Reviews (page 6 of 8)
Interesante
Pretty boring so mayyyybe good cleaning music or something like that
Hey there Debbie, how's your old man doing? Does he still have to think about me just to get an erection? I feel sorry for the bloke. Poor sod has to sling his limp meat up your festering shit hole too.
Tortoise innit 🐢
Þokkalegt áhlustunar. Einhvers konar undanfari Explosions in the sky.
not bad, if you like this kind of music
Enjoyed this one. Definitely worth another listen
Cool little album. A few of the songs are very ambient to the point where there’s not much going on, but the other few kind of just flow and have some nice moments. 6/10
Very chill but not quite interesting enough
I was very excited when I started listening to this album. I thought it would be another wild electronic-filled album, but as it went on I realized that it was atmospheric guitar music. Decent album, but nothing I would listen to on my own. Best Songs: Glass Museum, Along the Banks of Rivers Worst Songs: NA
Barely a three. I've always found Tortoise to be the most boring of the first wave post-rock bands. I much prefer Slint or Talk Talk.
C'est pas mauvais, mais je pense que j'indie en général je suis juste moins fan. Je comprends l'engouement par contre, l'aspect atmosphérique est très nice.
Pulling from the likes of Neu!, Tortoise is content with having a strong rhythmic foundation to build upon. This makes for some nice exploration of sound, as different instruments and melodies drop in and out of the space. Then, before you know it, there's a switch. Going from acoustic instrumentation to almost glitchy electronic beats. It feels almost unsettling, moving from one phase to another, existing within stark contrast of each other. All of this is contained within Djeb, the behemoth first track on the album. Then the rest of the album plays out. It's very similar to Djeb but not as long. A lot of it does tend to come across as aimless jams, but the instrumentation choices make up for this I think. To me, Tortoise are like underwater explorers, swimming along different currents and getting acquainted with different wildlife. This is the music they make, and it's worth checking out.
Interesting sound. Never heard of it before... Good music to get something done. Was not expecting so much bass from everything on this album. Only observation would be they it feels like an edging exercise...massive culmination for an unexisting climax. 3*
A bit too conceptual for me. Why is the first track on a 45min album over 20mins long?!
J'ai attendu la durée d'un album que Tortoz pose sa voix sur l'instrumentale. Ce moment n'arriva pas.
Post rock at its finest. Long drawn out sections blast into strange time signatures and then quiet again. A classic of the genre. Best Tracks: Djed; Glass Museum; Taut and Tame;
2 minutes?
Jazz rock or post rock? Important question, because then one can determine whether to compare this to - say - Electric Miles and Mahivishnu Orchestra, or to Mogwai and Godspeed! You Black Emperor. Why does this matter? The album is improvison weak, but sonically adventurous. I’m going with Post Rock.
Interesting and enjoyable to listen to. I think I knew of Tortoise back in the 90's (friends may have mentioned them) but never listened to any of their stuff. Feels like easy background listening. But not sure I'm going to run out and listen to more of their stuff or go discover the post rock genre. I can see how a non-rock person would find this completely boring.
A 24 min track normally disqualifies me from liking an album. Overall I grew to like it with every listen - musicianship is great, the production sublime - but in essence it only serves as pleasant background music in my opinion - it doesn’t grab you and demand you give it attention - and maybe that’s not necessarily a bad thing - but when The Taut and Tame kicks in with a beat resembling The Clash’s ‘I Fought the Law’ my heart pumps every time with expectation and gets dismayed that it’s back to post rock. There is one standout track - the Morricone influenced ‘Along the Banks of Rivers’ to me - the rest is just ok.
Ok-ish background music
Not sure what to do with that title. I think I heard this record in late '90s but it didn't stick. Glad to hear again, though probably unlikely to stick, which means I can’t pack it as a desert-island disc.
A very good instrumental if your into soundscapes
It would be so easy to say "post rock's not my genre", give it a 1 and move on but I sense that if I listened to this more I might find something pretty cool going on here. On the other hand, I might find that it's a complete snoozefest. I'll listen to this again sometime and, who knows, I might even end up forming a point of view. Until then, 3 --
I did something different with this one – I read the review before listening, which wasn’t a good idea, because I became annoyed that someone came up with a genre name as uninspiring as “post-rock”. At least “post-punk” replaced a far worse name, ‘New Wave”, and punk, for the most part, had actually ended, with the exception of those highly irritating American hardcore bands. Anyway, the first listen was drowned out by my sneering, but I became more interested the second time around. I liked the textures and their courage in making a 100% instrumental LP. I didn’t turn off Spotify when it offered up more Tortoise tracks. My co-judge says it’s nice background music.
This was very chill vibes and fantastic as background music at work which was what I was using it for.
Un dels milestones de l'anomenat postrock, per una de les bandes clau del génere. Hauria de donar origen en els anys posteriors a tot un grapat de propostes semblants, encapçalades comercialment per Mogwai. Un disc interessant i intel.ligent
It reminded me of elevator music with a little extra flair added in. It was good background music but not something that needed active listening.
