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The band incorporates krautrock, dub, minimal music, electronica and jazz into their music, and their eclectic style has left a great influence on the post-rock genre. Tortoise have been consistently credited for the rise of the post-rock movement in the 1990s.
Jan 29, 2021 · Tortoise would likely shudder at being referred to as a jam band, but on this recording, they definitely make it feel more like a compliment than a dig.
- Tyler Wilcox
Jun 26, 2012 · To get somewhat of an insider’s guide, The Quietus caught up with Tortoise member John Herndon just before the band took the stage at this year’s Field Day festival. Over the noise of two nearby competing stages he talked us through his favourite moments on record, live and outside of the band which have shaped Tortoise for him.
Tortoise has always been a band that thrives on subtlety. With Standards, they've finally managed to arrange those subtleties to form broad, bold sonic outlines. As a result, this record is...
Aug 16, 2022 · Tortoise’s idiosyncratic approach has roots in the influential DIY scene of the 1980s. “I was in punk bands in the ’80s,” says percussionist Dan Bitney. “There’s an ethos that goes with being from that era, of kind of ‘doing stuff yourself,’ doing what you want to do.”
- Maria Barrios
Jan 19, 2016 · The Catastrophist, the post-rock quintet Tortoise's first album in nearly seven years, shows a point of departure for the venerated band—for one thing, it is the group's first-ever work with ...
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Jan 20, 2016 · Tortoise is a band about the blurry middles, which is why “The Catastrophist,” at its best and most beautiful (in songs like “Hot Coffee,” “Tesseract” and its title track, switching among...
