Tortoise – Tortoise (Vinyl)
The group employs five musicians: three of them on bass guitar, and three more playing some kind of keyboard instrument (note the electric harpsichord), with yet another combination of three sharing percussion duties (including vibes and marimbas).
Looking at the song titles, some of them mini-masterpieces of Dada absurdity: "Onions Wrapped in Rubber" (a drifting ambient industrial interlude); "Tin Cans and Twine" (the perfect description for such a casual, back-porch sort of jam); and "Cornpone Brunch".
In short, this is the work of serious artists with a sense of humor, always a healthy combination when exploring the outer fringes of musical eclecticism. An fascinating beginning for an incredible band that continued to evolve over their subsequent seven albums.
Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, White & Black Hi-Melt
Tracklist:
A1 Magnet Pulls Through 4:37
A2 Night Air 3:50
A3 Ry Cooder 7:04
A4 Onions Wrapped In Rubber 6:40
A5 Tin Cans & Twine 4:20
B1 Spiderwebbed 8:33
B2 His Second Story Island 2:41
B3 On Noble 4:05
B4 Flyrod 3:29
B5 Cornpone Brunch 4:44
The group employs five musicians: three of them on bass guitar, and three more playing some kind of keyboard instrument (note the electric harpsichord), with yet another combination of three sharing percussion duties (including vibes and marimbas).
Looking at the song titles, some of them mini-masterpieces of Dada absurdity: "Onions Wrapped in Rubber" (a drifting ambient industrial interlude); "Tin Cans and Twine" (the perfect description for such a casual, back-porch sort of jam); and "Cornpone Brunch".
In short, this is the work of serious artists with a sense of humor, always a healthy combination when exploring the outer fringes of musical eclecticism. An fascinating beginning for an incredible band that continued to evolve over their subsequent seven albums.
Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, White & Black Hi-Melt
Tracklist:
A1 Magnet Pulls Through 4:37
A2 Night Air 3:50
A3 Ry Cooder 7:04
A4 Onions Wrapped In Rubber 6:40
A5 Tin Cans & Twine 4:20
B1 Spiderwebbed 8:33
B2 His Second Story Island 2:41
B3 On Noble 4:05
B4 Flyrod 3:29
B5 Cornpone Brunch 4:44
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