Tortoise (band)
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Tortoise is an instrumental rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1990. 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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Discography
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Studio albums
- Tortoise (1994)
- Millions Now Living Will Never Die (1996)
- TNT (1998)
- Standards (2001)
- It's All Around You (2004)
- Beacons of Ancestorship (2009)
- The Catastrophist (2016)
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Other releases
- In the Fishtank (1999) – EP, collaboration with The Ex
- "Gently cupping the chin of the ape" (2001) – two track tour CD with enhanced content
- The Brave and the Bold (2006) – covers album, collaboration with Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
- A Lazarus Taxon (2006) – compilation box-set of rare material, 3 CDs and 1 DVD
- Why Waste Time? (2010) – Japan-only tour EP, Enhanced CD
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Remix albums and compilations
- Rhythms, Resolutions & Clusters (1995) – remix album
- A Digest Compendium of the Tortoise's World (1996) – Japan-only compilation featuring tracks from debut album, remixes and singles
- Remixed (1998) – remix album (2001 re-release with additional remix from autechre)
- Metro: The Official Bootleg Series, Volume 1 (2010) – live compilation, one Tortoise track
- Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (2009) – a dedicated Tortoise radio station (28-minute track) in the IOS/ANDROID/PSP version
- Yanni Live at the Acropolis (2010) – part of Beck's online musical project Record Club; collaboration with Beck, Thurston Moore and Brian LeBarton
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Singles and music videos
- 1996 – "Glass Museum"
- 1996 – "Dear Grandma and Papa"
- 1998 – "The Suspension Bridge at Iguazú Falls"
- 1998 – "Four-day Interval"
- 2001 – "Seneca"
- 2004 – "Salt the Skies"
- 2004 – "It's All Around You"
- 2009 – "Prepare your Coffin"
- 2016 – "Yonder Blue"
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