Good background music
"Thank you for calling, please wait while we connect your call" [this album starts playing] It's fine, chill, kind of boring at times. I don't have a problem with long songs, but Djed doesn't need to be 21 minutes long when all the cool things happen in the last 8 or so minutes (I really liked that glitchy part). "Dear Grandma and Grandpa" was my favorite song on the album because it reminds me of some ambiance you would hear in an indie horror game - really cool with the weird German(?) voices in the background (obscure reference, but it reminds me of the song "Numbers" from the OMORI soundtrack, which also contains ominous German voices).
Though all parts of it were interesting a 21 minute fully instrumental intro track that had at least 5 different mood swings is not the right way to start an album. After that I was expecting lyrics, but then I read about the genre of Post-Rock. I am usually against instrumental albums because they lack that extra flavor that lyrics add. That being said I do quite enjoy the album because past the lack of vocals I enjoy the musical style. "Glass Museum" and "A Survey" were the top tracks for me. And if "Djed" had been split up into multiple songs a few of them would have fit on there too.
I love post-rock. This was a lovely listen.
Strange, unusual and occasionally unsettling.
63. Tíunda tugar Indiejazzrokk. Fyrsta lagið er skemmtilegt og rosalega langt. Hin eru ágæt. Fínt, en ekkert brjálæðislega eftirminnilegt.
Not bad but my taste
I played it while I was working yesterday. It was part of the background… background music (?) I am sure I am doing this wrong
Sadly rather dull, pleasant enough background sounds but never really excited
It's like these guys have studied how to be the most background of bands.
I'd heard of Tortoise before, but hadn't listened to their albums. I had this one on in the background, and didn't pay much attention to it. Good interesting sounds, nothing that niggled me. Pleasant enough, but no idea when one track ended and the next started.
Ingredients: A bit of this.. Hmm. A bit of that too! 3/5.
Eccentric and unusual... thought it never veers too far into unconventional to be too challenging to appreciate. An interesting listen.
Nice and mellow and I generally like instrumental music. This skates dangerously close to elevator music territory and quickly fades into the background.
Very similar to Can's Future Days. This is something to leave on in the background, nothing more.
Rating: 5/10
very experimental electronic and some instrumentals, interesting
Pink Floyd, The Glow Pt. 2, Joy Division; incredible for what it is (instrumental post-rock) but not my favorite genre
6/10
12/14/21 - Wonderful, slinky, highly unobtrusive
not terrible - very different
Interesting 90s soundtrack-for-no-movie merging EDM with psych and chillout lounge.
Post rock? Is that what this is? It's got some interesting music on it. Some of which grabs my attention, some of which keeps me un interested but none of it offends me. I actually like listening to this album especially late at night. 3.5 stars
Plenty of variation, solid chill tunes.
I liked some of the build and crescendos in this. Some really nice movie score-like portions of the album. I heard Godspeed You, Tool, Portishead, Yo La Tango. Interesting that they threaded in vibraphone. Do I need lyrics for a 4, maybe.
4.5
okay?
An ok listen while working/studying. It has a couple of interesting moments and the music is nice enough.
Very clever. Interesting mix of sounds and genres. Fave songs: Glass Museum, Dear Grandma and Grandpa, Along the Banks of Rivers
This was fine, it suffers ,like some classical music, in that even if I wanted to listen to djed again, it's too long and too much of a commitment to put it on a playlist or something. As background music it's generally alright though
I liked it. It's good background music for when I am working. Funny that the first track is 20mins and the rest somewhat normal length.
Some nice post rock, wasn't really in the mood for it at the time but will maybe give another go. Probably very influential etc etc
Maybe this was ground breaking at the time, but now it sounds like every "Alpha Wave Music to Relax and Study" video on youtube. Would put it on in the background and forget about it but there's nothing special about it. Giving it an extra star for any historical relevance it might have.
I'd give it a 3, I like post rock but this had very little emotion. GYBE, Boards of Canada and especially Explosions in the Sky have all done this project to better effect. The 20 minute suite first song is good and the last song was pretty good with the western influence but generally it fell flat. I would listen to it again at night on headphones to see if I maybe was just in.the wrong headspace.
Sounded decent, but i barely even noticed when it finished.
Lot's of really cool noises and ambient soundscapes, as well as satisfying glitchy drums - for me, there's a couple too many recycled ideas and lulls in interest to be a great post-rock album, something that would stand toe-to-toe with the likes of GY!BE. I'd give it 3.5 if I could
Instrumental. A veces guay, a veces parece que se ha roto el CD.
Cool ambient, somewhat weird
Ambient background music, not my cup of tea
experimenteller indie
alright
Enjoyed but won't seek it out. I'll probably forget about it.
Instrumental, good background music. Can't say that I would ever just listen to it without being background music.
Instrumental music that seems like it'd be nothing more than background music. I can't imagine sitting and listening to it intently.
I was a bit dismayed to see a 20 minute track, but this ended up being a quite pleasant sonicscape of noise.
would use for like background music in yt videos.
Nice chill vibe. Very atmospheric, good for work.
I listened to this one without doing anything else and I really felt my emotions like rise and fall and change with the music, it was nice. The album was really varied and interesting I thought.
