Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 30, 1996)
• Original Release Date: January 30, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Thrill Jockey
• ASIN: B000004B2T
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,601 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Djed

2. Glass Museum

3. A Survey

4. The Taut and Tame

5. Dear Grandma and Grandpa

6. Along the Banks of the River

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars toto, June 27, 2005

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S. R Robertson "crap basket" (Oh Henry?) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Millions Now Living Will Never Die (Audio CD)

I agree with the other reviewers who said "Djed" is a phenomenal, life-changing track. It starts out with roughly 10 minutes or so of a droning bass-riff accompanied by gentle electronic effects and atmospheric guitar, very Neu!-ish (or for people who are unfamiliar with Neu!, very early Stereolab-ish.)It then goes into an electronic organ and guitar duet that is accompanied unexpectedly by vibraphones that continue a pretty, rolling melody until they crash and disentigrate into cosmic ambience, and it continues through several more sections until finnaly giving way to the next track. Very nice, indeed...
....the other tracks are much shorter and to the point, but are equally indiscernable from each other..."Glass Museum" and "Along The Banks Of Rivers" are great guitar-driven mini-epics where one can see the influence on bands like Do Make Say Think and Godspeed. The latter is a spaghetti western influenced pondering that could've been the more strait-forward precursor to what Godspeed would do on F#A#, although much less emphasis on the whole ambience thing. "A Survey" is a bass-driven creeper that reminds you that member(s?) of Slint make up this band. "The Taut and Tame" is an avante-jazz-metal heavy song remeniscent of John Zorn and Mr.Bungle (albeit more emotional). "Dear Grandma and Grandpa" is a nice, little psych-dub electro-excursion that leads into "Banks of..." All in all, you don't have to be a musical guru to appreciate this. An open mind, or should I say a stoner's mind, will probably do just fine.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Masterwork, March 30, 2000

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This review is from: Millions Now Living Will Never Die (Audio CD)

From the very beginning to the very end, this record keeps the ear entertained despite it is repetitive and very cold music. The synthesis of ambient, minimalism, jazz, electronic and avantgarde-rock is perfect, since the music flows quite naturally. The opener "Djed" is a perfect development of krautrock through new technology and some minimalism, and one of the key pieces of nineties' music. The five other pieces are not so complex and coherent, but still offer a bunch of influences tied together in a very personal style and an uniquely cool sound.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great music by great musicians!!, August 21, 2005

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Matthew Martinez - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Millions Now Living Will Never Die (Audio CD)

A great cd to start with if you have never heard Tortoise before. A excellent addition if you have. From the beginning to the end, Tortoise takes you through many moods. You can't help but be amazed at the talent from these five guys. If you like Tortoise check out June of 44, The Sea & Cake, Dianogah, or the Reach the Rock soundtrack.