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Biography

Chicago, United States (1990 – present)

Tortoise’s almost entirely instrumental music defies easy categorization. The group gained significant attention from their early career. The members have roots in Chicago’s fertile music scene, playing in various indie rock and punk groups. Formed in 1990, Tortoise was among the first American indie rock bands to incorporate styles closer to krautrock, dub, minimalism, electronica and various jazz styles, rather than the standard rock and roll and punk that had dominated indie rock for years.

Top Tracks

1	TNT	440
2	Ten-Day Interval	355
3	Swung From the Gutters	352
4	I Set My Face to the Hillside	343
5	The Equator	291
6	Djed	286
7	Glass Museum	262
8	A Simple Way to Go Faster Than Light That Does Not Work	256
9	Four-Day Interval	243
10	Everglade	230
11	A Survey	218
12	Jetty	212
13	Almost Always Is Nearly Enough	210
14	Prepare Your Coffin	178
15	Why We Fight	176