Listened to this a few times ages ago but I could only remember the first track. It's sort of post rock but often too jazzy for me
Tranquilo, relajado, no aporta nada especialmente
Rock instrumental. Un poco psicodélico. Interesante.
an interesting, melodic, instrumental group. very progressive style of rock i think. long drawn out songs with ebbs and flows of feeling. probably a 3.4/3.5 for me
No lo termine pero iba bien
I didn't love the album, but I didn't hate it. The last song, "Along the Banks of Rivers," caught my attention the most.
Meh
enjoyed that, not all good but the good bits were good
Liked it a lot. Very different. Nice and chilled
Very cool!
I found this album to be a really fascinating listen. I'd never heard of Tortoise so didn't know what to expect, but the album was completely different to my prior expectations. The completely instrumental album was really captivating to listen to, particularly the opening track - 20 minutes long, which explored so many unique sounds. A really fascinating listen.
Opening track is a masterpiece! 3.5/5
Found my new study music
Long track. Gave me a sense of anxiety. Was merely OK because of this.
Tycker aldrig den här typen av instrumental post-rock lyfter riktigt.
Not even bad, was totally ready to say noise slop but there’s actually some good stuff here. My dopamine fiend of a mind just can’t go without lyrics. I really like glass museum. #minecraftcore
nothing memorable
Some of it was alright just not enough
Se non sai scrivere un brano di 20 minuti, non farlo.
Yeah, not for me
I like the names of the songs, Glass Museum and Along the Banks of Rivers. Musically, sounds like I’m in the lobby of a hotel, or waiting for the elevator door to open.
Pleasant enough but no reason to ever play it again
Ambient, instrumental rock music. It was kind of easy to listen to but nothing really grabbed my attention and instead if completely faded into the background. Also I'm not a fan of the way they glued 3 songs together with very simple transitions to make a 20 min behemoth to open the album.
Huh?
The warm-up band for the soundtrack of the original TRON movie.
More instumentals....kinda slow.
Not horrible to listen to, but a pretty abstract wall of noise whereby nothing stood out to me. Fine as background while I was working, but I can't imagine actually listening to it. The 21-minute opener was as pointless as I expected - 6 minutes of a decent album opener followed by 15 minutes basically wasted.
This is just 40 minutes of nothing to me and the first song has no business being 20 minutes long. 4/10
Fell asleep a few times. Just not very interesting.
I thought from the title this might be about animal liberation or something?? but then actually I don't think there were any lyrics so probably not. That first song was long!! Perhaps the longest we've had (20 minutes). Anyway it wasn't thrilling to me and was surprised it was from 1996. certainly expected something different
No. 427/1001 Djed 2/5 (5x) Glass Museum 3/5 A Survey 2/5 The Taut and Tame 2/5 Dear Grandma and Grandpa 2/5 Along the Banks of Rivers 2/5 Average: 2,1 Soundscapes that weren't abrasive. But it's just not something I would listen to for fun.
Hmmmm, tegu oli selliste taustahelidega. Nagu sellistega, mis on osa mingi seriaali või filmi taustamuusikast ja mängivad taustal kui mingi tegelane kaadrisse tuleb. See muusika pani mind ka mõtlema mustvalgetele fotodele ja sellele, kuidas nende fännid kiidavad mustvalge võimet detaile esile tuua ja mitte tähendust kitši alla matta. See on üks neist albumitest mille puhul tunnen, et mina pole õige seda hindama. Ma tunnen, nagu küsitaks minu arvamust haiku kvaliteedi kohta - mina ei tea. Eelmises reviews esitasin naljaga küsimuse "olen ma kultuurne?", see album ütleb et võibolla ikka mitte. Jah, tunnen ära Ghostface Killah (kuskil on kindlasti sellenimeline tups), aga ma ei suuda leida sellest väidetavalt kultuurselt määravast muusikast post-rocki algeid. hinnang: 2,5. Kuulasin prokrastineerides.
I was waiting for something to happen but after 40 minutes im still waiting. If you want to listen to some quality post rock, go check out God is an Astronaut
It's an instrumental album, I would say it's probably not for most people. The first track is 20 minutes long and heavily features a sound that made me think of a squeaking wheel. The rest of the album is pretty chill, maybe focus music.
Not my bag.
Not really my vibe. 2 stars for me
приятно под работу, но в целом ни о чем
1. 3.5 2. 4 3. 3 4. 3.5 5. 2.5 6. 3
This just seems like some bad experimental album from 1968 that everyone (for good reason) forgot about. But no!! It was from 1996!!! Come on people... Music has evolved WELL beyond this. No reason to listen to. No reason to have on this list.
