Grunnen Rocks Home Willem Kolvoort
Tortoise
postmodernkrautrock
Address
United States Of America
E-Mail
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Members

Doug McCombs: bass
John Herndon: drums
John McEntire: drums
Dan Bitney: percussion, backing vocals
Bundy K Brown: bass
Dave Pajo: guitar
Brad Wood: producer

History

David Pajo's musical history
Doug McCombs' musical history
John McEntire's musical history
Bundy K Brown's musical history
John Herndon's musical history
Dan Bitney's musical history
Brad Wood's musical history

Discography
Singles
  1. Mosquito 7" (Torsion Music, 1993, B17-003-7")
      first release, limited edition
    1. Mosquito
    2. Gooseneck
  2. Mosquito 7" (City Slang, 1993, cat.no.?)
      european release
    1. Mosquito
    2. Gooseneck
  3. Mosquito 7" (Torsion Music, 1998, B17-003-7")
      rerelease
    1. Mosquito
    2. Onions Wrapped In Rubber
    3. Gooseneck
  4. Lonesome Sound 7" (Thrill Jockey Records, 1994, Thrill-006)
      first release, limited edition
    1. Lonesome Sound (Freakwater)
    2. Reservoir Sheets
  5. Lonesome Sound 7" (City Slang, 1994, cat.no.?)
      european release
    1. Lonesome Sound (Freakwater)
    2. Reservoir Sheets
  6. Lonesome Sound 7" (Thrill Jockey Records, 1998, Thrill-006)
      rerelease
    1. Lonesome Sound (Freakwater)
    2. Reservoir Sheets
  7. Why We Fight 7" (Soul Static Sound, 1995, soul 7)
      first release, limited edition
    1. Why We Fight
    2. Whitewater
  8. Why We Fight 7" (Soul Static Sound, 1996, soul 7)
      rerelease, limited edition
    1. Why We Fight
    2. Whitewater
  9. Why We Fight 7" (City Slang, year ?, cat.no.?)
      european release
    1. Why We Fight
    2. Whitewater
  10. Tour 7" (Thrill Jockey Records, 1998, Thrill-057)
    1. Madison Ave.
    2. Madison Area
  11. Gamera 12" (Duophonic, 1995, DUHF-006)
    1. Gamera
    2. Cliff Dweller Society
  12. Gamera 12" (City Slang, 1995, cat.no.?)
    1. Gamera
    2. Cliff Dweller Society
  13. Djed 12" (Thrill Jockey Records, 1996, thrill 12.1/Shell 001)
    1. Djed (Bruise Blood Mix by Unkle)
    2. Tjed (remix by John McEntire)
  14. Djed 12" (City Slang, 1996, cat.no.?)
    1. Djed (Bruise Blood Mix by Unkle)
    2. Tjed (remix by John McEntire)
  15. Music For Workgroups, The Oval Remixes 12" (Thrill Jockey Records, 1996, thrill 12.3/Shell 002)
    1. The Bubble Economy (Remix by Markus Popp)
    2. Learning Curve (Remix by Markus Popp)
  16. Music For Workgroups, The Oval Remixes 12" (City Slang, 1996, cat.no.?)
    1. The Bubble Economy (Remix by Markus Popp)
    2. Learning Curve (Remix by Markus Popp)
  17. Rivers 12" (Thrill Jockey Records, 1996, thrill 12.4/Shell 003)
    1. Galapagos 1 (Remixed by Spring Heeled Jack)
    2. Reference Resistance Gate (remixed by Jim O'Rourke)
  18. Rivers 12" (City Slang, 1996, cat.no.?)
    1. Galapagos 1 (Remixed by Spring Heeled Jack)
    2. Reference Resistance Gate (remixed by Jim O'Rourke)
  19. The Taut And Tame 12" (Thrill Jockey Records, 1996, thrill 12.5)
    1. The Taut And The Tame (Remixed by Luke Viberet)
    2. Find the One (Wait, Abstraction No. 3) (remixed by Bundy K Brown)
  20. The Taut And Tame 12" (City Slang, 1996, cat.no.?)
    1. The Taut And The Tame (Remixed by Luke Viberet)
    2. Find the One (Wait, Abstraction No. 3) (remixed by Bundy K Brown)
  21. Derrick Carter 12" (Thrill Jockey Records, 1998, thrill 12.10)
