Tortoise
USA
Formed: 1990
Genres: Pop/Rock
Styles: Post-Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Art-Rock/Experimental, Instrumental Rock, Rock & Roll, Rock & Roll/Roots
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Tortoise revolutionized American indie rock in the mid-'90s by playing down tried-and-true punk and rock & roll influences, emphasizing instead the incorporation of a variety of left-field music genres from the past 20 years, including Krautrock, dub, avant-garde jazz, classical minimalism, ambient and space music, film music, and British electronica. At odds as well with the shambling framework of alternative rock's normal song structure, the group -- as large as a septet, with at times two vibes players -- relied on a crisp instrumental aesth...
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