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Tortoise (1990 - )

Group - United States

Releases (49)

Official

Album - Remix

  1. Rhythms, Resolutions & Clusters 1995
  2. Remixed 21 Oct 1996

Album

  1. Tortoise 22 Jun 1994
  2. Millions Now Living Will Never Die 30 Jan 1996
  3. TNT 09 Mar 1998
  4. Standards 19 Feb 2001
  5. It’s All Around You 06 Apr 2004
  6. Beacons of Ancestorship 23 Jun 2009
  7. The Catastrophist 22 Jan 2016

Album - Compilation

  1. A Digest Compendium of the Tortoise’s World 08 Jul 1996
  2. A Lazarus Taxon 22 Aug 2006

Single - Remix

  1. Ten-Day Interval (Autechre Remixes) 1998

Single

  1. Mosquito 1993
  2. Lonesome Sound 1993
  3. Gamera 1995
  4. Why We Fight 1995
  5. Djed 1996
  6. Tour 1998 1998
  7. Derrick Carter vs. Tortoise 1998
  8. Gently Cupping the Chin of the Ape 15 Oct 2001
  9. Hot Coffee 2012
  10. Shake Hands With Danger 03 May 2016

EP - Remix

  1. Music for Workgroups: The Oval Remixes 1996

EP

  1. Why Waste Time? 05 May 2010
  2. Gonna Be 2011

Other - Remix

  1. Beacons of Ancestorship Remixes 18 Aug 2009

Bootleg

Album - Live

  1. 1999-10-23: 30th German Festival, Frankfurt, Germany 23 Oct 1999
  2. 2001-06-14: Howlin’ Wolf, New Orleans, LA, USA 2001
  3. 2009-07-21: Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY, USA
  4. 2011-02-12: Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL, USA
  5. 1998-05-12: Cotton Club, Atlanta, GA, USA
  6. 1995-05-07: Dead Pigeon C.O.C., Muncie, IN, USA
  7. 1995-05-24: Mr. Goodbar, Buffalo, NY, USA
  8. 1998-05-06: The Middle East, Cambridge, MA, USA
  9. 2003-11-28: Abbey Pub, Chicago, IL, USA
  10. 2006-09-29: Early Show: Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL, USA
  11. 2006-09-29: Late Show: Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL, USA
  12. 2008-02-28: Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  13. 2008-07-26: Forecastle Festival, The Riverfront Belvedere, Louisville, KY, USA
  14. 2008-09-27: Snake On the Lake Festival, The Memorial Union Terrace, Madison, WI, USA
  15. 2005-10-10: Park West, Chicago, IL, USA
  16. 2005-11-12: 15th Anniversary P.L.A.Y. (Possibilities in Life: Art for Youth) Benefit, Metro, Chicago, IL, USA
  17. 2010-02-11: Headliners Music Hall, Louisville, KY, USA
  18. 2010-02-17: Mr. Small's Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  19. 1998-07-07: Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland

Other - Live

  1. 1996-06-13: Peel Session, Maida Vale Studios, London, UK
  2. 1998-03-29: Peel Session, Maida Vale Studios, London, UK
  3. 2001-05-24: Roxy, Athens, GA, USA

Relationships (7)

Members

  1. David Pajo (1996 - 1998)
  2. Dan Bitney
  3. John Herndon keyboard, vibraphone, drums (drum set)
  4. Jeff Parker
  5. John McEntire
  6. Douglas McCombs
  7. Bundy K. Brown ( - 1996)

Recordings by (208)

