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Label:	Thrill Jockey – thrill 152, Thrill Jockey – THRILL152
Format:	3 x CD, Compilation DVD, DVD-Video, Multichannel, Compilation Box Set
Country:	US
Released:	Aug 2006
Genre:	Electronic, Rock
Style:	Post Rock

Tracklist

CD1-1	Tortoise–	Gamera	11:53
CD1-2	Tortoise–	The Source Of Uncertainty Remix – JM*	3:42
CD1-3	Tortoise–	Blackbird	5:01
CD1-4	Five Deez–	Sexual For Elizabeth (Tortoise Remix) Lyrics By – Fat Jon, Pase, Shing02 Remix [Uncredited] – Tortoise Written By – P. Johnson / J. Marshall / S. Annen / J. Parker / J. McEntire / D. McCombs / D. Bitney / J. Herndon Written-By – D. Bitney, D. McCombs, J. Parker, J. Herndon, J. McEntire, J. Marshall, P. Johnson, S. Annen*	4:49
CD1-5	Tortoise–	To Day Retreival Remix – Autechre	3:57
CD1-6	Tortoise–	Whitewater	5:06
CD1-7	Tortoise–	Didjeridoo	4:33
CD1-8	Yo La Tengo–	Autumn Sweater Remix – BKB, DP, DM, JH Written By – Hubley / Kaplan / McNew Written-By – Hubley, Kaplan, McNew*	7:07
CD1-9	Tortoise–	Wait Written-By – J. Parker*	4:27
CD1-10	Tortoise, Designer–	A Grape Dope	4:12
CD1-11	Tortoise–	Restless Waters	3:41
CD1-12	Tortoise–	Vaus	5:01
CD1-13	Tortoise–	Blue Station Electric Bass [Source Material] – DM* Sounds [Source Material Heavily Processed] – Curtis Roads	5:34
CD2-1	Tortoise–	Madison Area	3:27
CD2-2	Tortoise–	TNT (Nobukazu Takemura Remix) Remix – Nobukazu Takemura	10:03
CD2-3	Tortoise–	Why We Fight	4:23
CD2-4	Tortoise–	Elmerson, Lincoln, And Palmieri	2:39
CD2-5	Tortoise–	Peering	5:11
CD2-6	Tortoise–	Goriri Remix [Of "Gamera"] – BKB, JM	6:40
CD2-7	Tortoise–	As You Said Written-By – Joy Division	4:21
CD2-8	Tortoise–	CTA Remix [Reworking Of "Gamera"] – JM*	5:07
CD2-9	Tortoise–	Deltitnu	5:50
CD2-10	Tortoise–	Adverse Camber Remix – Autechre	6:00
CD2-11	Tortoise–	Cliff Dweller Society Composed By [Long Centerpiece] – Dan Fliegel Guitar – JP* Written By – D. Fliegel / D. Bitney / K. Brown / J. Herndon / D. McCombs / J. McEntire Written-By – K. Brown, D. Bitney, D. Fliegel, D. McCombs, J. Herndon, J. McEntire	15:23
CD2-12	Tortoise–	Waihopai	4:13
CD3-1	Tortoise–	Alcohall Remix [Of "On Noble"] – JM*	4:03
CD3-2	Tortoise–	Your New Rod Remix [Of "Flyrod"] – Rick Brown	4:18
CD3-3	Tortoise–	Cobwebbed Remix [Of "Spiderwebbed"] – Casey Rice	4:38
CD3-4	Tortoise–	The Match Incident Remix [Of "Ry Cooder"] – Steve Albini Voice Actor [Radio Drama "Actor"] – JM*	5:31
CD3-5	Tortoise–	Tin Cans (Puerto Rican Remix) Remix [Of "Tin Cans And Twine"] – Brad Wood	4:24
CD3-6	Tortoise–	Not Quite East Of The Ryan Remix – BKB*	5:08
CD3-7	Tortoise–	Initial Gesture Protraction Remix [Of "His Second Story Island"] – Jim O'Rourke	4:47
CD3-8	Tortoise–	Cornpone Brunch (Watt Remix) Bass [Extra Basses] – Kira Roeseler, Mike Watt Remix [Of "Cornpone Brunch"] – Mike Watt Technician [DAT Repair] – BKB	4:18
DVD-1	Tortoise–	Salt The Skies Film Director – Christoph Green Film Producer – Brendan Canty	4:45
DVD-2	Tortoise–	Dear Grandma And Grandpa	2:58
DVD-3	Tortoise–	Glass Museum	2:05
DVD-4	Tortoise–	Seneca	6:23
DVD-5	Tortoise–	Four Day Interval	3:22
DVD-6	Tortoise–	The Suspension Bridge At Iguazu Falls	5:36
	Tortoise	Live At Primavera Sound 2005	(4:18)
DVD-7	–	Monica Film Director, Film Editor – Aram Garriga Cameraman – Rafa de los Arcos, Andrés Bujardon, Aram Garriga, Dani Garcia (4)	4:18
	Tortoise	Live In Toronto 1997 Film Director [Filmed By] – Christopher Mills Management [Enabled By] – Amy Hersenhoren	(41:33)
DVD-8.1	–	Gamera	9:03
DVD-8.2	–	Glass Museum	5:24
DVD-8.3	–	Reservoir	3:55
DVD-8.4	–	Djed	4:04
DVD-8.5	–	The Equator	4:06
DVD-8.6	–	Vaus	5:22
DVD-8.7	–	Cornpone Brunch	9:33
	Tortoise	Live At Deutches Jazz Festival 1999	(18:59)
DVD-9.1	–	Ten Day Interval Guest – Chicago Underground Trio	6:28
DVD-9.2	–	Othello Guest – Fred Anderson, Chicago Underground Trio Written-By – C. Taylor*	12:29
	Tortoise	Live On "Chic-A-Go-Go" 2005	(6:23)
DVD-10	–	Seneca Film Director – Jake Austen Musical Assistance – Wayne Montana, Damon Locks	6:23
	Tortoise	Live For "Burn To Shine" 2004	(4:39)
DVD-11	–	Salt The Skies	4:39

