Genres: Instrumental Rock, Post-Rock/Experimental, Indie Rock, Experimental Rock Active: 90's, 2000's Formed: 1990 in Chicago, IL
Trans Am, Slint, Cul de Sac, Bowery Electric, Rome, Ui, A Minor Forest, To Rococo Rot, Mogwai, Kreidler, Pluramon, Ganger, Tarwater, Pell Mell, Stereolab, Gaunt, The High Llamas, June of 44, 5ive Style The Dylan Group, One Mile North, The Olivia Tremor Control, The Album Leaf, Analogue II, Radian, The Redneck Manifesto, Glider, Silver Daggers, Gwei-Lo, Anticon, Collections of Colonies of Bees, Sybarite, Euphone, Ilium, Fridge, Cougar, Dilatazione, Lindsay Anderson |  |
Tortoise revolutionized American indie rock in the mid-'90s by playing down tried-and-true punk and rock & roll influences, emphasizing instead the incorporation of a variety of left-field music genres from the past 20 years, including Krautrock, dub, avant-garde jazz, classical minimalism, ambient and space music, film music, and British electronica. At odds as well with the shambling framework of alternative rock's normal song structure, the group -- as large as a septet, with at times two vibes players -- relied on a crisp instrumental aesthetic, tied to cool jazz, which practically stood alone in American indie rock by actually focusing on instrumental prowess and group interaction.
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Release: August 21, 2006
Label: Thrill Jockey
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Release: January 23, 2006
Label: Domino, Overcoat, British Domino
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