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Tortoise is a Post-rock act. Their sound grew out of Poster Children, Sly and Robbie, Gastr del Sol, Slint and Bright Eyes. Those roots explain a lot about how Tortoise arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Do Make Say Think, Aerial M, Stereolab, Bark Psychosis and Labradford, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Stereolab, The Slip, The Sea and Cake, Slint and Yakuza, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around Tortoise, reaching back through Poster Children and forward to Stereolab. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Tortoise connections
Tortoise grew out of Poster Children, Sly and Robbie, Gastr del Sol and Slint, shares an orbit with Do Make Say Think, Aerial M, Stereolab and Bark Psychosis, went on to shape Stereolab, The Slip, The Sea and Cake and Slint. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Tortoise
Sounds and acts that shaped Tortoise.
Artists similar to Tortoise
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Tortoise.
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- Aerial Martist
- Stereolabartist
- Bark Psychosisartist
- Labradfordartist
- Don Caballeroartist
- The For Carnationartist
- Explosions in the Skyartist
- A Silver Mt. Zionartist
- Godspeed You! Black Emperorartist
- Jim O'Rourkeartist
- Tarentelartist
- The American Analog Setartist
- Disco Infernoartist
- Polvoartist
- Mark Hollisartist
- Monoartist
- Talk Talkartist
- Broken Social Sceneartist
- Karateartist
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