Millions Now Living Will Never Die Tortoise

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  • Release Date: 01/30/1996
  • Sales Rank: 16,171
  • Label: THRILL JOCKEY
  • UPC: 790377002522

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Millions Now Living Will Never Die

1LISTENDjed 20:53
2LISTENGlass Museum 5:23
3LISTENA Survey 2:51
4LISTENThe Taut and Tame 4:59
5LISTENDear Grandma and Grandpa 2:58
6LISTENAlong the Banks of the River 5:52

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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 tape 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. John Bush, All Music Guide

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