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American post-rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1990.
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Records
Albums 9
- Touch
Touch2025Vinyl - Oganesson Remix EP
Oganesson Remix EP2025Vinyl - The Catastrophist
The Catastrophist2016Vinyl - Beacons Of Ancestorship
Beacons Of Ancestorship2009Vinyl - It's All Around You
It's All Around You2004Vinyl - Standards
Standards2000Vinyl - TNT
TNT1998Vinyl - Millions Now Living Will Never Die
Millions Now Living Will Never Die1996Vinyl - Tortoise
Tortoise1994Vinyl
EPs 1
- In The Fishtank 5
In The Fishtank 517 May 1999 · EPVinyl
Singles 5
- A Title ComesA Title Comes24 Oct 2025 · SingleVinyl
- Works and DaysWorks and Days30 Sep 2025 · SingleVinyl
- Layered PresenceLayered Presence9 Sep 2025 · SingleVinyl
- Oganesson
Oganesson2025 · SingleVinyl - GesceapGesceap6 Oct 2015 · SingleVinyl
- Night Gang (Carl Stone Remix) · 2026 · Single · compilation
- The Catastrophist Tour Book Live Tracks · 2017 · EP
- FACT Mix 541 · 2016
- Shake Hands With Danger · 2016
- Box · 2016 · compilation
- Hot Coffee · 2012
- Lonesome Sound / Mosquito · 2012 · Single · compilation
- Why Waste Time? · 2010 · EP
- Beacons of Ancestorship Remixes - Eye / Mark Ernestus · 2009 · Single · compilation
- Prepare Your Coffin · 2009
- High Class Slim Came Floatin' In - Eyeremix / Gigantes Version - Mark Ernestus · 2009
- A Lazarus Taxon · 2006 · compilation
- Gently Cupping The Chin Of The Ape (Tortoise Tour 2001) · 2001 · EP
- Tour 1998 · 1998
- Galapagos 1 / Reference Resistance Gate · 1996
- Remixed · 1996
- The Taut And The Tame / Find The One · 1996
- A Digest Compendium Of The Tortoise's World · 1996
- Djed / Tjed · 1996
- Why We Fight · 1995
- Gamera / Cliff Dweller Society · 1995
- Rhythms, Resolutions & Clusters · 1995
- Lonesome Sound · 1993
- Mosquito · 1993
- Interview ·
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