On August 27, wrecktangle wrote:
quoted 4 lines Phil Manley, guitarist and keyboardist for the "post-rockers" (now>Phil Manley, guitarist and keyboardist for the "post-rockers" (now
>there's a subgenre name I can't take seriously), was quoted as saying ZZ
>Top, Kraftwerk, and Autechre were the three biggest influences on trans
>am.quoted 3 lines I saw them live in Baltimore a month ago and the new songs that were>I saw them live in Baltimore a month ago and the new songs that were
>mainly guitar kinda dragged on, yet the previously unheard electronic ones
>blew everyone away and got a fair amount of the ass in the room shaking.
In an interview with a Dutch music writer, Trans Am acknowledged a Chicago group called
Tortoise as a major influence. Apparently Tortoise's producer also produced the Surrender
to the Night CD. Is anyone familiar with Tortoise? Is this another connection with Autechre
or something entirely different?