Companies, etc.

Produced For – Trixie DVD
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Thrill Jockey
Copyright © – Tortoise
Copyright © – Urs Odermatt
Pressed By – Disque Americ
Pressed By – Americ Disc
Published By – Roshashauna Music
Published By – Excellent Classical Songs
Published By – Umjabuglafeesh Music
Published By – Dan Fliegel
Published By – Wrapped in Rubber Music
Published By – Noel Kupersmith
Filmed At – Primavera Sound
Filmed At – Lee's Palace
Filmed At – Deutsches Jazzfestival
Filmed At – Chicago Access Network Television

Credits

Band – Dan Bitney, Douglas McCombs, John Herndon, John McEntire
Band [1991-1994] – Bundy K. Brown
Band [1995-1997] – David Pajo
Band [1997-Present] – Jeff Parker
Design – Sheila Sachs, Tortoise
Liner Notes – Alan Licht, Baldomero Gordillo, Florent Mazzoleni, Julian Weber
Performer – Tortoise
Photography By [Box Cover And Inner Sleeves] – Arnold Odermatt
Photography By [Band] – Andrew Paynter, Lenny Golzalez, Marty Perez, Saverio Truglia
Written-By – Tortoise (tracks: CD1-1 to CD1-3, CD1-5 to CD1-7, CD-1-10 to CD2-10, CD2-12 to CD3-8)

Notes

[Box rear]
℗ 2006 thrilljockey.com

[On inner sleeves:]
℗2006 Thrill Jockey [THRILL152]
Photograph © Urs Odermatt, Windisch (CH); courtesy Springer & Winckler Galerie Berlin

[On CD's and DVD:]
© 2006 Tortoise

All selections published by Wrapped in Rubber Music (ASCAP), except
track CD1-8 published by Roshashauna Music (BMI) & Excellent Classical Songs (BMI),
track CD1-9 published by Umjabuglafeesh Music (BMI),
track CD2-11 published by Dan Fliegel (BMI) & Wrapped in Rubber Music (ASCAP) and
DVD-9.2 published by Noel Kupersmith (BMI) and originally recorded by Chicago Underground Trio

Issued in a cardboard box with CDs and DVD inside extra card sleeves plus 20-page booklet. CD 3 contains the entirety of Rhythms, Resolutions & Clusters plus a previously unreleased remix by Mike Watt. Track DVD-1 produced for Trixie.

