Tag: "Tortoise"

Grails
0 Comments. 343 Views. Posted 15 Oct 2012 @ 9:32am.
Emil Amos is a little frustrated. When he answers the phone from his Portland home, the drummer for instrumental post-rockers Grails has been involved in what he describes as, “One of the more frustrating mixing sessions of my life. I’m going to use this interview as an opportunity for a break,” he says rather bluntly. A few minutes into our conversation, it becomes obvious that, while dabbling... Read More
Tortoise
0 Comments. 1,425 Views. Posted 4 Oct 2012 @ 10:44pm.
Jeff Parker is relaxing at his Chicago home, hanging out with his kids after a day spent museum-hopping. It takes awhile to get the guitarist for avant-garde act Tortoise to discuss his band, after touching on Chicago’s museum and culinary history. You can understand why Parker wouldn’t want to dive into a lengthy discussion about Tortoise; their camp has been relatively quiet as of late. They’ve... Read More
Tortoise Return To Melbourne
0 Comments. 1,222 Views. Posted 27 Jun 2012 @ 10:56am.
The Chicago instrumental five-piece Tortoise are returning down under this October. In a career that spans over two decades and includes six critically acclaimed studio albums, Tortoise are an astonishing fusion of minimalism, techno, dub, rock and jazz - producing sonic soundscapes which in a live setting are unmissable. Read More
Another Bass Player Leaves Interpol
0 Comments. 2,333 Views. Posted 2 Mar 2011 @ 10:35am.
Dave Pajo, bass player for indie rock merchants Interpol, has left the band while replacement bass maestro Brad Truax steps in.     Pajo, who joined the band mid last year after the departure of original bass player and founding member Carlos Dengler, had spent only nine months touring with Interpol before his decision was made public today. In a statement released on... Read More
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