Instrumental albums don't bother me the way they might some other people. One of my favorite artists is Joe Satriani, and there's little to no singing on most of his records. That said, I wasn't crazy about this. I get why Glass Museum is the most downloaded song on this record. It’s not half bad. Just kind of lays there though. Meanwhile, the rest of the record never really hits any major high points. If you have an instrumental album, there has to be a series of crescendos, and they just didn’t get there for me. Not sure why this is included. Relatively ineffectual. 2 stars
boring
Ehh
Instrumental 👎🏻
I've spend about twenty-five years trying to get Tortoise. It feels like I've spent even longer trying to articulate why I don't care for it. There is plenty of post-rock I like, but not this aggravating mix of repetitive groove, minimalistism pastiche, and imitation Neu. Indeed, it doesn't feel post- anything - the Reich sounds like Reich, the motorik motors along like it's 1974. It goes beyond none of this. The twenty minute opening track is the greatest stumbling block, as its kaleidoscope of styles demonstrates the group's lack of originality in each mode and their inability to meld them together in anything like a coherent composition - essentially McCartney's Standing Stone all over again. After that, the tracks become easier to follow and settle into a gentle groove, but who wants to settle. 2 This was a puzzler. While I really admired their facility for maintaining textural interest I was left thinking that Tortoise’s music really isn’t as good as it sounds. Perhaps I miss the point of ‘Post-Rock’ to say that they could use a singer but honestly much of this material felt like backing for a top line that wasn’t there, rather than the musical event. I’m not saying a top line is an absolute necessity - Debussy was often getting on nicely without one, for example - but there is something about Tortoise’s evocation of the ordinary gestures of rock music that seems to call for more than just textural shift as a structural device. If you mean to reject melody then why create such a comfy nest for it? Someone ought to sing something over this. The album is like a display of impressive sets for a play that never begins. It felt a bit sad to be honest. 2/5
Hated the first song. 20 minutes of garbage noise. The rest was better, threatening interesting at times.
No idea what they were on about. Waited for a singer until I realized this wasn't that type of album. Could have been worse, honestly.
Bit of an odd entry for this list. Can't say I'll be listening again.
Fine, but boring.
Kakva narkomanija. Kraut Dio u prvoj pjesmi mi je ok zadnja trećina od The Taut and Tame, ostalo me sekira. Too old for this shit. 2/5, 4/10
Sleepy
Interesting enough to have a few fly bys but not interesting enough to desire
Achei fraco. O som não é ruim, mas não foi tão divertido ou marcante para estar nessa lista. Com certeza outros álbuns poderiam estar aqui.
Just a load of uninteresting noise in the studio. Not for me.
Cómo vas a tener un tema de 20 minutos como primer tema del disco
If this was a film score I'd probably dig it more but as an album it has its moments but nothing that hooked me to come back for more
First track is really long and boring, so I didn't have high hopes - one track later on that I *quite* enjoyed, but on the whole just far too chilled out for me.
I’m really struggling to come up with 100 words for this one, it made so little impression on me, but I’ll give it a go. I’m reserving 1-star ratings on this website for albums that I actively dislike and find a chore to get through, rather than those (like this) that are merely underwhelming, boring, etc., hence the 2-star rating. But make no mistake, I was not a fan of this album. It just felt utterly vapid, lifeless and empty, occasionally annoying and even more rarely vaguely enjoyable. Overall, I suppose it’s serviceable as background music, but that’s about all.
2 - not for me
lot of ambience and tinnitus sounds, low amount of actual vocals
Maso
I have a lot of respect for instrumental albums and long songs. This, however, was rather boring. Not bad, just boring. 2/5.
Completely forgettable, but pleasant background noise occasionally punctuated with strange sound effects
Maybe it’s the fact that I have an attention span of a gold fish but god damn this first song kept me like a prisoner. I‘m not saying that I don’t like the sound but then again I just kept wanting to stop and move on. The moments of excitement did not carry me through sadly. Maybe I’m just not a music expert but then again that does not matter at all because I just don’t like it that much
Rate: 5/10.
Sims 2 building music. Pitää kuunnella kokonaisena albumina.
Ok but pretentious
Fue interesante hipnótico, muy enigmático y entretenido. Creo que es algo que escucharía como fondo o para leer algún libro bastante entretenido.
I do appreciate the experimentation and the way the mix of sounds are built and structured, but I don’t see myself listening to this again.
This is probably good background music but unfortunately it's vocal-less and therefore not the vibe.
Good background noise but other than that I did not like it.
Inoffensive, dull, pedestrian, uneventful and uninspiring. Two stars. 1 "Djed" (2/5) 2 "Glass Museum" (2/5) 3 "A Survey" (2/5) 4 "The Taut and Tame" (2/5) 5 "Dear Grandma and Grandpa" (2/5) 6 "Along the Banks of Rivers" (2/5) Total - 12 Average - 2 313/1001 170/313 albums reviewed were new to me.