    1. D's Winter Crazy Dub
    2. D's Winter Outtake
  22. Derrick Carter 12" (City Slang, 1998, 08709)
    1. D's Winter Crazy Dub
    2. D's Winter Outtake
  23. Autechre 12" (Thrill Jockey Records, 1998, thrill 12.11)
    1. Adverse Camber
    2. To Day Retreival
  24. Autechre 12" (City Slang, 1998, cat.no.?)
    1. Adverse Camber
    2. To Day Retreival
Splits
  1. split 7" (Duophonic, 1996, DUHF-012)
      UK tour single, gold-printed picture sleeve and clear blue vinyl
    1. Tortoise: Vaus (misspelled as "Yaus")
    2. Stereolab: Speedy Car
Albums
  1. Tortoise LP/CD (Thrill Jockey Records, 1994, Thrill-013)
      Fireproof Press printed the sleeve
      tracks ?
  2. Tortoise LP/CD (Thrill Jockey Records, 1996, Thrill-013)
      a new, different, sleeve
      tracks ?
  3. Tortoise CD (City Slang, 1994, 04950)
    1. Magnet Pulls Through
    2. Night Air
    3. Ry Cooder
    4. Onions Wrapped In Rubber
    5. Tin Cans & Twine
    6. Spiderwebbed
    7. His Second Story Island
    8. On Noble
    9. Flyrod
    10. Cornpone Brunch
  4. Rhythms, Resolutions & Clusters LP/CD (Thrill Jockey Records, 1995, Thrill-019)
    1. Alcohall
    2. Your New Rod
    3. Cobwebbed
    4. The Match Incident
    5. Tin Cans (The Puerto Rican Mix)
    6. Not Quite East Of The Ryan
    7. Initial Gesture Protraction
  5. Rhythms, Resolutions & Clusters CD (City Slang, 1995, 04957)
    1. Alcohall
    2. Your New Rod
    3. Cobwebbed
    4. The Match Incident
    5. Tin Cans (The Puerto Rican Mix)
    6. Not Quite East Of The Ryan
    7. Initial Gesture Protraction
  6. Millions Now Living Will Never Die LP/CD (Thrill Jockey Records, 1996, Thrill-025)
    1. Djed
    2. Glass Museum
    3. A Survey
    4. The Taut And Tame
    5. Dear Grandma And Grandpa
    6. Along The Banks Of Rivers
    7. Gamera (bonustrack for the japanese edition)
    8. Goriri (bonustrack for the japanese edition)
    9. Restless Waters (bonustrack for the japanese edition)
  7. Millions Now Living Will Never Die CD (City Slang, 1996, cat.no.?)
    1. Djed
    2. Glass Museum
    3. A Survey
    4. The Taut And Tame
    5. Dear Grandma And Grandpa
    6. Along The Banks Of Rivers
    7. Gamera (bonustrack for the japanese edition)
    8. Goriri (bonustrack for the japanese edition)
    9. Restless Waters (bonustrack for the japanese edition)
  8. Millions Now Living Will Never Die CD (Thrill Jockey Records, 1996, TKCB-70931)
    1. Djed
    2. Glass Museum
    3. A Survey
    4. The Taut And Tame
    5. Dear Grandma And Grandpa
    6. Along The Banks Of Rivers
    7. Gamera (bonustrack for the japanese edition)
    8. Goriri (bonustrack for the japanese edition)
    9. Restless Waters (bonustrack for the japanese edition)
  9. A Digest Compendium of the Tortoise's World CD (Thrill Jockey Records, 1996, TKCB-70932)
    1. Tin Cans & Twine
    2. Tin Cans & Twine (Puerto Rican Mix)
    3. Alcohall
    4. Night Air
    5. Gooseneck
    6. Onions Wrapped In Rubber
    7. Spiderwebbed
    8. Cobnebbed
    9. Your New Rod
    10. Ry Cooder (The Beer Incident)
    11. Not Quite East Of The Ryan
    12. Reservoir
    13. Cornpone Brunch
    14. Whitewater
    15. Initial Gesture Protraction
  10. Remixed CD (Thrill Jockey Records, 1996, TKCB-71016)
    1. Djed
    2. Tjed
    3. Bubble Economy
    4. Learning Curve
    5. Galapagos (version one)
