Tortoise is a post-rock band from Chicago formed in 1990. In fact, Tortoise is one of the progenitors of the whole 90s post-rock sound. Their eclectic blending of Dub, dance, electronica, lo-fi, punk along with spaghetti western, jazz, & classic rock set the tone for the entire genre
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One of the really unique things about the band was its instrumental make-up, initially two bass guitars (Doug McCombs/co-founder & Bundy K. Brown) with three percussionists(John Herndon/co-founder, John McEntire, & Dan Bitney) switching between drums, vibraphones, & marimbas, all manipulated by John McEntire’s recording & mixing genius. Around 1998 Jeff Parker joined the group as guitarist.
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Great share here. Tortoise are one of my favorite groups, 30 years and still going strong, not losing touch with what has always made them special.
ReplyDeleteGlad to feature one of your favorites. When I was fixing this up I listened to Touch. Have to agree they are still going at it in a great way. Thanks, brother. Be well.
DeleteDo you by chance have their self titled album? I have not had luck finding that sucker. Really good live band. John McEntire is one of the hardest hitting drummers I've seen. I wonder how many crash cymbals he goes through.
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I've been a bit slow on the uptake with this band over the years (perhaps to be expected with a band named 'Tortoise'?) but always liked those snippets i've come across. Happy as ever to expand my horizons though. Cheers bud.
ReplyDeleteWell, hare's your chance to catch up a bit. Link to their first in the reply above thanks to request by hawksmort & if you come across their latest (Touch), I think it's very good & worth a listen.
DeleteThanks for the S/T. TNT is probably my favorite one though Millions Now Living Will Never Die tends to be the critics' pick. The new one is good too, but I need to listen to it again. Which I am remedying now. And I haven't listened to the one in the original post yet. Yet.
DeleteThanks for your suggestions & hope you like Beacons. It's the one I had that Needed Work.
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