Die US-amerikanische Chicagoer Instrumentalband Tortoise nahm ihr zweites Album zwischen Juni und September 1995 in zwei Chicagoer Studios auf: im Idful Music Corporation und im neu eröffneten Soma Electronic Music Studios – beide Male am Mischpult: John McEntire, zugleich Mitglied der Band. Erschienen im Januar 1996 auf Thrill Jockey, markiert das Album einen Wendepunkt, an dem Post-Rock, Krautrock, Dub und Elektronik nicht mehr als Einflüsse nebeneinanderstehen, sondern zu einem kohärenten Klangraum verschmelzen. Der Vorgänger hatte den Rahmen abgesteckt; dieses Album füllt ihn aus. Das Herzstück ist „Djed", eine 21-minütige Komposition, die durch rund 15 Mixstufen ging und am Ende klingt, als hätte sie diese Arbeit nie gekannt – ruhig, zwingend, unaufhörlich. Marimba, Vibraphon, Bass und Elektronik schichten sich übereinander, ohne je zu drängen. Die kürzeren Stücke – „Glass Museum", „A Survey", das eindringliche „Dear Grandma and Grandpa" – funktionieren als Ruhepunkte und Kontrapunkte zugleich und geben dem Album eine Dramaturgie, die über reine Atmosphäre hinausgeht. Dave Pajo, der hier erstmals als Bandmitglied zu hören ist, verleiht dem Ganzen eine dezente gitarristische Textur, die nie vordergründig wird. Millions Now Living Will Never Die ist kein Album, das erklärt, was es tut. Es tut es einfach – und das mit einer Selbstverständlichkeit, die auch nach fast drei Jahrzehnten nicht verblasst ist. Der Maßstab, an dem sich Tortoise bis heute messen lassen muss.
OK.
Way more marimba than you think
definition of background music. Could be good situationally but I like to hear some more things going on
seems like a drone album
Post rock then. OK. From the write ups it seemed interesting, but in reality? Seems like simpler ambient soundscape created by quite a bit of repetition? Don’t know why but expected more in the experimental avant-garde sound collage vibe, but it’s more prog-rock. Making it an easier listen but well. Opening track 20 minutes, did nothing, went no where, guessing that was the point, and the Casio comment is on point. Next track ultra light jazz motif, another 6 minutes- listen to Guaraldi to see how that one should be done. Then later there’s the rock track, standard prog fair. Then the spy movie soundtrack retrospective scene. Look if this is your thing good for you. So it's supposed atmospheric music made with rock instruments. OK, fine, maybe if it had just been on it would have been fine, but directly listening found it a complete yawn, bored the life out of me. Easy listening, but not in anything like a good way. Wasn’t terrible, background, but what was the point. 2 Star.
Just kind of boring background sounds
1,7/5
Ei lähtenyt. Samaa kappaletta koko levy. ⭐️⭐️
Not my piece of cake.
Elevator music. Not too bad as background, but not really much body to concentrate on. Maybe it's called 'post rock' because it's like rock music produced by someone deaf as a post? The best I can say is.. it was there. Anyone who deliberately adds technical glitches to a track to make me think my audio equipment is broken deserves to be slapped around the legs. -1 star. "I must put some Tortoise on", said no-one ever.
Djed - “What if Pink Floyd was less stimulating and had, like, xylophones and stuff?” That glitch-out at the 14-minute mark got me. 6.5/10 Glass Museum - Could feasibly be played by a band. Has the potential to be a headbanger, but some weird time stuff prevents it from being so. 7/10 A Survey - A couple of electric guitar people play electric guitar outside in a forest somewhere. 5.5/10 The Taut and Tame - This does, indeed, feel rather taut. Gets somewhat tamer as it goes on. Best drum stuff so far. 7.5/10 Dear Grandma and Grandpa - Old ambient technology sounds. Don’t really think I’d call this music; it’s more of an interesting collection of sounds. 3/10 Along the Banks of Rivers - Almost sounds like background music to a 1940s spy movie when the main character is in a bar talking to his partner about a case he just got. Almost. 6/10 Overall, 5/10. This kind of thing isn’t really my speed. It’s basically Pink Floyd but less stimulating and more vibey(apart from Taut and Tame). It’s good for what it is, but I don’t think I’ll ever find myself listening to this again, besides maybe Taut and Tame.
Sadly forgettable, but inoffensive. Nice to see more ambient work on this list.
2.5 Really frustrating in that everytime it seemed to be building to something good it just faded out instead. At certain points there also seemed to be one annoying instrument/sound ruining otherwise pleasant music
"Yo La Tengo"-esque I don't have enough patience for this sort of thing
My husband: 'there's better post rock...'
Pierwsza piosenka to 20 minut totalnego chaosu, nic do siebie nie pasuje, chaos zmienia się w hałas a ten w normalną muzykę. Potem jest już nieco lepiej, ale nadal nie na tyle, abym nazwała odsłuchiwanie tej płyty przyjemnym przeżyciem. Kto czegoś takiego słucha z własnej woli? 4/10.
Meh, background music again. And please, no 20 minute songs ever
I know I probably just don’t get it but I really don’t. It’s not bad, musically, just boring.
I mean, its interesting and it is definitely different than anything being put out commercially at the time. I appreciate the odd time signatures and changes. No one needs to hear this before they die.
A bit of a nightmare to rate. Honestly, it was just kind of there. I trust that this was important, but it's not doing a great deal for me.
I know this list is meant to expand horizons, but I just am not a 20 minute song type of girlypop. sorry. Is what they do with those 20 minutes, and however many minutes the other songs were, interesting? yes. Will I ever think "hey, i wanna sit down and listen to this album" again? no I was gonna put this as a 3, cause honestly it's fine, but like there more it went on the more my soul died, so 2
Tough music for a treadmill. A strange addition to the list.
