Tortoise

Tortoise's almost entirely instrumental music defies easy categorization, and the group gained significant attention from their early career. The members have roots in Chicago's fertile music scene, playing in various indie rock and punk groups. Tortoise was among the first American indie rock bands to incorporate styles closer to krautrock, dub, minimalism, electronica and various jazz styles, rather than the standard rock and roll and punk that had dominated indie rock for years.
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Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship

Ein halbes Jahrzehnt ist es her, dass Tortoise ihr letztes Album “It’s all around you” herausgebracht haben. Nach einem Ausflug in Covergefilde mit Bonnie “Prince” Bil... Read more

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Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship

Tortoise, dat is vooral: midden jaren negentig, postrock, de emancipatie van het instrumentale met instroom van elektronica, dub, Krautrock en wat dies meer zij. Het is de laatste jaren wat stil ro... Read more

Oor | nl | on 18/8/09
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Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship

I'll admit to being among those who had counted Tortoise out: After 2004's becalmed but pretty It's All Around You, it seemed that the post-rock pioneers had succumbed to what you might call the So... Read more

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Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship

Wie denkt dat synthesizer niet meer bestaat heeft het fout. Tortoise pakt de Casio uit de kast, veegt de laag stof in de prullenbak en speelt een hele cd er mee vol. Niet alleen dit instrument is g... Read more

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Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship

Heeft Tortoise eigenlijk een klassiek album gemaakt, dat bij iedereen in de kast moet staan? De band heeft best 'n grote naam, maar ik zou 't zo niet weten. Ik bezit zelf alleen Standards en die he... Read more

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Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship

Når man tager i betragtning, at det er fem år siden, postrock-pionererne Tortoise sidst kom med nyt materiale, er det svært ikke at blive en anelse skuffet over ’Beacons of Ancestorship’. Selv om b... Read more

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iBYEN.dk | dk | on 3/8/09
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Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship

Als je de OOR encyclopedie neemt, daar alle zangers en zangeressen uit scheurt en het overblijfsel in de blender mixt, dan krijg je het spectrum waar binnen Tortoise haar muziek maakt. Bijna twin... Read more

NU.nl | nl | on 6/7/09
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Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship

Dé postrock band? Dat is misschien wel Tortoise uit het winderige Chicago. Hiphop, krautrock, gruizige gitaren en Bill Laswell-achtige dub: de band van productiewonder John McEntire speelde ermee e... Read more

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Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship

Beacons Of Ancestorship is the revolutionary American post-rock band Tortoise's first album in five years. Beacons boasts 11 tracks: a variety of mid-tempo, experimental, instrumental pieces rangin... Read more

CMJ | en | on 2/7/09
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Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship

At its best, Tortoise is a refreshingly sophisticated pop group that just happens to lack a vocalist. Consider “Prepare Your Coffin,” the lead single from the band’s sixth full-length: It’s... Read more

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Beacons of Ancestorship Remixes Beacons of Ancestorship A Lazarus Taxon (disc 1) A Lazarus Taxon (disc 2) A Lazarus Taxon (disc 3) It's All Around You It's All Around You Tortoise Millions Now Living Will Never Die Standards Standards TNT TNT Remixed Ten-Day Interval (Autechre Remixes) Millions Now Living Will Never Die Millions Now Living Will Never Die A Digest Compendium of the Tortoise's World Music for Workgroups: The Oval Remixes Rhythms, Resolutions & Clusters Rhythms, Resolutions & Clusters Rhythms, Resolutions & Clusters Tortoise 2009-07-08: Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW, Santa Monica, CA, USA

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