Tortoise is one of the leading independent, experimental and instrumental rock
bands of the 1990s. Their polymorphous, free-spirited music is based on an
exceptional rhythmic drive, carried by musicians who are almost all bassists and
percussionists. Inspired by dub(Tortoise, 1994), electronic music (with
krautrock at the forefront) and jazz(TNT, 1998), this Chicago-based collective
can boast of having released an album in 1996 that marked the moment when
progressive rock became post-rock. Millions Now Living Will Never Die paved the
way for many other bands in the following cent...