Es wabert so vor sich hin. Nicht unangnehm. Fans finden bestimmt auch etwas, dass sie begeistert. Ich bin kein Fan, für mich wurde es mit der Zeit langweilig. 2/5
A nice listen while working, wouldn't just listen to it though
its nice ambience i guess but i would never willfully listen again fav song: Along the Banks of Rivers
Very boring but not annoying, other than the first track being 20 minutes long.
Haven't heard of them. I have a headache today, not a good time to listen to it. But I think even without one I still wouldn't like it, it's just random sounds 2/5
dull
Little disappointed. I thought I’d love this, but I kept waiting for something to happen, then it ended.
Didn't hate it, but would never put this on
Ambient oddness. Not very compelling.
Man, that was a hard listen
oh, well. the tracks lead nowhere.
Не моё. Что слушал - что не слушал.
Terrible
Pass
To be honest, this album has been really boring and feels likr it drags on for centuries. Who thought a 20 minute song was a good idea? If I heard this in an elevator, it would take me a solid 5 minutes to notice it wasn't elevator music
I'm not really sure what to say except it was weird...
Instrumental. Just not my kind of instrumental. 2/5.
Bakgrundsmusik
Interesting. I didn't mid it as background music. Nothing that really caught my attention spectacularly or would make me seek them out. 2.
nothing happens there are no songs really just pleasant noise for a long period of time I feel I am being very generous in giving it two but I have heard worse albums on the list.
Glorified music for studying.
This album caught me on the wrong day. I had a driveway to shovel and was excited for the chance to listen to my album while I did it. This kind of music can be saved by vocals but without any it's boring as shit. It's all one long intro. 1.5
please abolish 20 minute songs
Didn't even know what genre this was for the first few minutes. Turns out, Earth meets jazz. I love Earth. I love post rock. I don't love jazz. So I don't love this. Along tt Bank of Rivers the best song as it sounded a bit Western. On other tracks it was like they'd just discovered xylophones and glockenspiels and wanted to shoehorn them in to half the songs.
meh. 2.5 stars
Interesting in places
Interesting concept but I can’t say I found it that enjoyable. I doubt I’ll ever listen to this again.
In places it was good background music but it really lacks any punch and ends up being quite dull.
Rather bittersweet this one. We wait patiently for 473 albums and FINALLY we get some (kind of) post-rock. Shame is, this is very dull, barely getting up above walking pace. Please let there be some ‘Mogwai’ and ‘Godspeed You! Black Emperor’ coming up to save the day and the genre ratings. We desperately need some proper quiet/loud/quiet/loud. Please list, I’m begging!!!
Fine background music. But overall a real yawn.
Day722 -meh, i don’t care for instrumental albums but it does kinda sound like band of horses if you get rid of the stupid keyboard sounds
Don’t mind instrumental stuff, though this was a bit weird at times. Better than I anticipated though
If someone told me this was the soundtrack to an Italian art house film about watching paint dry (the extended directors cut) I wouldn't be surprised.
Good as a film soundtrack maybe but definitely not my thing
I don’t like 20 min songs
I think parts of this are kind of pretty, but there's definitely some aspects of it that kind of seem a bit aimless. Instrumental stuff is always a bit of a challenge for me. Going 2.5 stars.
Mostly just random noises with an occasional interesting melody. 2/5
Len Houmous once owned a tortoise. He sold it to Blue Peter in 1981 to raise money for his kids to go to uni. 2.1 4/6 The Taut and Tame
Yeah, not for me. Too crazy for background music, too boring for anything else.
Parts of the first song were headache inducing. Like audio incense. Still stuck it out though.
There are no words? This is elevator music.
Well, someone had fun plinking away on the keyboard and playing with the settings. Doesn't add up to something particularly listenable in the end, unfortunately. Last track is an exception.
I just don't know what this is trying to achieve.
This was alright. For a normal album of music I would give it about 3.5 stars, but for a 1001 best albums of all time, I'd say maybe 2. It was kinda neat, and I listened twice to make sure I didn't miss anything mind-blowing and it was short enough, but I didn't really enjoy it much. 2 stars.
The first track is trash, the rest of the album is pretty good. Unfortunately,, the first track is approx 50% of the album play time
I love NOISES
fucking annoying pinging sound in a 20 minute song? please end my misery. Genuinely so not enjoyable why did you do this. It is like an ice pick on my skull. This has to be a social experiment. the rest of the album was fine. nothing special at all. 2/5
Nothing amazing, although it works to have in the background when you study.
Pretentious is putting it politely
Background, lobby, or elevator music, but not worthy of this list.
I’m confused
meh. I just don't get the artsy post-whatever flavors of music. I bet Thom Yorke really likes these guys. really boring
forgettable background music. why is it on the list?
This is background music at best, but then again I’m not even sure for what. Would seem out of place at a pub, not loud enough for events, too much for an elevator. Just doesn’t really seem to fit at all. As a piece it’s fine, but again I just think having a 20 minute song is heavily self indulgent and I don’t think that the quality warrants a relisten tbh
One of those instrumental albums that just fall into the background??? Theres pockets of interest and those moments are sick but overall it’s nothing to write home about.
