Tortoise - TNT
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Artist: TortoiseEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-03-10
Music Label: Thrill Jockey
Soundtracks:
- TNT
- Swung from the Gutters
- Ten-Day Interval
- I Set My Face to the Hillside
- The Equator
- A Simple Way to Go Faster Than Light That Does Not Work
- The Suspension Bridge at Iguaz? Falls
- Four-Day Interval
- In Sarah, Mencken, Christ, and Beethoven There Were Women and Men
- Almost Always Is Nearly Enough
- Jetty
- Everglade
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Free Music Review: Tortoise - 'TNT' (Thrill Jockey)
Hit: 4 Stars
Review no. 47. Believe this is the only Tortoise CD I've ever had, even saw them play live while out on this very tour. While Tortoise's work may be a bit too Avant Garde experimental for me, I was still able to get some listening pleasure from this release. Tunes I was most semi-impressed with were the opening title track "TNT", "I Set My Face To The Hillside", "Suspension Bridge At Iguazu Falls" and the inventive "In Sarah, Mencken, Christ And Beethoven". For the record - Tortoise is GOOD at what they do. I'm second guessing here, but most of this Chicago band's repertoire just might appeal to some fans of Stereolab, Pell Mell, Soft Machine, Cul De Sac and Steve Reich.
TNT Poster
Japanese Release featuring Exclusive Bonus Tracks.Like their moniker suggests, Tortoise wield a thick exterior of styles while the essence of their sound smoothly beats on. They brazenly titled their latest endeavor TNT as if to signal a break from their former shell. But don't be deceived by explosive associations, for the acronym is meant to stand for "Tough-N-Tender." The album displays a tenacious level of technical proficiency and creative divergence from five Chicago guys doing what they love. Tortoise avoids the experimental minimalism displayed on earlier releases in favor of a more accessible and upbeat turn of the collective dial. Rooted in jazz structures, the dripping electronic treatments on most of the tracks further distinguish the sound. Because the thematic expressions jive with unassuming clarity, no vocal or lyrical elements are needed nor occur. While darker sides of psychedelic guitar emerge, the loungy low end sections evoke intrepid fantasies of isolation on the swankiest of desert islands. --Lucas Hilbert
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