Tortoise - Millions (Hi Melt Silver & Blue Vinyl)

Tortoise - Millions (Hi Melt Silver & Blue Vinyl)Thrill Jockey thrill 025 1996 Millions Now Living Will Never Die is the second full length offering from Tortoise. The majority of the material was first conceived during an idyllic 10 day retreat in Northern Vermont, where the group were able to explore their ideas in a setting that fostered introspection and inspiration: the results are clearly evident in the washes of Klangfrben (tone color) and rhythm that permeate the album. The sounds and ideas

” the sessions were loose and fun

Moaning forces pain up against pleasure

hiding meek and introspective lyrics within powerful droning dance songs

the sum being far greater than it’s parts

Dean Carter and Mick Donovan along with Current 93’s David Tibet guesting with spoken word on the spiritual ‘Right On (hippy dream)’

the pioneering Goat has been meticulously remastered from the original tapes by Bob Weston (Mission of Burma

the upside down—there is a rich cultural history of exploring in-between places

they indulge the battle

‘The Cosmic Jokers’ & ‘Ash Ra Tempel’ before launching a solo career consisting of more than 60 albums released across five decades

and mental health

with the remainder being realized at the newly established SOMA Electronic Music Studios

"Harmonia" presents a judgment on the meaning of life