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Tortoise — Beacons Of Ancestorship

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By Cameron Gordon (CHARTattack) June 26, 2009 2:32 pm
Chicago dork rockers Tortoise epitomize the slow and steady nature of their namesake — they rely on smarts and stability to win the race (whatever race that may be). As a result, the band are seemingly incapable of releasing a poor quality album, as their latest effort Beacons Of Ancestorship demonstrates. The disc is slightly less jazzy and...
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I Read The News Today... For June 17, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff June 17, 2010 12:09 pm
Beck's next Record Club will feature Sonic Youth singer/guitarist Thurston Moore and Tortoise. —NME See, Bono really did have the weight of the world on his shoulders: U2 stand to lose up to $150 million over the world tour they were forced to cancel this year after Bono had emergency back surgery. —World Entertainment News Network Ozzy...
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Pumping: Tortoise - Beacons Of Ancestorship

Submitted by The Stereo on Thu, 05/28/2009 - 2:04pm
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By The Stereo (CHARTattack) May 28, 2009 2:04 pm
The thing with instrumental experimental music is that it often just slowly creeps past in the background, and yes, this album seemingly takes forever to get through, like it's travelling at its namesake's famous pace.
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What's Old to My iPod

Submitted by Chris Burland on Fri, 09/26/2008 - 7:56am
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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) September 26, 2008 7:56 am
In an attempt to be new, I’ve gone old yesterday by stomping galumphing down two sets of stairs to the basement and back again with two stacks of CDs from my over-burgeoning CD collection. After almost a decade and half of purchasing receiving review copies of CDs, I have somewhere between 1500 and 2000 albums, many of which I haven’t listened...
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Bumps Are The Latest Tortoise Spinoff

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By CHARTattack Staff May 29, 2007 4:00 pm
Tortoise members John McEntire, John Herndon and Dan Bitney have formed a percussive side project called Bumps. The instrumental group incorporate break beats and elements of funk, Brazilian, Latin and Afrobeat music into their sound, which will be unveiled on their self-produced and self-titled release on June 19. Don't look for any live dates...
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David Pajo Takes On Sufi Poets And Mice For New Albums

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) June 26, 2006 5:00 pm
Slint/Tortoise/Papa M member David Pajo has completed 1968, his second album under the Pajo moniker.The follow-up to last year's self-titled debut will be released on August 22 via Drag City. Pajo recently told Billboard.com that 1968 is an attempt to move away from the intimate atmosphere of his debut, which he recorded by playing acoustic...
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Discover Tortoise Fossils In New Box Set

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By Scott Bryson (CHARTattack) May 26, 2006 5:00 pm
Rare and unreleased songs from Tortoise's 12-year recording career will be captured in a Thrill Jockey box set titled A Lazarus Taxon that will hit stores on Aug. 22. "We actually talked about doing this like five years ago, but it seemed too early," explained bassist Doug McCombs in a recent interview with the Chicago Reader. "...
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Tortoise — Standards

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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) February 21, 2001 3:15 pm
Judging each new Tortoise album can be a bit of a game of Russian Roulette. You never know whether you will be burnt for unnecessary praise or too dense to notice obvious genius. In preparation for this new album, I listened to both 1999's TNT and 1996's Millions Now Living Will Never Die and realized that I really didn't appreciate...
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