Not sure how soompi members here favor this kind of music (since the boards seem to be filled with asian music).

I'm quite a fan of classical music, and I'm sure some of you are too, but is anyone into...

jazz?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gevHK71HyaY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_whk6m67VE...feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOA7EzEoPW0&feature=fvw

fusion?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LY8sok2RgE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSBBnweu7Is

post-rock?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opn8riUNygM...player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk2az2ar0pg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4pcrMmP88A

acoustic?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcanWkRbnwQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEXv21qqK38
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsD6uEZsIsU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-buc1T1Lr80

all of these genres, including a few more, definitely strike a chord within me.

I like Explosions in the Sky. but thats about it.

Wow..thanks for the links! I really liked Andy McKee - Rylynn and also If These Trees Could Talk - Malabar Front and I really really like This Will Destroy You - Young Mountain - Happiness: We're All In It Together.

Thanks again

I also love to listen to instrumental music..but more in the New Age category.

lol no problem, glad you liked them.

yeah, they're all pretty epic, but what do you mean by "new age"?

i tend to favour older acoustic instrumentals but i watch this one at least once a week.
bb king - all over again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q85FSZXe_KE

heres a few more of my favourites,
chet akins playing one of my favourite classical pieces on guitar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc_zdOEPZDA
one of my favourite acoustic duos, los indios tabajaras
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aUuei4WOHw
romero lubambo (a jazz guitarist) plays really nice bossa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJcyyR-kJQ8

i could go on forever. my bookmarks folder is filled with thousands of instrumental youtube links. i don't have much modern instrumentals though. would love to add a few to my folder. something like the links in post-rock, but dirtier, less predictable and use of more modern instruments like sythesizers.

jinskee you play an instrument?

bb king and atkins are amazing. all those videos are amazing :0 great stuff

and yeah, I play the guitar :B

I recommend Yoshida Brothers.

Wow, bb king is amazing. Actually all of the links posted are amazing like the jazz ones.
I was never into jazz but I think I'm starting to appreciate jazz now, especially the old ones. Thanks for posting that! : D
Can you guys recommend more? I really like the old school jazz xD

I think the only instrumentals that I listen to are acoustics and piano pieces : P

had a feeling you played. i think people who play an instrument appreciate instrumentals alot more, even music in general.

yoshida brothers are interesting, but my feeling towards their music is that it is more of a gimmick. i feel the same about the way jake shimabukuro plays the ukele.

what about film soundtracks?
heres one from joe hisaishi. composed for the film 'brothers'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6NjE45pywo
the assassination of jesse james. nick cave was a part of this, thus automatically making it epic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xH0b2TooTxY

the bad thing about film soundtracks is most can sound incredibly cheesy overtime.

I really like the song Forrowest by Forro In The Dark. Other than that the other instrumental pieces I listen to is classical and some jazz.

Yep, probably one of my favorites is Akira Yamaoka.

haha when listening to forrowest i can't help but reminisce the good times i had playing monkey island 4.

was digging out music i was listening to like 10 yrs ago. and found this album i totally forgot about.

dj krush and toshinori kondo.

kind of the stuff i'm seeking out for in regards to the use of modern instruments. but still want to hear something alot 'dirtier'.

gotta keep this good thread alive. heres another addition.

S.E.N.S

edgar cruz playing some rock hits on acoustic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3avSlilOzAQ...feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VAkOhXIsI0

Someone had showed this to me yesterday.

Explosions in the Sky
This Will Destroy You
The Album Leaf
Tristeza
El Ten Eleven
God Is An Astronaut
Godspeed You Black Emperor!
Mogwai
Boards of Canada
Port Blue
Sigur Ros
Stars of the Lid
Tera Melos
Bass Communication

For acoustic I'd recommend Sungha Jung he's really talented and only 13 , his youtube channel is jwcfree

Youtube channel

I like his With or Without you and Wake Me Up When September Ends the most

Instrumental music comprises of about 1/5 of my playlist. Here are my absolute favorites (CLICK on titles to hear on youtube):

David Lanz (Piano) - his style is comforting and romantic
My favorite song: Cristofori's Dream

Ludovico Einaudi (Piano) - minimalist, but pretty epic at the same time
My favorite song: Primavera

Jake Shimabukuro (Ukulele) - fast and fun fingerwork, sometimes quite thoughtful (not all of his material is gimmicky)
My favorite song: Me And Shirley T.

mouse on keys (Jazz/Post-Rock) - fusion like you've never heard before
My favorite song: Seiren

Taro Hakase (Violin) - classical violin used in so many different ways, master violinist
My favorite song: 万讃歌

E.S. Posthumus (Soundtrack/Score) - stuff you might hear in OSTs, and some stuff you actually do hear in OSTs
My favorite song: Pompeii

Yann Tiersen (Soundtrack/Multi-Instrumentalist) - whimsical French music, best known for Amelie soundtrack
My favorite song: La Valse d'Amelie (Orchestre)

Other artists I also like:

2nd Moon (Korean/new age group),
Dax Johnson (Piano, RIP),
Detektivbyrån (Like Yann Tiersen's work on crack and over-the-top usage of the xylophone),
Itzhak Perlman (Violinist),
Joe Hisaishi (obviously, who doesn't?), and
Yiruma (obviously, who doesn't?)