    6. Reference Resistance Gate
    7. Taut & Tame
    8. Find The One
  11. Remixed CD (Thrill Jockey Records, 1997, thrill 12.9)
    1. Djed
    2. Tjed
    3. Bubble Economy
    4. Learning Curve
    5. Galapagos (version one)
    6. Reference Resistance Gate
    7. Taut & Tame
    8. Find The One
  12. TNT 2xLP/CD (Thrill Jockey Records, 1998, Thrill-050)
    1. TNT
    2. Swing from the Gutters
    3. Ten-Day Interval
    4. I Set My Face to the Hillside
    5. The Equator
    6. A Simple Way to Go Faster than Light that Does Not Work
    7. The Suspension Bridge at Iguazu' Falls
    8. Four-Day Interval
    9. In Sarah, Mencken, Christ and Beethoven There Were Women and Men
    10. Almost Always is Nearly Enough
    11. Jetty
    12. Everglade
    13. TNT (Nobukazu Takemura remix, bonustrack for the japanese edition)
  13. TNT CD (Thrill Jockey Records, 1998, cat.no.?)
    1. TNT
    2. Swing from the Gutters
    3. Ten-Day Interval
    4. I Set My Face to the Hillside
    5. The Equator
    6. A Simple Way to Go Faster than Light that Does Not Work
    7. The Suspension Bridge at Iguazu' Falls
    8. Four-Day Interval
    9. In Sarah, Mencken, Christ and Beethoven There Were Women and Men
    10. Almost Always is Nearly Enough
    11. Jetty
    12. Everglade
    13. TNT (Nobukazu Takemura remix, bonustrack for the japanese edition)
Compilations
  1. Brain Blo 3x7"-box/CD (Casting Couch, 1992, CCR-009)
    1. Lonesome Sound (band is credited as "Mosquito", but it is "Tortoise") (Freakwater)
  2. «A Means To An End: The Music of Joy Division» CD (Virgin Records US, 1995, 7243 8 40660 2 4)
      other bands ? their tracks ?
    1. As You Said (Joy Division)
  3. 5 (Fünf) Years (Jahre) City Slang Compilation CD (City Slang, 1995, pro5yr)
      other bands ?, their tracks ?
    1. Along The Banks Of Rivers
  4. The Future Sound Of Jazz Vol.2 CD (Compost Records, 1995, cat.no.?)
      other bands ?, their tracks ?
    1. Ry Cooder
  5. Macro Dub Infection, Volume One CD (Virgin, 1995, AMBTLP 7)
      other bands ?, their tracks ?
    1. Goriri
  6. Macro Dub Infection, Volume One CD (Caroline, 1995, CAROL 1795)
      other bands ?, their tracks ?
    1. Goriri
  7. The Lounge Ax Defense & Relocation Compact Disc CD (Touch And Go, 1996, TG 130)
    1. Restless Waters
  8. Headz 2A 4xLP (Mo'Wax, 1996, MW 061 LP)
      "Headz 2" is a combination of "Headz 2A" and "Headz 2B", that's an 8xLP set
      other bands ?, their tracks ?
    1. The Source Of Uncertainty
  9. Headz 2A 2xCD (Mo'Wax, 1996, MW 061 CD)
      "Headz 2" is a combination of "Headz 2A" and "Headz 2B", that's an 4xCD set
      other bands ?, their tracks ?
    1. The Source Of Uncertainty
  10. Offbeat: A Red Hot Sound Trip 2xLP/CD (Intercord/Wax Trax, 1996, TVT 7238-2)
      other bands ?, their tracks ?
    1. Wait (written and performed with Jeff Parker)
  11. In Flux Us CD (Au-Go-Go, 1998, ANDA 228)
      this is a compilation of Thrill Jockey Records bands
    1. Jetty
  12. Reach The Rock LP/CD (Hefty, 1999, hefty 14)
      other bands ?, their tracks ?
    1. In A Thimble
Various

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Links
  1. Tortoise page #1
  2. Tortoise page #2
  3. Squirrel Bait genealogy
  4. Review of a gig in tokyo
  5. They signed to rough trade
  6. Interview , with xl-magazine
  7. Slovenian tortoise page
  8. Homepage with some tortoise live pix on it