What genre of music is this?

March 29, 2009 11:58 AM

What genre of music is in the background of this video? Post-rock? Electronica? Can you recommend more music like it?
posted by Paul KC to Media & Arts (10 answers total)

IDM possibly?

I doubt there's many artists that specifically deal in music like that, but will have the occasional song with a similar feel.

One track that came to mind listening to that is 'Something for Windy' by Bonobo. Other artists that may be worth looking into are Blockhead and Four Tet,
posted by iamcrispy at 12:14 PM on March 29, 2009

I'm not very good with labels/genres; but here are some artists I can recommend (myspace links):

Remember Remember
Four Tet
Múm
posted by nofunnyname at 12:21 PM on March 29, 2009

Also, check out Boards of Canada.

Of course, try last.fm's similar artist radio to find more.

I like this kind of stuff, too. For some reason, loop-based music with organic samples really suits me when it's cloudy out.
posted by nosila at 12:38 PM on March 29, 2009 [1 favorite]

Try Lanterna.
posted by Otis at 4:04 PM on March 29, 2009

It's hard to recommend other artists with only one track to refer to but I'd suggest:

Manitoba
casino vs japan
susumu yokota
The Album Leaf
Silje Nes
bell orchestre
the dead texan
jan jelinek
twi the humble feather (though it's a stretch)
Eluvium
Glissandro 70
Philip Jeck
Grouper
Mus
posted by You Should See the Other Guy at 4:47 PM on March 29, 2009

I've seen this style of music referred to as "folktronica".
posted by davebush at 5:52 PM on March 29, 2009

Stars of the Lid
Growing
Swayzak
Ulrich Schnauss
Tycho
posted by Lipstick Thespian at 5:57 PM on March 29, 2009

Tommy Guerrero’s Soul Food Taqueria (2003) is a bit like this.
posted by ads at 6:55 PM on March 29, 2009

Response by poster: Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone. I've got a lot of music listening to do!
posted by Paul KC at 8:38 PM on March 29, 2009

I gotta say that this music felt to me like a studio-cooked fake of something like Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Californication". Which is, technically, funk. YMMV.
posted by dhartung at 12:47 AM on March 30, 2009