Tortoise stopped by Amoeba Records on July 9, in Hollywood, CA, for an intimate in-store performance. Captured in high definition the entire set is available in the multi-cam video below providing a close up look at what they do. Included in the over 40 minute set are “High Class Slim Came Floating In,” “Minors,” “The Fall of Seven Diamonds Plus One,” Yinxianghechengqi,” “Charteroak Foundation,” and “Prepare Your Coffin” all from 2009’s Beacons of Ancestorship as well as “Monica” from 2001’s Standards, “In Sarah, Mencken, Christ and Beethoven There Were Women and Men” from 1998’s TNT and off the 1997 EP Wow & Flutter “Swung From The Gutters.” Enjoy:
While it’s been five years since Chicago instrumentalists Tortoise have released a proper studio album, their new LP titled Beacons of Ancestorship is well worth the wait. The album not only offers 11 tracks that blend and bridge genres, but the band stays true to their defined progressive, post-rock sound and manage to subtly slip in their influences and inspirations without hitting you over the head.
Already slated to perform at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago’s Union Park July 17 as part of the the “Write the Night: Set Lists by Request” series (fans who purchase tickets will be able to vote on what the band plays in their set), a few additional tour dates were also announced today which include a trip to Japan July 24.
