A Digest Compendium of the Tortoise's World
by Tortoise
- Type: Compilation
- Released: 7 November 2001
- Label: Unknown
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:15:56
- Community rating: 3.61/5 from 1 rating
Artists on this release: Rick Brown, Jim O'Rourke, Sheila Sachs, James Warden, Brad Wood, Casey Rice, Steve Albini
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'A Digest Compendium of the Tortoise's World' is a Japanese compilation of the Chicago band's recordings, gathering album tracks and rarities. The set surveys their first decade of dub- and jazz-influenced post-rock.
Genres
Descriptors: compilation, instrumental, rhythmic, minimal, experimental
Tracklist
- Tin Cans & Twine (3:43)
- Tin Cans & Twine (Puerto Rican Mix) (4:00)
- Alcohall (4:01)
- Night Air (3:53)
- Gooseneck (5:36)
- Onions Wrapped In Rubber (6:42)
- Spiderwebbed (7:19)
- Cobnebbed (2:35)
- Your New Rod (4:23)
- Ry Cooder (The Beer Incident) (11:50)
- Not Quite East Of The Ryan (5:11)
- Reservoir (2:08)
- Cornpone Brunch (4:43)
- Whitewater (5:05)
- Initial Gesture Protraction (4:47)
Credits
- Tortoise - primary artist, written-by, performer
- Dan Bitney - band [tortoise]
- Douglas McCombs - band [tortoise]
- John Herndon - band [tortoise]
- Brad Wood - remix, recorded by, mixed by
- Sam Prekop - design [original style]
- Sheila Sachs - layout
- James Warden - photography by
- Casey Rice - remix
- Rick Brown - remix
- Steve Albini - remix
- Jim O'Rourke - remix