænn Hákon

Once described as “frequently mesmerizing, seamlessly interwoven combination of electronica and ambient guitar…” by the legendary Wire magazine. Stafrænn Hákon has indeed through the last 6 years been described as a mix of post-rock, lo-fi, ambient guitar & electronica. The Icelandic born Ólafur Josephsson has been recording music since 1999 under the name Stafrænn Hákon (sometimes stafraenn hakon, stafrann hakon) which has often confused the media, due to the confusing Icelandic origin.


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Gummi (2007)

Kobbi (2007)

Ventill / Poki (2004)

Glussi Christmas 7" (2004)

Í ástandi rjúpunnar (2004)

Skvettir edik á ref (2003)

Eignast Jeppa (2003)

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Hood

Hood is an experimental band from Leeds, U.K formed in December 1990. The core of the band features brothers Richard and Chris Adams, joined by various different friends over the years. With influences from New Zealand’s Flying Nun label and Aphex Twin, and stylistic similarities to The Cure, Mogwai, My Bloody Valentine, Pavement and Boards of Canada, their style of music often changes from ambient rock, to glitch to shoegaze.


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Structured Disasters

Rustic Houses, Forlorn Valleys

The Cycle of Days and Seasons

Home is Where it Hurts EP

The Lost You EP

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Jens Lekman

Jens Lekman's music can be described as guitar-based pop with heavy use of samples and strings; the lyrics are often witty, romantic, and lachrymose. His work is often compared to that of Stephin Merritt of the Magnetic Fields, Jonathan Richman, and Morrissey.

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- Night Falls Over Kortedala

- When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog

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Mice Parade

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Mice Parade (2007)

Bem-Vinda Vontade (2005)

Obrigado Saudade (2004)

Mokoondi (2001)

Ramda (1999)

The True Meaning of Boodleybaye (1998)

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