Tortoise - TNT

Tracklist

A1	TNT	7:33
A2	Swung From The Gutters	5:52
A3	Ten-Day Interval	4:44
B1	I Set My Face To The Hillside	6:08
B2	The Equator	3:42
B3	A Simple Way To Go Faster Than Light That Does Not Work	3:33
C1	The Suspension Bridge At Iguazú Falls	5:38
C2	Four-Day Interval	4:45
C3	In Sarah, Mencken, Christ, And Beethoven There Where Women And Men	7:29
D1	Almost Always Is Nearly Enough	2:42
D2	Jetty	8:21
D3	Everglade	4:21

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Tortoise
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Thrill Jockey
• Published By – Onions Wrapped In Rubber Music
• Recorded At – SOMA Electronic Music Studios
• Mixed At – SOMA Electronic Music Studios
• Recorded At – Idful Music
• Mastered At – SAE Mastering
• Made By – Americ Disc

Credits

• Bassoon – Caitlin Horsmon
• Cello – Popahna Brandes
• Composed By, Performer – Tortoise
• Cornet – Rob Mazurek
• Design [Sleeve] – Tortoise
• Layout [Assistance] – Sheila Sachs
• Mastered By – Roger Seibel
• Performer [Tortoise Is] – Dan Bitney, David Pajo, Douglas McCombs, Jeff Parker, John Herndon, John McEntire
• Programmed By [Additional Programming] – Dan Bitney, John Herndon
• Recorded By, Edited By, Mixed By – John McEntire
• Trombone – Sara P. Smith
• Violin – Julie Liu

Notes

2016 2xLP Black version packaged in a tip-on gatefold jacket with spot UV printing and free download card

Tortoise's third full-length release, TNT, was written and recorded during a 10-month interval in 1997. This longer-than-usual writing/production schedule was purposefully undertaken by the group in the hopes of crafting an expansive, diverse, yet thematically coherent offering. Clocking in at 65 minutes, TNT builds upon the spare, instrumental framework of the group's first, self-titled album, and the extended edits, melodic adventures, and klangfarben of the subsequent full-length release, Millions Now Living Will Never Die. Further to this, Tortoise's interest in the possibilities offered by the remixing of tracks was realized within the actual production of TNT; individual elements, sections, or sometimes whole compositions mutate within the album's shifting framework. These techniques were suitably realized thanks in part to the use of non-linear digital recording and editing methods, the first example of such work for the group. In addition, many of the arrangements push the group's standard instrumentation into new territories with the inclusion of strings, woodwinds, and brass. The permanent addition of guitarist Jeff Parker (New Horizons ensemble, Chicago Underground Orchestra, Isotope 217) to the group's lineup should be noted; his unique contributions can be felt throughout the album.

Tortoise's long-standing interest in electronic and computer music is revealed during the unbroken suite of tracks beginning with "In Sarah, Mencken, Christ, and Beethoven There Were Women And Men," and ending with "Jetty." Yet TNT remains very much a record produced by a group of musicians who enjoy presenting their material in a live context. To this end, the axis of drums-basses-guitars-keyb oards-mallets-percussion continues to provide both the backdrop and the inspiration for points of departure in style and sound.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (barcode back lower right ): 790377-005011
• Matrix / Runout: (Side A etched): THRILL-050A 1960.1 STAMPED: SAE MASTERING
• Matrix / Runout: (Side B etched): THRILL-050B 1960.2 STAMPED: SAE MASTERING

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
THRILL 050	Tortoise	TNT ‎(HDCD, Album)	Thrill Jockey	THRILL 050	US	1998
08705 - 2, 845475 2	Tortoise	TNT ‎(HDCD, Album)	City Slang, Virgin	08705 - 2, 845475 2	UK	1998
THRILL-JP 13, HEADZ 22	Tortoise	TNT ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Thrill Jockey, Headz	THRILL-JP 13, HEADZ 22	Japan	2004
THRILL 050	Tortoise	TNT ‎(CD, Album)	Thrill Jockey	THRILL 050	US	1998
TKCB-71338	Tortoise	TNT ‎(CD, Album)	Thrill Jockey	TKCB-71338	Japan	1998

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