tracks

TNT
Swung From The Gutters
Ten-Day Interval
I Set My Face To The Hillside
The Equator
A Simple Way To Go Faster Than Light That Does Not Work
The Suspension Bridge At Iguazú Falls
Four-Day Interval
In Sarah, Mencken, Christ, And Beethoven There Where Women And Men
Almost Always Is Nearly Enough
Jetty
Everglade

notes

2012 Thrill Jockey 20th Anniversary Reissue

A1, A2, B1 to B3, C1, C3 and D1 to D3 recorded, edited and mixed at SOMA Electronic Music Studios.
A3 and C2 recorded, edited and mixed at Idful Music Corporation.

Recorded and mixed the year beginning November 1996 and ending November 1997.

Mastered at SAE Analog & Digital Mastering Services.

Published by Onions Wrapped in Rubber Music (ASCAP).

© 1998 Tortoise.
℗ 1998 Thrill Jockey.

Gatefold sleeve.

Side one and three end in a locked groove. 2016 2xLP Black version packaged in a tip-on gatefold jacket with spot UV printing and free download card

Tortoise's third full-length release, TNT, was written and recorded during a 10-month interval in 1997. This longer-than-usual writing/production schedule was purposefully undertaken by the group in the hopes of crafting an expansive, diverse, yet thematically coherent offering. Clocking in at 65 minutes, TNT builds upon the spare, instrumental framework of the group's first, self-titled album, and the extended edits, melodic adventures, and klangfarben of the subsequent full-length release, Millions Now Living Will Never Die. Further to this, Tortoise's interest in the possibilities offered by the remixing of tracks was realized within the actual production of TNT; individual elements, sections, or sometimes whole compositions mutate within the album's shifting framework. These techniques were suitably realized thanks in part to the use of non-linear digital recording and editing methods, the first example of such work for the group. In addition, many of the arrangements push the group's standard instrumentation into new territories with the inclusion of strings, woodwinds, and brass. The permanent addition of guitarist Jeff Parker (New Horizons ensemble, Chicago Underground Orchestra, Isotope 217) to the group's lineup should be noted; his unique contributions can be felt throughout the album.

Tortoise's long-standing interest in electronic and computer music is revealed during the unbroken suite of tracks beginning with "In Sarah, Mencken, Christ, and Beethoven There Were Women And Men," and ending with "Jetty." Yet TNT remains very much a record produced by a group of musicians who enjoy presenting their material in a live context. To this end, the axis of drums-basses-guitars-keyb oards-mallets-percussion continues to provide both the backdrop and the inspiration for points of departure in style and sound.

credits

Band [Tortoise Is] – Dan Bitney, David Pajo, Douglas McCombs, Jeff Parker, John Herndon, John McEntire
Bassoon – Caitlin Horsmon
Cello – Popahna Brandes
Cornet – Rob Mazurek
Layout [Assistance] – Sheila Sachs
Mastered By – Roger Seibel
Performer, Composed By, Sleeve [Design] – Tortoise
Programmed By [Additional] – Dan Bitney, John Herndon
Recorded By, Edited By, Mixed By – John McEntire
Trombone – Sara P. Smith
Violin – Julie Liu
Bassoon – Caitlin Horsmon
Cello – Popahna Brandes
Composed By, Performer – Tortoise
Cornet – Rob Mazurek
Design [Sleeve] – Tortoise
Layout [Assistance] – Sheila Sachs
Mastered By – Roger Seibel
Performer [Tortoise Is] – Dan Bitney, David Pajo, Douglas McCombs, Jeff Parker, John Herndon, John McEntire
Programmed By [Additional Programming] – Dan Bitney, John Herndon
Recorded By, Edited By, Mixed By – John McEntire
Trombone – Sara P. Smith
Violin – Julie Liu

companies

Published By – Onions Wrapped In Rubber Music
Copyright (c) – Tortoise
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Thrill Jockey
Recorded At – Soma Electronic Music Studios
Recorded At – Idful Music
Edited At – Soma Electronic Music Studios
Edited At – Idful Music
Mixed At – Soma Electronic Music Studios
Mixed At – Idful Music
Mastered At – SAE Mastering
Copyright (c) – Tortoise
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Thrill Jockey
Published By – Onions Wrapped In Rubber Music
Recorded At – SOMA Electronic Music Studios
Mixed At – SOMA Electronic Music Studios
Recorded At – Idful Music
Mastered At – SAE Mastering
Made By – Americ Disc

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