Tortoise

2-10-10 Tortoise

CD BEACONS OF ANCESTORSHIP COMMONS JPN RZCM-46291

2009 12 TRKS (1 x bonus track)

CD DIGEST COMPENDIUM OF THE TORTOISE'S WORLD, A TOKUMA JPN TKCB-70932

1996 15 TRK Collection, Japan-only release

12" DJED REMIX THRILL JOCKEY THRILL 12.1

1996 2 TRKS with Tortoise sleeve

12" GALAPAGOS 1 THRILL JOCKEY THRILL 12.4

1996 2 TRKS with Tortoise sleeve

CD5 GENTLY CUPPING THE CHIN OF THE APE THRILL JOCKEY THRILL 12.22

2001 2 TRK CD Single CD5 / CD Extra

CD IT'S ALL AROUND YOU HEADZ JPN HEADZ 20

2004 12 TRKS Japanese version (2 x bonus tracks)

LP IT'S ALL AROUND YOU THRILL JOCKEY THRILL 115

2004 10 TRKS U.S. pressing

CDx3 LAZARUS TAXON, A (Collection) THRILL JOCKEY THRILL 152

2006 33 TRKS 3CD + DVD Collection

7" MADISON AVE. THRILL JOCKEY THRILL 057

1998 2 TRKS with pic sleeve, white vinyl

CD MILLIONS NOW LIVING WILL NEVER DIE TOKUMA JPN TKCB-70931

1996 9 TRKS Japanese version (3 x bonus tracks)

LP MILLIONS NOW LIVING WILL NEVER DIE THRILL JOCKEY THRILL 025

1996 6 TRKS U.S. pressing

7" MOSQUITO TORSION US B17-003-7"

1993 3 TRKS with pic sleeve, clear vinyl

12" MUSIC FOR WORK GROUPS EP THRILL JOCKEY THRILL 12.3

1996 2 TRKS with Tortoise sleeve

CD REMIXED TOKUMA JPN TKCB-71016

1996 8 TRKS Japan-only release

CD RHYTHMS, RESOLUTIONS & CLUSTERS THRILL JOCKEY THRILL 019

1995 1 TRK (32:51) paper sleeve

CD STANDARDS TOKUMA JPN TKCB-72059

2001 12 TRKS Japanese version (2 x bonus tracks)

LP STANDARDS THRILL JOCKEY THRILL 089

2001 10 TRKS plastic cover

CD T.N.T. TOKUMA JPN TKCB-71338

1998 10 TRKS Japanese version

LPx2 T.N.T. THRILL JOCKEY THRILL 050

1998 12 TRKS locking groove

CD TORTOISE THRILL JOCKEY THRILL 013

1994 10 TRKS

LP TORTOISE THRILL JOCKEY THRILL 013

1994 10 TRKS original edition

7" WHY WE FIGHT SOUL STATIC UK SOUL 7

1995 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" TORTOISE - DERRICK CARTER CITY SLANG 8709

1994? 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

I first heard Tortoise from my current girlfriend, at the time “TNT” was a new release. I thought they sounded a bit like Steve Reich meets Hatfield & The North. I saw them live a few times – but after the tour for “It’s All Around You” – they were too loud for me. I also saw them back Brazilian singer Tom Ze. It took a while, but I finally got an original CD of “Rhythms, Resolutions & Clusters”. Last year, I ordered a Japanese copy of “Beacons of Ancestorship”, for the Japan-only “extra track”. I buy the Thrill Jockey vinyl editions, whenever they cross my path. I don’t think I have quite all their singles / EP’s – I also have some assorted sampler CD’s that have unique Tortoise tracks. Who said I don’t like any “indie rock”?