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TNT
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0036172875023
Label: Thrill Jockey
Manufacturer: Thrill Jockey
MPN: 50
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Thrill Jockey
Release Date: March 10, 1998
Studio: Thrill Jockey
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Editorial Review:
Like their moniker suggests, Tortoise wield a thick exterior of styles while the essence of their sound smoothly beats on. They brazenly titled their latest endeavor TNT as if to signal a break from their former shell. But don't be deceived by explosive associations, for the acronym is meant to stand for "Tough-N-Tender." The album displays a tenacious level of technical proficiency and creative divergence from five Chicago guys doing what they love. Tortoise avoids the experimental minimalism displayed on earlier releases in favor of a more accessible and upbeat turn of the collective dial. Rooted in jazz structures, the dripping electronic treatments on most of the tracks further distinguish the sound. Because the thematic expressions jive with unassuming clarity, no vocal or lyrical elements are needed nor occur. While darker sides of psychedelic guitar emerge, the loungy low end sections evoke intrepid fantasies of isolation on the swankiest of desert islands. --Lucas Hilbert
Japanese Release featuring Exclusive Bonus Tracks.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Tortoise - 'TNT' (Thrill Jockey)
Review no. 47. Believe this is the only Tortoise CD I've ever had, even saw them play live while out on this very tour. While Tortoise's work may be a bit too Avant Garde experimental for me, I was still able to get some listening pleasure from this release. Tunes I was most semi-impressed with were the opening title track "TNT", "I Set My Face To The Hillside", "Suspension Bridge At Iguazu Falls" and the inventive "In Sarah, Mencken, Christ And Beethoven". For the record - Tortoise is GOOD at what ... Read More
Rating:  - A Smooth Ride
Hit play, sit back, and let the music take you to that secret place inside.
Take in and absorb the infectious subtly combined with precision and groove.
A great one.
Rating: - After hearing Mogwai, Explosions, Sigur Rós...
I decided it was time for me to look into post-rock roots. Tortoise caught my eye. This album blends rock, electronica and jazz flowing over an ambient soundscape. The difference between tracks is incredible. It's as if Aphex Twin, Do Make Say Think and Miles Davis got together and layered their source file tracks into one studio release. Look into this one.
Rating: - Like finding gold.
A guy at a video store gave me this record, because I had given him a Brian Eno Album for free. From the moment I put it in, the first thought I had was.."now this is what I've been looking for". Having been burned on music for a while, this album filled the tank back up and lit the sucker on fire.
Simply one of the best albums I've heard in 2 years. This album and this group seem to never stick to one genre. ranging from abstract ambient to soft coffee shop jazz, it moves and drifts through a ... Read More
Rating: - Jazz, fusion, samples, post-rock... and then some -a masterpiece
I am a newcomer into Tortoise territory. However their sound fits in my mind as a blend between elements I could find in Godspeed You Black Emperor! (the post-rock samples), Brand X and Medeski Martin & Wood (the jazz and the fusion), Flaming Lips (the experimentation)... and then some. In a showcase of musicianship, they accomplish in TNT a magnificent album that eludes tags and typical paradigms. Take "I Set My Face To The Hillside", for example. This is a track where you can even hear influences ... Read More
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