have you guys ever listened to these?
all instrumental stuff
i have a ton of really good music on my hard drive from my friend that i didnt even know about. we have a lot of good music, but there is always so much more out there that we dont know about.
I like that Noctuary song, but I'm not really into any other bonobo.
as far as trip-hop "instrumental" or whatever, you can't go wrong with Wagon Christ. Most everything Luke Vibert makes is really good.
beat comes in :26, and buy Tally Ho! you won't be disappointed.
also
these guys, TRS-80, one of the most underrated trip-hop groups out there.
and then boards of canada? people should know them by now...
look at labels like Mo'Wax or Ninja Tune too.
I'm not a big fan of Dj's like Dj shadow or anybody, they don't seem to have an ear for what sounds good.