You snide f*ck.

Are these guy sorta like Return to Forever but slower?

I love their song Gamera (^).

I love Tortoise, but Subby's line about how they're for people who can't admit they like jazz is pretty dead on. They seem to me to advance that fusion tradition of bands like the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Return to Forever, but harder-edged and leaning more into the rock side of things. Great band in any case, but, yeah, if you like Tortoise, I do not want to hear you making fun of fusion.

I like jazz, I like Tortoise ... oh noes, head about to asplode!!!

Seriously one of the finest live shows I've ever seen, and the only band who can have an upcoming album described as "synth-heavy" and not make me cringe.

Have means, will acquire.

"I like Tortoise"

I prefer "Sea and Cake" but you know...

Millions now living will never die

Walker: "I like Tortoise"

+1 !!!



Yeah, they are a pretty damned good band

AzDownboy: Millions now living will never die

WINRAR.

FISH!

Our Man in Nirvana: I love their song Gamera (^).

Nice. I hadn't seen that before...

Mmmm.... tortoise! I believe the term subby is looking for is "post-rock"

Seneca makes me drool...

Thanks subby for introducing me to an new awesome band!

/Thought people on here were just Slayer and Neil Pert fans.

I really liked 'It's All Around You' but I'm not a big fan of a lot of their material after TNT and Millions (which is a fantastic album BTW). I'm more into the Montreal and Austin schools of post-rock, I guess. But I'll probably pick this up, and hopefully catch them this time around.

Well, for people that like jazz that's sounds like Toroise might be more accurate, but whatever.

I love jazz, fusion, and prog rock. Never heard of these guys, so I'll have to check them out...anyone want to suggest a starter, or post a link? (And if you think I've heard them but just don't know it, post that too.)

I personally recommend "Standards" by Tortoise as their strongest album in my eyes. "Djed" for the win.

And I like Tortoise because they have much more direction in their songs than I can attest for in jazz. (In general)

I also like Charles Mingus, Art Tatum, Thelonious Monk, Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy and Miles Davis for the haters.

Cletus from Canuckistan: I really liked 'It's All Around You' but I'm not a big fan of a lot of their material after TNT and Millions (which is a fantastic album BTW). I'm more into the Montreal and Austin schools of post-rock, I guess. But I'll probably pick this up, and hopefully catch them this time around.

Yeah, but 'It's All Around You' is the only proper album after TNT and Millions. Is there something else i'm missing? (Brave and Bold doesn't really count)

/This has been the longest five years of my life
//Favorite band ever
/// Possibility of summer tour i wonder?

Oh shiat.... how did I forget Standards?

/retarded
//dduuhhhhh

RobThomas PowerHour: Yeah, but 'It's All Around You' is the only proper album after TNT and Millions. Is there something else i'm missing?

Check out 'A Lazarus Taxon', the boxed set that came out a few years ago. It has lots of old & not-widely-released stuff. It comes with a cool DVD too.

Also, their Peel Session is really good.

110john: "post-rock"

Post rock is one of the most pretentious scenes currently going.

It can encompus so many genres but at the end of the day it's jazz still. They just took their leads from the rockers/electronic guys instead of the jazz guys.

blivitdotnet: RobThomas PowerHour:

Cool stuff indeed.
I'm on amnesia-mode today

Chaosandcomedy: I personally recommend "Standards" by Tortoise as their strongest album in my eyes. "Djed" for the win.


I also like Charles Mingus, Art Tatum, Thelonious Monk, Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy and Miles Davis for the haters.

You listen to good farking Jazz,man. Mingus being by far my fave. Second is Miles, particularly his 1965-72 morphine and post-morphine years

AuralArgument: Post rock is one of the most pretentious scenes currently going.

The problem with 'post-rock' is that it's such a catchall genre, and most artists stuck with the label. The definition is so broad as to be essentially meaningless.

Slint
Tortoise
Labradford
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Mogwai
Sigur Rós
Explosions In The Sky
65daysofstatic
Caspian
MONO

Are all pigeonholed as 'post-rock' but have little in common other than mostly instrumental music, odd time signatures, and the use of non-rock song structures.

Cletus from Canuckistan: it's such a catchall genre, and most artists stuck with the label reject it.
/FTFM.
/ I missed a link too

First thing that came to mind.



/Love them

110john: Mmmm.... tortoise! I believe the term subby is looking for is "post-rock"

Seneca makes me drool...

post rock---for people afraid to admit they like rock.

//likes post-rock

Cletus from Canuckistan: Slint
Tortoise
Labradford
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Mogwai
Sigur Rós
Explosions In The Sky
65daysofstatic
Caspian
MONO

I would also like to add:

- Main (early period, anyway. Latter period is something else entirely)

- letter period Talk Talk

- Bark Psychosis (first band labeled post-rock)

- Flying Saucer Attack

- and who could forget the postest of post-rockers?



never got into Tortoise for some reason. i think it's because I got sick of "post-rock = 'haiguyz, i bought a GYBE! and Mogwai album'". I love both GYBE! and Mogwai, but nearly all their imitators sound like they listen to the bands and seem to (wrongly) think GYBE! 20-minute epics would sound better condensed into 5 minutes.

FeedTheCollapse: - latter period Talk Talk


meh, thanks for letting me preview, Fark.

Tortoise, the band for people who can't admit they like jazz


Actually --the band for people WHO DON"T KNOW THEY LIKE "KRAUT"

....as in Krautrock.

Can,Amon Duul,Faust Popol Vuh,Neu!,Cluster...etc...

craigdamage: Can,Amon Duul,Faust Popol Vuh,Neu!,Cluster...etc...

I'm familiar with the rest, but what's a good start for Popol Vuh? All I know about them is that Flying Saucer Attack (see above link) had 3 tracks titled after them/him, but I don't know what they're like.

FeedTheCollapse: craigdamage: Can,Amon Duul,Faust Popol Vuh,Neu!,Cluster...etc...

I'm familiar with the rest, but what's a good start for Popol Vuh? All I know about them is that Flying Saucer Attack (see above link) had 3 tracks titled after them/him, but I don't know what they're like.

I like Aguirre. The movie by Herzog is good too. Popol Vuh did the music for a lot of his movies.

agrees