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Instrumentals
29 Aug 2023 19:45I do love me some lyrics, but sometimes instrumentals are great. I went through my great big music spreadsheet and sorted by song language to get all the instrumentals. I've separated out the list into wholly instrumental albums and individual instrumental songs on otherwise non-instrumental albums. I've also linked to Bandcamp whenever available, as that's the most artist-friendly place to get music. Have fun listening!
Ancaria
3-track EP. Excellently captures the sensation of flying through clear skies.
Idyllia
4-track EP. Very much about the night sky feel, with a clear top and steady dark base.
Clockwork Hollow
5-track EP. Dark and driving. Compelling.
Kondzik
A full-length album. The mood is exactly as advertised on the album art: triumphant. Nice, driving guitars and a fastish pace.
Degrees of Truth - Imperfect Concoction
Full length song, starts quiet and builds nicely towards the end before abruptly stopping.
Everdawn - Toledo 712 A.D.
Dark and broody with a determined drive throughout.
Mystfall - Resisting Heaven
Shortish (2:03), several clearly defined movements and transitions. Earns its name.
Reasons Behind - Unplugged
Short (1:42) and starts off almost melancholy before gaining an edge and increasing in urgency.
Surma - Rendition
Short (1:36) and dreamy. Very clearly builds towards a climax. Certified viddable.
Surma - Deconstruction
Sad and wistful. Builds up yet slows down towards the end, then finishes with a quiet segment.
Volturian - Crimson Dust
Short (1:15), but packs a punch. Rhythmic from the start and a bit bouncy, even.
Delain - Combustion (on Apocalypse & Chill)
Full length song. Earns its name. Starts slow and contemplative and then builds in heaviness and intensity.
Kamelot - Haven (on Haven)
Shortish (2:14) and moody.
Kamelot - Overture (on The Awakening)
Short (1:18) and suspenseful, building in anticipation throughout.
Nightwish - Moondance
Starts in a sort of chessmaster-y mood and then picks up into a frantic dance.
Some artists release no-vocals versions of otherwise vocaled songs.
Delain: Dark Waters
Every song gets an instrumental-only version. The Quest and the Curse gets two. Just the mix without Diana Leah's vocals, and as a result a bit boring in the places originally written with singing in mind.
Ad Infinitum: Chapter I - Monarchy
Instrumentals for two songs: Marching on Versailles, and See You in Hell. Just the mix without Melissa Bonny's vocals, but there's enough going on with the mix it's not boring even when she would be singing.
Ad Infinitum: Chapter II - Legacy
I downloaded my copy from Bandcamp and have instrumentals for two songs: Unstoppable and Inferno, plus an orchestral for Son of Wallachia, though it's not showing for some reason? Just the mix without Melissa Bonny's vocals, but there's enough going on with the mix it's not boring even when she would be singing.
Ad Infinitum: Chapter III - Downfall
Instrumentals for two songs: Upside Down, and Somewhere Better. Just the mix without Melissa Bonny's vocals, but there's enough going on with the mix it's not boring even when she would be singing.
Albums
Ancaria
3-track EP. Excellently captures the sensation of flying through clear skies.
Idyllia
4-track EP. Very much about the night sky feel, with a clear top and steady dark base.
Clockwork Hollow
5-track EP. Dark and driving. Compelling.
Kondzik
A full-length album. The mood is exactly as advertised on the album art: triumphant. Nice, driving guitars and a fastish pace.
Individual songs
Degrees of Truth - Imperfect Concoction
Full length song, starts quiet and builds nicely towards the end before abruptly stopping.
Everdawn - Toledo 712 A.D.
Dark and broody with a determined drive throughout.
Mystfall - Resisting Heaven
Shortish (2:03), several clearly defined movements and transitions. Earns its name.
Reasons Behind - Unplugged
Short (1:42) and starts off almost melancholy before gaining an edge and increasing in urgency.
Surma - Rendition
Short (1:36) and dreamy. Very clearly builds towards a climax. Certified viddable.
Surma - Deconstruction
Sad and wistful. Builds up yet slows down towards the end, then finishes with a quiet segment.
Volturian - Crimson Dust
Short (1:15), but packs a punch. Rhythmic from the start and a bit bouncy, even.
Delain - Combustion (on Apocalypse & Chill)
Full length song. Earns its name. Starts slow and contemplative and then builds in heaviness and intensity.
Kamelot - Haven (on Haven)
Shortish (2:14) and moody.
Kamelot - Overture (on The Awakening)
Short (1:18) and suspenseful, building in anticipation throughout.
Nightwish - Moondance
Starts in a sort of chessmaster-y mood and then picks up into a frantic dance.
Karaoke versions
Some artists release no-vocals versions of otherwise vocaled songs.
Delain: Dark Waters
Every song gets an instrumental-only version. The Quest and the Curse gets two. Just the mix without Diana Leah's vocals, and as a result a bit boring in the places originally written with singing in mind.
Ad Infinitum: Chapter I - Monarchy
Instrumentals for two songs: Marching on Versailles, and See You in Hell. Just the mix without Melissa Bonny's vocals, but there's enough going on with the mix it's not boring even when she would be singing.
Ad Infinitum: Chapter II - Legacy
I downloaded my copy from Bandcamp and have instrumentals for two songs: Unstoppable and Inferno, plus an orchestral for Son of Wallachia, though it's not showing for some reason? Just the mix without Melissa Bonny's vocals, but there's enough going on with the mix it's not boring even when she would be singing.
Ad Infinitum: Chapter III - Downfall
Instrumentals for two songs: Upside Down, and Somewhere Better. Just the mix without Melissa Bonny's vocals, but there's enough going on with the mix it's not boring even when she would be singing.