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I can confirm that this is music and it does exist.

Ok, the first song having 20 minutes is just unjustified. Not a bad song, but it could have been done in the first minutes really. The following songs were ok, but kinda boring.

Ganz chillig irgendwie.

I liked this and would buy the vinyl if I saw it in a record store. It didn’t light my world on fire, but has a cool vibe. I had never heard it before.

Het begint met een sfeerzettende intro. Althans...dat dacht ik. Het blijkt door te gaan en wordt een opbouwend nummer. Althans...dat dacht ik. Het gaat op gegeven moment gewoon over van buitensporig saai naar buitensporig vaag. Dat laatste in die mate dat het strafpunten verdient. Halverwege het album staan de tellers dan op 1 nummer en 1 ster....

De rest van het album komt niet buiten de marges die het eerste nummer aangaf...

Het is natuurlijk prima als je, onder invloed van, op je zolderkamertje geluiden ontdekt en opneemt. Geniet ervan. Als je dat dat kan spelen voor een publiek dat hier, onder invloed van, van kan genieten. Hartstikke goed. Maar om dat dan vervolgens als plaat te zien die iedereen gehoord moet hebben...Het gaat me wat ver. En halverwege de jaren '90 kunnen we gepiel met elektronica toch niet meer vernieuwend noemen...

Miellyttävä postrock-levy, mutta olen kuullut parempiakin. 3.5/5

Reveal thoughts: no idea.

This is an outstanding album. I know post-rock instrumental music isn’t for everyone, but I quite enjoy it. If you appreciate Moreau or Godspeed You! Black Emperor, I think you’ll vibe with this.

I'd heard of this but not listened to it before. It grew on me as I listened. When it came to "Along The Banks ... " I realized I'd heard this track before. Good focus music.

Deserves a star for the album title alone. Otherwise, not great, not bad.

Interesting album. Post-rock? But having a lot of other influences as well

i love you post-rock

This feels like the direct predecesor to Explosions in the Sky and I love it so much. Pitch perfect.

Seriously wtf. 1.33

It grows on you after the first 20m track.

This is basically ambient rock--layers building upon layers, like a parfait. No, an onion. Is that even a touch of modern classical I hear there? It goes from warm, round tones to razor-thin scratches. Soothing throughout.

WTF?

I don't even know where to start... what the hell is Post-Rock? And, if that is a musical genre, what kind of genre is it? Google has only managed to confuse me more...

Does "being experimental" mean that you are included in this musical journey? I thought the idea of having something that is good to listen to would be the main criteria...

So, for now, having to sit through a 20+-minute intro song, which goes so far as making me wonder if my sound-system is broken around minute 14:04, really makes me dislike Tortoise.

Maybe my second listening of the album will make me change my mind...

Okay, second listening, and my thought has now shifted to "okay, so it's several styles of music being created by instruments that aren't standard for those styles.
Still not liking it.

Djed was wild. I really enjoyed this album. I had a Tortoise cd that I got used on a whim from goodwill back in the day. So I knew what I was getting into to a point. They did not disappoint. For how many influences they borrow from they have a unique and consistent sound. And the music is good!

Not a huge fan of nothing but bland instrumental.

I've listened to the album TNT a number of times over the past few years and always thought that something was... missing. That is also the case on this album. I prefer instrumental music that is either: dramatic, ear catching, bombastic (Lift Your Skinny Fists, Earth 2, Fashion Week); or more subtle (Music for Airports, any Time Hecker or Phillip Glass). This middle of the road music (Tortoise, Explosions in the Sky) always feels lacking. 3/5.

cool post-rock/jazz album. really enjoyed this