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Tortoise The Catastrophist

Thrill Jockey | Item No: 450354
Vinyl LP | 2015 / US – Original | New
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Item Description
Revered Chicago-based instrumental group Tortoise, comprised of Dan Bitney, John Herndon, Doug McCombs, John McEntire and Jeff Parker, have spent 25 years making music that defies description. While the quintet have nodded to dub, rock, jazz, electronica and minimalism throughout their acclaimed and influential six-album discography, the resulting sounds have always been distinctly their own.

It’s a fact that remains true on the hotly anticipated forthcoming new album “The Catastrophist”, due out 22nd January via Thrill Jockey and Tortoise’s first studio album in nearly seven years. They have conjured sounds that aren’t being purveyed anywhere else in music today.

Recorded at McEntire’s famed Soma Studios, it’s an album where moody, synth-swept jams like the opening title track cosy up next to hypnotic, bass-and-beat missives like “Shake Hands With Danger” and a fantastic cover of David Essex’s 1973 hit song “Rock On” sung by U.S. Maple’s Todd Rittmann. Throughout, the songs on The Catastrophist transcend expectations as often as they delight the listen’s eardrums.

Rock On isn’t the only vocal moment on the album. Yo La Tengo’s Georgia Hubley distinctive tones are on the bittersweet classic soul/R&B vibe ballad “Yonder Blue”. This also marks the first time a Tortoise album will feature a guest vocalist singing original lyrics.

“Gesceap”, the first track which you can hear from The Catastrophist, is a stunning seven-minute long, minimalist rhythmic piece, morphing from two gently intersecting synth lines into a pounding, frenzied full-band finish.

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Item Details
Item No: 450354
Artist: Tortoise
Title: The Catastrophist
Label: Thrill Jockey
Catalog No: THRILL406LP
Format: Vinyl LP, Vinyl, LP
Pressing: US – Original
Release Date: 2015
Genre: Rock & Indie
Style: Indierock | Alternative
Available since: 2016-01-22
Condition: New
Price: $ 27.26
Weight: 250g (plus 250g Packaging)
Tracklist
A1 The Catastrophist
A2 Ox Duke
A3 Rock On
A4 Gopher Island
A5 Shake Hands With Danger
A6 The Clearing Fills
B1 Gesceap
B2 Hot Coffee
B3 Yonder Blue
B4 Tesseract
B5 At Odds With Logic
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