I understand why the list pickers would have chosen this album, but for the average music listener, ya... nah. Some moments on this album were quite nice, like Glass Museum, but that was more of an exception to the album than the norm. I just felt that a lot of random sounds were placed together that didn't feel coherent, which is kind of the purpose of the album, but does not suit my listening style.
Strange
Mogwai/boards of Canada
The constant electrical pulse in the last 10+ minutes of djed are annoying af.
Dreamy pseudo-psychedelia.
It's becoming increasingly clear to me that prog rock and I just don't get along any more. I mean, this effort has some fine moments and conjures up a dreamscape that would surely be a pleasure to experience, but the first track is 21 minutes (about half the album's running time), and I can't be sitting through all that, not at my age. So while one may marvel at the artistry of the guitar work, I'm just going to move on to the next on the list...
Pleasant enough but a bit Muzacky. I like ambient music and this borders on that genre but a pale comparison to Brian Eno. Worryingly, although recorded in 1996 this does sound like it could have been produced by AI. A frightening glimpse of what’s around the corner? 2/5 30/10/25
taustamusiikkia ilman vokaaleja. tunnelmallista meininkiä ei siinä mitään.
Weird ambient music. OK for while working I guess, but nothing incredibly interesting about it.
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Background music. Not really for me. Got some work done to it though...
Not good.
Some interesting sounds, and some moments that border on prog rock, but mostly just repetitive, boring riffs.
diudnt like it
Why is this here?
Instrumental bien mais instrumental
Disjointed noise. Nope
Eh fine but immemorable bg music
I am a bit behind on my 1001 albums to hear before I die challenge so don't mind me if I try and get all caught up here real quick. Recently I was assigned yet another project I had absolutely no idea or expectations with Tortoise's Millions Now Living Will Never Die. This borderline Ambient/Post-Rock project is a really weird blend that I surprisingly got down with a good bit. This project feels like it should have more meat on its' bone, but is in actuality a pretty lean project with not too much to it outside of some very subtle compositions. With no vocals whatsoever, the performers really have to carry their weight with their compositions, and I'd argue they do a decent to good job throughout this project's runtime. Even during Djed I can't lie this album was losing me a bit. I respect the hell out of having an entirely instrumental album with such soft and gentle instrumentals, but sometimes it comes off as more background music than really thoughtful pieces painting pictures of a landscape. I like what Tortoise was going for here, but I want something a bit more focused next time around. Maybe TNT will be just that, but I'll have to wait another day before I get around to it...
Maybe 2.5? Boring, but mostly not abrasive
Meh.
100% instrumental. Fine for the background. I want a bit more from my music. 1.5 outta 5
I am partial to ambient music. Nothing completely awful about this album but not groundbreaking either. I enjoyed the two shorter songs. The other songs felt way too long and there wasn’t any discerning beginning, middle, end.
The first song on this record remind me of a modern day Peanuts. There is this random piano part that triggered that thought. It’s all instrumental. It’s a bit of everything. Noise. Post Rock. Fusion. It reminded me of a band I like called Mogwai. I found out the title of the record is a phrase used by Jehovahs witnesses. Which, I think they use in jest. Kind of funny. Anyways, not really my thing. It’s interesting for sure but the replay ability is not there.
It sounds like this band/album is important because of their influence on other artists, more so than directly. I find the album to be extremely "meh". It reminds me of Philip Glass or other kind of experimental instrumental style things, but far less interesting.
Nee, dit was niet mijn muziek. Wel vette bassrifjes en een kneiter lang eerste nummer van maar liefst 20:57 minuten! Echter, het voelde voor mij meer als een soort lift/wachtrij album, met enkel instrumentale tonen. Ik denk dat dit voor een bepaalde liefhebber een zeer tof album is, maar voor mij kom ik uit op 2 reten
gentle instrumental progressive rock. a reallybold 20 minute long opening track. 2/5
It was just okay background music.
Starts with Radioheads worst song Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box Ends with a slow Portishead song without Beth Gibbons tl;dr I don't get it
Not sure why this is on here
Don't get this at all. 2*
Two may be a bit harsh but I likely won't be listening to this album again. Left me in a state of "?".
I don't get it. Just meanders around without really getting into any kind of story with the instrumental.
Mellow, unremarkable for me
2.5/5
This album helped me realize that post rock just isn't my thing. I can recognize the technical and experimental virtuosity going on here. I'm just not interested in it.
This album was boring as fuck. Will not play back not even that happy I heard in the first place.
Electronica isn’t my thing unless it’s really good electronica. This ain’t the latter
This album is fine and unique but just all too boring. Nothing particularly offensive but also nothing more than background music. Hardly "one of the most influential music groups of the last 40 years" as their Spotify description reads. 4/10 (2/5)
If there was a soundtrack for a head cold this would be it.
Its pretty, it is interesting at times but overall just music that is there. This isn't the first album we have that has followed a format I find a bit confusing. What is with one really really long song, that has multiple parts that could be broken down into multiple songs that are then followed by multiple shortish songs. I get that there needs to be a certain length to a typical album but if you like long songs do two long songs or focus on short songs. To me I automatically assume the long one is your Opus and the rest is just filler.
