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Millions Now Living Will Never Die

  • AMG Review of Millions Now Living Will Never Die

    Amg
    John Bush
    All Music Guide

    Tortoise's production expertise hit an early peak with Millions Now Living Will Never Die, a work that not only references studio-centric forms like dub and electronica, but actively welds them to the group's aesthetic of sturdily constructed indie rock. The centerpiece is the 21-minute opener "Djed," a multi-part track which brought Tortoise's already impressive compositional abilities to a grand scale. It's almost a history of influences in miniature, first referencing ape music and dub for several minutes, then moving on to Krautrock with a chugging section incorporating wheezing organ and understated guitar chords. Halfway through, the band takes on minimalism with repeating figures of organ and vibes, then return to the green fields of their debut with a final few minutes of moody indie rock (though even this is spiced with a scratchy rhythm and various noise effects). With "Djed," Tortoise made experimental rock do double duty as evocative, beautiful music. The other songs on Millions Now Living are hardly afterthoughts, though; highlights "Glass Museum" and "The Taut and Tame" display the band quickly growing out of the angular indie rock ghetto with exquisite music, constructed with more thought and played with more emotion, than any of their peers.

Tortoise @ Koko, Camden
over 3 years ago
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OK, so not that recent, rubbish phone pic, but a fantastic gig! Djed the 20 min opener an obvios highlight + finishing drum battles.This was support from Chris 'Clarke' Clarke. One of the loudest and heaviest things I've ever heard.

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experiment 26: gamera
7 months ago

had mymindnot come up with this herevaccine, whatwouldthatmakeyou,wherewouldthatleadyou? ithinknot a sunnier spot,getinto it:grown spirograph whirreboundedagainstgrit, spiral saws, somesort bromstfeelingyo u k n o w. . . ++. . .granted something's arecombinations, reordered yous(atleast from what you ought to be) and sandwiched beings from aboveandbelowthe beast with two backs, brothers...

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experiment 25: the taut and tame
7 months ago

backpaddling, this one is typewritten,spread to the music,slappingpaddle from stableto saddle the greatunifiedpauseuntil a-rapataptap;metaphysicalsynaesthesia structuresunfinding word structurestrucktearagainresounding gather,sonorous matterreverse reverse! the car is inreversE

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Tortoise @ Koko, Camden
over 3 years ago
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OK, so not that recent, rubbish phone pic, but a fantastic gig! Djed the 20 min opener an obvios highlight + finishing drum battles.This was support from Chris 'Clarke' Clarke. One of the loudest and heaviest things I've ever heard.

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