Tortoise

Tortoise

Tortoise is an American post-rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1990. The band incorporates krautrock, dub, minimal music, electronica and jazz into their music, a combination sometimes termed "post-rock". Tortoise have been consistently credited for the rise of the post-rock movement in the 1990s.

Albums

1994 Tortoise

1996 Millions Now Living Will Never Die

1998 TNT

2001 Standards

2004 It’s All Around You

2009 Beacons of Ancestorship

2016 The Catastrophist

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Latest Articles

Live Review: Tortoise, Mt Mountain, Akioka

"A mesmeric experience in transcendental polyrhythmic bliss."

Features / Music

The Secret To Tortoise's Longevity

"I hesitate to say it's a democracy but it's pretty close... There isn't like the wanker frontman getting mad at somebody for being weird."

Tortoise Announce Aussie & NZ December Tour Dates

The instrumental-rock veterans will play five shows Down Under and two across the ditch at the end of the year

Live Review: Tortoise, Margins, Mr Maps

Live Review: Tortoise, Grails, New War

Features / Music

Setting Standards

"I would never say instrumental music is limiting, but it certainly is challenging, for the performer and the listener."

Features / Music

Winning The Race

“I think it seemed like a really natural transition. It didn’t really feel like we were stretching ourselves that much, we were just a bunch of friends who got together and wrote a bunch of songs, or pieces of music, or whatever they were, and recorded them.

Post-Rock Veterans Tortoise Announce Aus Tour

The band were announced for Perth's This Is Nowhere festival yesterday.

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