Tortoise is an American instrumental band from Chicago, widely associated with post-rock and experimental music since the early 1990s.

DeBaser reviews and item pages mention contributors/members such as John McEntire, Bundy K. Brown, Douglas McCombs, John Herndon, Dan Britney and David Pajo. Reviews highlight the band's use of electronics, Moog, xylophone, polyrhythms and a blend of krautrock, dub, jazz and ambient influences.

DeBaser reviews portray Tortoise as a seminal Chicago-based instrumental group bridging post-rock, krautrock, dub and electronics. Key albums repeatedly praised include Millions Now Living Will Never Die, TNT and the self-titled debut. Reviews emphasize meticulous production, instrumental exploration and varied reactions to later releases.

For:Fans of post-rock, experimental and instrumental music; listeners who like krautrock, ambient and electronic-infused rock.

 A bit like seeing the prodigal son returning home, that little fool who wanted to show off, squandered here and there, and now comes to you with his tail between his legs: "schusha, papi, I was wrong!".

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 ...And to your left, we have "Millions Now Living Will Never Die", the greatest album by Tortoise, released in 1996 and already become an absolute masterpiece of 90s rock, you can admire it in all its magnificence...

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 If in the previous LP post-rock was the end, here it becomes the attained and consolidated means, used to make music and speak through music, the kind that welcomes with open arms the absence of prejudices numbing the senses, the kind that when it ends makes you press play again.

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 it is nothing more than an instrumental album that focuses on atmosphere, using a vast array of sound effects meticulously crafted in the recording studio

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