  1. Gooseneck 5:36 (1993)
  2. Lonesome Sound 3:34 (1993)
  3. Reservoir 2:08 (1993)
  4. Mosquito 3:48 (1993)
  5. Onions Wrapped in Rubber 1:02 (1993)
  6. Sheets 2:15 (1993)
  7. Magnet Pulls Through 4:38 (22 Jun 1994)
  8. Night Air 3:50 (22 Jun 1994)
  9. Ry Cooder 7:06 (22 Jun 1994)
  10. Tin Cans & Twine 4:23 (22 Jun 1994)
  11. Spiderwebbed 8:34 (22 Jun 1994)
  12. His Second Story Island 2:42 (22 Jun 1994)
  13. On Noble 4:09 (22 Jun 1994)
  14. Flyrod 3:28 (22 Jun 1994)
  15. Cornpone Brunch 4:44 (22 Jun 1994)
  16. Goriri 6:39 (18 Jul 1995)
  17. Алонг Тче Банкс Оф Риверс 5:58 (Jul 1995)
  18. As You Said 4:21 (Sep 1995)
  19. Alcohall / Your New Rod / Cobwebbed / The Match Incident / Tin Can (Puerto Rican Mix) / Not Quite East of the Ryan / Initial Gesture Protraction 32:59 (1995)
  20. Cliff Dweller Society 15:45 (1995)
  21. Alcohall 4:03 (1995)
  22. Your New Rod 4:23 (1995)
  23. Cobwebbed 2:35 (1995)
  24. The Match Incident ?:?? (1995)
  25. Tin Cans (The Puerto Rican mix) ?:?? (1995)
  26. Not Quite East of the Ryan 5:08 (1995)
  27. Initial Gesture Protraction 4:47 (1995)
  28. Gamera 11:54 (1995)
  29. Whitewater 5:05 (1995)
  30. Alcohall / Your New Rod / Cobwebbed / The Match Incident 18:31 (1995)
  31. Tin Cans (The Puerto Rican mix) / Not Quite East of the Ryan / Initial Gesture Protraction 14:18 (1995)
  32. Glass Museum 5:24 (1995)
  33. Why We Fight 4:23 (1995)
  34. Djed 20:57 (30 Jan 1996)
  35. A Survey 2:52 (30 Jan 1996)
  36. The Taut and Tame 5:01 (30 Jan 1996)
  37. Dear Grandma and Grandpa 2:49 (30 Jan 1996)
  38. Along the Banks of Rivers 5:51 (30 Jan 1996)
  39. Restless Waters 3:41 (30 Apr 1996)
  40. Tin Cans & Twine (Puerto Rican mix) 4:00 (08 Jul 1996)
  41. Ry Cooder (The Beer Incident) 11:50 (08 Jul 1996)
  42. DJed (Bruise Blood Mix) (remix by U.N.K.L.E.) 8:08 (21 Oct 1996)
  43. TJed (remix by John McEntire) 7:30 (21 Oct 1996)
  44. Bubble Economy (remix by Markus Popp) 6:04 (21 Oct 1996)
  45. Learning Curve (remix by Markus Popp) 3:54 (21 Oct 1996)
  46. Galapagos (version one) (remix by Spring Heel Jack) 7:11 (21 Oct 1996)
  47. Reference Resistance Gate (remix by Jim O’Rourke) 8:47 (21 Oct 1996)
  48. Taut & Tame (remix by Luke Vibert) 6:37 (21 Oct 1996)
  49. Find the One (remix by Bundy K. Brown) 11:08 (21 Oct 1996)
  50. The Source of Uncertainty 3:42 (Oct 1996)
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On Recordings (3)

Remixed

  1. Autumn Sweater (remixed by Tortoise) 7:21 Yo La Tengo (08 Apr 1997)
  2. Bionic Beatbox (version - Tortoise) 5:18 Techno Animal (30 Mar 1998)
  3. More Beats & Pieces (Tortoise mix) 3:30 Coldcut (18 May 1998)

Credited as (11)

  1. Tortoise
  2. Tortoise / Stereolab
  3. Tortoise + The Ex
  4. Tortoise feat. Jeff Parker
  5. Mouse on Mars & Tortoise
  6. Tortoise & Bonnie "Prince" Billy
  7. Tortoise with Chicago Underground Quartet & Fred Anderson
  8. Tortoise & Colin Newman
  9. Tortoise & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
  10. Tortoise and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
  11. Tortoise Vs UNKLE

Works (15)

Wrote

  1. The Catastrophist
  2. Ox Duke
  3. Gopher Island
  4. Shake Hands With Danger
  5. The Clearing Fills
  6. Gesceap
  7. Hot Coffee
  8. Yonder Blue
  9. Tesseract
  10. At Odds With Logic

Composed

  1. Gamera
  2. Magnet Pulls Through
  3. His Second Story Island
  4. On Noble
  5. Flyrod

Events (5)

Main Performer At

  1. Nattjazz
  2. Reading Festival 1996, day 3: NME Stage
  3. Austin City Limits Music Festival 2005, day 3: AMD Stage time
  4. Glastonbury Festival 1998, day 3: Jazz World Stage time
  5. Roskilde Festival 1996, Day 2: Yellow time

Links (17)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.trts.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/tortoise
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99014532

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Tortoise

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/136413

Setlist.Fm

  1. https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/tortoise-43d69bbb.html

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/4727

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000180023

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/148542052

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1412030

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/3WggbHDpj4rPKbL97zG5MQ

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://itunes.apple.com/artist/id5506415

Bandcamp

  1. https://tortoise.bandcamp.com/

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/e0953daa-860f-4dc8-9f1a-b12587cdaf17

Social Networking

  1. https://www.instagram.com/trts/
  2. https://twitter.com/TRTS
  3. https://www.facebook.com/TRTSband