Full disclosure: I've been jamming with these guys on violin, so there might be just the tiniest bit of bias here. Either way, this is another one that I've been meaning to do since before said jamming, so deal with it.
Oklahoma City isn't really the place you'd expect to find a great music scene, much less a great instrumental "post-rock" band. Radio Deception is that non-hypothetical band. A few years ago, when the band was essentially just Ryan & Jake (guitars & drums respectively), they quietly released a self-recorded album that was heard in places as far away as Brazil. And there's a reason. It's really good.
Radio Deception - Hope for a New Light
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The audible influences are the usual touchstones, namely Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Mogwai, but they also draw on some not-so-usual sources, such as mid-western post-hardcore and emo (the good kind) and film composers such as John Murphy and Ennio Morricone. It all melds into a concoction that is both familiar and original. Themes tend to be meditated upon and explored until their breaking point, at which point the song either ends or moves to something new.
Radio Deception - Pockets of Resistance
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It's going to be tough to get ahold of the album because it's out of print... and it's not on iTunes. You may be able to sweet-talk Jake in to sending some tracks your way if you're really nice.
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