Pretty good, just a long instrumental álbum. Felt like an indie rock album that skipped forever and no one ever sang. Decent but didn't wow me
Kinda boring noises.
Background noise; not offensive yet certainly not special
Not bad background music at work, but wouldn’t listen to this otherwise
Kinda weird alternative.
Okay post rock
I usually like this kind of music, but this was just bland, uninteresting, and boring.
For art to be worth seeing, something must happen, or it must be beautiful. An action movie has something happen, but isn't beautiful. Alice Munro's stories are beautiful, but nothing happens. Rzewski's variations on Pueblo Unido are beautiful and have things occur in it. This album fulfills neither requirement. Fortunately, it doesn't sound actively bad and thus it gets a 2.
just a bit boring
This started off okay but then went very prog. At which point it lost me.
Not for me, found the album boring
banda esencial, sin duda, como Slint Gracias a ellos supimos apreciar el Post-Rock y emergieron grupos como Mogwai o Godspeedyou Black Emperor! sin ir más lejos. Este fue con el que se dieron a conocer, aunque TNT y Standards so muy buens también. Djed es toda una experiencia.
Track 1 lost me around minute 14... Some good stuff in the back half, but it is really nothing special. Didn't need to hear it before I died.
A couple of interesting ideas but too jazzy for me
Was hoping to get into this...it hits some of my reference points. But... Too noodly...too academic..too...stars.
Some interesting sounds being exported, but really not a lot going on here for my taste. Like a modern version of 70’s prog rock, I found it incredibly boring and really have no desire to ever listen to any of their work again.
Not for me...but certainly no place on this list...
Not what I expected
Two stars for The Taut and Time. Rest are Jeb Bush face.
...But they should. Millions must die. Billions, no less. Septenvigintillions. Entire galaxies must perish or however my shitty musicmaxxing chudcel life goes. Djed is the main draw of the album - a 21 faaaaarking minute track. I have a storied, vitriolic hatred of "long songs" as they were, though this one doesn't bug me. Is every second of the song deliberate and purposeful? Not really. There are many moments where my attention waned. Were there any good bits? Yeah. The backing guitars are consistently the best part of the song. The quirky electronic sound that comes in at the seven minute mark is pretty funky. The Another Green World instrument from the twelve minute mark is alright (I still have no clue what that instrument is) and I like the sudden shift towards a reverberating electronic sound near the end of the piece, even if that stretch of the song goes on for way too long. What can I say? I don't bother the track and this track doesn't bother me. The rest of the album doesn't really go anywhere, though there are some good moments. Glass Museum is nice - likely my favourite song on the album. After the extensive blueballing of the previous track it's nice to get a guitar-based track. I also enjoy the spacy atmosphere on Dear Grandma and Grandpa. That song sounds nice with headphones on. Let's have a lookie at the bookie. Uhhhh, nothing really of note beside them being hipsters and multi-instrumentalists. A cursory look at Wikipedia reveals that these guys are icons and pioneers of post-rock, which is a genre of music that I have a hard time identifying. I don't know how I'd categorise this album, really. It doesn't sound like much of anything. In any case TNT, the band's next album, was where they hit it big with the critics. I'm curious to know what these guys sound like at their best, so I've taken their name down and hope to give the album a listen soon. As for this album being in the book, I think it's a solid inclusion. No complaints from me. Post-rock is worthy of representation and these guys appear to have earned their stripes in the scene.
Ke plan. Esch jetzt halt eifach so chli musig. Guet för e Hendergrond ig aber ech has jetzt nie wörk gfühlt ond ke gross logische ufbau oder öppis ähnlechs bemerkt.
Rambling folksy instrumentals
Nice instrumental album. A bit forgettable but interesting to listen to
Sound like they're warming up.
Meh
Really weird listen. Overall decent enougfhfrom track to track, but never really goes anywhere or does anything besides ambient melodies for the full runtime. The 20-minute opener is also the worst song, should not have been included. If you like ambient instrumentals this is a good album, otherwise pass
Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
A few decent moments, but a lot of this just doesn’t feel like music. Djed meandered through five ideas without cohesion, and much of the album felt like sound design exercises. Cold, clinical, and more of an art project than an album.
Boring music about nothing that goes nowhere. Good enough as background music but why would I have to listen to this before I die?
Les and his Bontempi keyboard from Vic Reeves Big Night Out finally released an album of uninteresting noodling. I will never even think about this album again.
Djed - Cool progression from atmospheric to active. I like the keyboard tone too. Glass Museum - Same on this one! Also a distinct 90s sound to the second half of it. A Survey - dull The Taut and Tame - pretty fun in a hectic way. Dear Grandma and Grandpa - fairly dull. Along the Banks of Rivers - fairly dull - disappointing end to the album.
I'm certain I did not need to hear this album. It's purely instrumental, ambient, and just... drones on and on. I don't know why this was included on the list and I'm glad it's over
No private session used for Spotify and no idea on what I was getting into. I did not get into this instrumental snore.