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Flipped through an NME yesterday and it said that the UNKLE remix of Tortoise's "Djed" was out on 4/15 in limited vinyl. Has anyone in the UK picked this one up? James Jung-Hoon Seo // Oracle New Media (415) 506-3829 // jseo@us.oracle.com Excuse me, do you like pineapple? // Chungking Express

quoted 4 lines Flipped through an NME yesterday and it said that the UNKLE remix of

> Flipped through an NME yesterday and it said that the UNKLE remix of > Tortoise's "Djed" was out on 4/15 in limited vinyl. Has anyone in the UK > picked this one up? >

As far as i'm aware this has been delayed yet again. I've been asking in my store for 3 weeks now and they tell me every week that it's been delayed for another one. It's meant to be brilliant as well martin

Here I am with Tortoise's "Millions now living..." spanking new, and 13:52 mins into track one - the 20 minute opener - _ it sounds like it sticks and jumps_. Darn. On closer inspection and another run-through and a general survey of their history and biog, it would appear that this is the way it *should* be ??? Could that be? That they integrate studio mishaps and bloopy samples and feedback and squikrs ... hmmm. I * np: Hard Normal Daddy - AGAIN! and no, we didn't get to host the 2004 Olympics (Currently Cape Town's a bit subdued, dude)

On Fri, 5 Sep 1997, Irene McC wrote:

quoted 8 lines Here I am with Tortoise's "Millions now living..." spanking new,

> Here I am with Tortoise's "Millions now living..." spanking new, > and 13:52 mins into track one - the 20 minute opener - _ it sounds > like it sticks and jumps_. Darn. > > On closer inspection and another run-through and a general survey > of their history and biog, it would appear that this is the way it > *should* be ??? Could that be? That they integrate studio mishaps > and bloopy samples and feedback and squikrs ... hmmm.

Yep, that's it - they did it on purpose to scare the hell outta you. Dunno how many people have jumped up to try to eject the damn thing outta their player before it kills their player. I've got a friend that's got it on vinyl - loses some impact.... cya brian

quoted 18 lines On Fri, 5 Sep 1997, Irene McC wrote:

>On Fri, 5 Sep 1997, Irene McC wrote: > >> Here I am with Tortoise's "Millions now living..." spanking new, >> and 13:52 mins into track one - the 20 minute opener - _ it sounds >> like it sticks and jumps_. Darn. >> >> On closer inspection and another run-through and a general survey >> of their history and biog, it would appear that this is the way it >> *should* be ??? Could that be? That they integrate studio mishaps >> and bloopy samples and feedback and squikrs ... hmmm. > >Yep, that's it - they did it on purpose to scare the hell outta you. >Dunno how many people have jumped up to try to eject the damn thing outta >their player before it kills their player. I've got a friend that's got >it on vinyl - loses some impact.... > >cya >brian

hey, i have funki porcini's 'hed-phone sex cd' and right in the middle of it it has a break that ticks and scratches and then says something along the lines of 'your cd player will not faithfully reproduce track seven, please press pause and try again' i played it for a bunch of my friends who were hearing it for the first time on lots of strong acid. very funny. there was a hush and then a large chorus of "what the hell!?!" it's funny, on the outer sleeve of the cd it says 'if you are not completely satisfied with this cd, listen to it again and realize that you have wastyed your money!' later, peace, love and ambience. d... d@techno.ca orbital@clo.com http://www.clo.com/~orbital

saw tortoise @ bard college in New York tonight... after seeing them 2 other times, i knew what to expect, but they absolutely blew me away. they played many familiar snippets of songs and did most of the songs on _TNT_ as well as old favorites... these guys love to play their music, and the crowd was loving every second of it. they put on one of the greatest live perfomances i've ever seen. also had a chance to smoke a little herb with dan bitney and john herndon of tortoise and that was quite an experience. they are some of the nicest guys i've ever met. check tortoise out when they come to your town, you won't regret.. (oh, oval was good too, but Markus has to quit doing live perfomances... doesn't translate well) -mc

has anybody heard of the group "tortoise"? i saw their cd, "TNT" and i wasn't sure what they sound like. does anybody have any audio clips? thanks, sam samstein@jsteintech.com

I'm sure a billion people have responded to this, but think of tortoise as a mix between "rock", "new age", "electronica", "math rock", "low-tec electro", "techno", "jazz" and the occasional off the wall influences like "spagehti western". Stimulating sounds from Chicago's Thrill Jockey Records, Tortoise's music is relaxing and interesting. Vocals? nyet idm? nyet worth checking out? definetly and while you're at it, you might want to check out Isotope 217 which contains members of Tortoise Luke

quoted 3 lines i havent heard their cd yet, but was just wondering if they are idm or

