Album
Millions Now Living Will Never Die
1996 · Electronic, Rock
19 collectors on Gatefold own this
Millions Now Living Will Never Die is an Alt/Indie album by Tortoise, originally released in 1996. On Gatefold: 45 pressings tracked, owned by 19 collectors.
About
With their second album, Chicago post-rock trailblazers Tortoise made an enormous leap. While the band's debut wasn't lacking in innovations, the follow-up takes things to a new level, radically expanding Tortoise's structural sensibilities, stylistic palette, and production approach. Where its predecessor sported a relatively bare-bones sound, <i>Millions Now Living</i> adds all sorts of tricks to Tortoise's bag, from an expanded use of electronics to sections featuring prominent guitar and a bigger role for the vibraphone. Instead of minimalist pieces focused on bass and drums, this time around Tortoise created extended compositions (like the epic "Djed") that feature multiple melodic, dynamic, and textural shifts. Conceptually, the album broadened Tortoise's universe to include the influences of electronica, prog rock, contemporary composers like Steve Reich, the spaghetti western soundtracks of Ennio Morricone, and more. Along the way, <i>Millions<i> became a watershed record not only for Tortoise and post-rock but for the entire '90s indie rock scene as well.</i></i>
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Tracklist
- 1Djed20:53
- 2Glass Museum5:23
- 3A Survey2:51
- 4The Taut And Tame4:59
- 5Dear Grandma And Grandpa2:58
- 6Along The Banks Of Rivers5:52
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Post-Rock
- layered
- meditative
- cerebral
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Recorded and mixed at Idful Music Corporation and Soma Electronic Music Studios, Chicago, Illinois between June and September, 1995.
Mastered at SAE Digital Mastering, Phoenix, AZ.
Thank you Bettina Richards, Christof Ellinghaus, Martin Pike, Tim Gane, Laetitia Sadier, Mary Hansen, Howard Greynolds, Fred Armisen, Bundy K. Brown, Corey Rusk, Ed Roche, Brad Wood, James Bond, Jeff Parker, Bryan Smith, Menko Leeuw, Darryl Moore, Dan Osborn, The Richards Family and special thanks to Casey Rice "The Designer" for live sound.
Released in a digipak with a clear spot varnish over the front, back and inside covers depicting a school of fish.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Dan Bitney
- David Pajo
- Douglas McCombs
- John Herndon
- John McEntire
- TortoiseSONGWRITER , PERFORMER SONGWRITER, PERFORMER WRITTEN-BY, DESIGN , PERFORMER
19 collectors on Gatefold own this · 45 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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