Gamera

by Tortoise

Gamera cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: 24 April 1995
  • Label: Duophonic
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 27:39
  • Community rating: 3.93/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This highly acclaimed release further solidified the Chicago collective's mastery of rhythm-focused post-rock. Built around a dub-inflected bassline and intricate vibraphone patterns, the sprawling title track perfectly demonstrates their ability to seamlessly merge krautrock repetition with organic jazz instrumentation. It acted as an essential sonic stepping stone toward their landmark album, 'Millions Now Living Will Never Die'.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, sampling, instrumental, complex, atmospheric, nature

Tracklist

  1. Gamera (11:54)
  2. Cliff Dweller Society (15:45)

Credits

  • Tortoise - primary artist, written-by
  • Porky - lacquer cut by
  • Bundy K. Brown - performer [tortoise are]
  • Dan Bitney - performer [tortoise are]
  • Douglas McCombs - performer [tortoise are]
  • John Herndon - performer [tortoise are]
  • Dan Fliegel - composed by [a portion... composed by], performer [performed by tortoise with]
  • Alex Duvel - performer [performed by tortoise with]

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