So, dreamy, delayed, droney guitar stuff... but not drone? There's tons of stuff like that; at the top of my head..
Check out Mark Mcguire's stuff (guitarist of Emeralds). A LOT of his stuff sounds like.. uh.. the beginning of "Flood" by Boris. Haha. Try some out:
http://weareupforsale.blogspot.com/2...be-way-we.html
A lot of Charalambides and Suishou No Fune albums (that aren't as noisey) have the kind of "Flood"/The Sprawl atmosphere, though I dunno if that's what you're looking for.
Aidan Baker/Thisquietarmy's collaborations are worth checking out... Also, some of Oren Ambarchi's more recent stuff. Stars of the Lid would probably be up your alley, even if some people describe it as drone; it's a lot more "musical" than most ambient and drone stuff. Actually, on that note, you might enjoy Super Minerals. The album "Clusters" is REALLY great. I'd also check out Fabio Orsi.
Also, worth checking out is some of Jim O'Rourke's stuff.. he has that kind of drifty, repetetive, beautiful vibe of the end of the Sprawl in a lot of his work.
I dunno, I don't want to overwhelm you with reccomendations. And yes I did reccomend a few "droney" artists but I think you'll enjoy them. Check those out and you'll be happy I think.