>i havent heard their cd yet, but was just wondering if they are idm or >have elements of idm in their music. are there vocals? i noticed >autechre remixed a song of theirs

post-post (and maybe after that) rock. Not much rock. Sam Stein wrote:

quoted 9 lines i havent heard their cd yet, but was just wondering if they are idm or

> i havent heard their cd yet, but was just wondering if they are idm or > have elements of idm in their music. are there vocals? i noticed > autechre remixed a song of theirs > > sam > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

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On Thu, 3 Jun 1999 18:18:32 EDT Tsog5000@aol.com writes:

quoted 8 lines I'm sure a billion people have responded to this, but think of

>I'm sure a billion people have responded to this, but think of >tortoise as a >mix between "rock", "new age", "electronica", "math rock", "low-tec >electro", >"techno", "jazz" and the occasional off the wall influences like >"spagehti >western". >Vocals? nyet

Actually (just to nitpick) on their 7" Lonesome Sound/Reservoir/Sheets release (Thrill Jockey 007, I believe) there are vocals. But since then, exclusively instrumental.

quoted 1 line idm? nyet

>idm? nyet

It could be argued that Djed comes close.

quoted 1 line worth checking out? definetly

>worth checking out? definetly

I'll second that. Their releases actually improve with age and repeated listening. J np: Fila Brazillila _Power Clown_ "You have the right not to be killed" - The Clash Join The Party @www.cpusa.org ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

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> -----Original Message----- > From: Sam Stein [SMTP:s4mstein@yahoo.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 05, 1999 5:53 AM > To: idm@hyperreal.org > Subject: (idm) tortoise > > ok, in know these guys arent really idm, but i just have to say that > they are excellent "chill-out" music. > > my question is does anybody know of any other bands that are similar in > style? one of the major reasons that i like them so much is that there > are no words, so if that helps, there ya go. > > thanks for any help > > sam > _____________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Free instant messaging and more at http://messenger.yahoo.com

ok, in know these guys arent really idm, but i just have to say that they are excellent "chill-out" music. my question is does anybody know of any other bands that are similar in style? one of the major reasons that i like them so much is that there are no words, so if that helps, there ya go. thanks for any help sam _____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Free instant messaging and more at http://messenger.yahoo.com

On Thu, 5 Aug 1999, Sam Stein wrote:

quoted 6 lines ok, in know these guys arent really idm, but i just have to say that

> ok, in know these guys arent really idm, but i just have to say that > they are excellent "chill-out" music. > > my question is does anybody know of any other bands that are similar in > style? one of the major reasons that i like them so much is that there > are no words, so if that helps, there ya go.

There's always Isotope 217 (Tortoise side project). And Godspeed You Black Emperor are good too. Similar epic sound construction that reminds me of "The Millions Now Living..." although not quite so jazzy. This is the extent of my knowledge of postrock. peace. -andrew $buy it$

At 05:53 AM 8/5/99 -0700, you wrote:

quoted 6 lines ok, in know these guys arent really idm, but i just have to say that

>ok, in know these guys arent really idm, but i just have to say that >they are excellent "chill-out" music. > >my question is does anybody know of any other bands that are similar in >style? one of the major reasons that i like them so much is that there >are no words, so if that helps, there ya go.

You might wanna try Fridge. They are kinda Tortoise-y. I've heard indie-rock types say that they're "like Tortoise, but can actually play their instruments" I don't know about that (I really like Tortoise and I think they're good musicians. Some post-rock that's not too much like Tortoise that I've been getting into lately is from a band called Cul de Sac. Their album "Crashes To Light Minutes Before the Fall" (on Thirsty Ear) is very good. Hope this helps, Jeff

If its post rock your after, then apart from Godspeed, who are lovely, try Magnog: a nice combination of guitar strumming, droning, quiet singing, and spaced out electric guitar noises. Windy and Carl, who do quiet humming noises are good as well, and they're all on a Kranky sampler CD (if its still available). The Sea and the Cake are good, and they're an offshoot of Tortoise. Rothko are as much fun as you can have with three bass players and nothing else. They do low frequency soundscapes that are occasionally electrifying, but don't always get going. Finally, I've said it before and I'll probably say it again MOGWAI ARE SUPERB. Buy come on die young AND young team AND kicking a dead pig (remix album: a tenuous link with idm) AND ten rapid NOW. Sell your house if you have to. Sorry about that. Jorkens Without contraries is no progression

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On 5 Aug 99, merciless boy wrote re: Re: (idm) tortoise:

quoted 1 line what about spiritualized?

> what about spiritualized?

What about them? They're WAAAAAY different to Tortoise, if that's what you mean. ? I *