DVD is encoded with Dolby Digital Surround [DD] but there are only two video clips that appear in 5.1 audio, these are:
Glass Museum (Film by Dave Ellsworth)
Salt The Skies (Originally filmed as part of Burn To Shine 2)
The remainder will play through the center speaker of a 5.1 multichannel sound system.

CD1-1 from Gamera / Cliff Dweller Society, a drastic, extended reinterpretation of His Second Story Island
CD1-2 from Headz 2A, JM's alternate Mix of Why We Fight
CD1-3 from Japanese version of Standards, a rework of material that was originally used for a piece commissioned by the Centre Pompidou
CD1-4 from Five Deez - Sexual For Elizabeth, an unusual endeavor in that the original piece was entirely rewritten and rerecorded
CD1-5 from Tortoise / Autechre - Adverse Camber / To Day Retreival, Autechre remix of Ten Day Interval
CD1-6 from Why We Fight, JM performing 3 instruments live to 2 track
CD1-7 from Red Hot + Indigo, a compilation of diverse artists doing Duke Ellington pieces
CD1-8 from Yo La Tengo - Autumn Sweater
CD1-9 from Offbeat - A Red Hot Sound Trip, remixed in 2005. A JP composition recorded with him before he was officially in the band
CD1-10 from Millions Now Living Will Never Die Japanese reissue bonus track. Originally recorded for a Grand Royal/Mo Wax compilation that never materilaized
CD1-11 from Various - The Lounge Ax Defense & Relocation Compact Disc, based on the same family of material that begat Dear Grandma And Grandpa
CD1-12 from Tortoise / Stereolab - Vaus / Speedy Car, to promote our 1996 tour
CD1-13 from same release as CD1-3

CD2-1 from Tour 1998, single released to promote the TNT world tour
CD2-2 from TNT Japanese bonus track
CD2-3 from same release as CD1-6, another version also appears as a section of Cliff Dweller Society
CD2-4 from It's All Around You Japanese bonus track
CD2-5 from Gently Cupping The Chin Of The Ape (Tortoise Tour 2001), tour single released in support of Standards. Originally written on guitar and transmuted into the present guitar-less version
CD2-6 from Macro Dub Infection Volume One, radical remix of Gamera
CD2-7 from A Means To An End (The Music Of Joy Division), contribution to a tribute compilation, which was initially rejected by the label
CD2-8 from Urban Renewal Program, JH's reworking of Blackbird
CD2-9 from same release as CD2-4
CD2-10 from same release as CD1-5, another Autechre remix of Ten Day Interval
CD2-11 from same release as CD1-1, almost all pieces improvised, they were recorded over the course of one evening, with exception of the long centerpiece which features an expanded lineup of three basses, two drummers, four horns and pre-Tortoise JP
CD2-12 from same release as CD2-5

CD3-1, remix of On Noble
CD3-2, remix of Flyrod
CD3-3, remix of Spiderwebbed
CD3-4, remix of Ry Cooder
CD3-5, remix of Tin Cans And Twine
CD3-6, remix of Spiderwebbed plus elements from other tracks
CD3-7, remix of His Second Story Island
CD3-8, previously unreleased remix of Cornpone Brunch

DVD-7 filmed live at Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona, 28 May 2005
DVD-8 filmed live at Lee's Palace, Toronto, 1997
DVD-9 filmed live at Deutsches Jazz-Festival, Frankfurt, 1999. From the archives of Hessischer Rundfunk
DVD-10 playback performance filmed at Chic-a-Go-Go TV-show (CAN-TV), 2005
DVD-11 originally filmed as part of Burn To Shine Chicago IL 09.13.2004 Chicago, 13 September, 2004