Tortoise

One of the most boring albums I have listened to in recent memory. It consists of boring, simplistic melodies being played over and over again, and also drawn out ambient sections that triggered no emotional reaction in me. The production is ahead of its time I will say that, but it can’t fix the lacklustre music. There were one of two decent songs for example ‘Spiderwebbed’ and ‘Magnet Pulls through’ but there wasn’t much progression and the melodies sort of ... read more

The Post-Rock Journey, Pt. 5: The Birth of the Chicago School, Tortoise's self titled Debut

After Slint's foray into the post-rock sound and eventual disbandment, coupled with the dissolution of the other driving force of the Louisville Sound scene, Bastro, a new idea emerged, a new style of Post-Rock more influenced by indie rock, dub, electronic, and krautrock. During this time span Tortoise was born, a band that featured an ensemble and sound unusual by the standards of a scene ... read more

pretty good starting point to their legendary carreer

This is a really great album. The compositions are very unique, as the instrumentations have a lot of variance and the arrangements are very interesting. The song structures also have also have a lot of variance, as some songs are shorter, more ambient/lowkey, while some tracks have more going on, and progress much more. The tracks flow really well into each other, making this album feel much more cohesive. The production is really good, as this very diverse sound palette combines really well ... read more