Beacons of Ancestorship

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Beacons of Ancestorship
Tortoise studio album

Publication
(s)

2009

Label (s) Thrill jockey

Format (s)

CD, LP

Genre (s)

Post rock , jazz rock

Title (number)

11

running time

43m39s

occupation
  • Dan Bitney
  • John Herndon
  • Jeff Parker
  • Doug McCombs

Studio (s)

Soma Studio, Chicago

chronology
The Brave and the Bold
(2006) 		Beacons of Ancestorship -

Beacons of Ancestorship is the ninth studio album by the Chicago instrumental band Tortoise . It was released on June 23, 2009.

Style and reception

On "Beacons of Ancestorship" the five band members continue the genre mix known from the previous albums, not without adding new influences (for example punk in the title Yinxianghechengqi ). The album is characterized by recurring style breaks in the middle of a motif. Sarah Schaefer wrote on motor.de :

“You can only help yourself with lists: Electro, Jazz, Dub, Noise, Rock, Post-Rock; Tortoise is all of that and somehow not (...). "

The weblog Drowned in Sound called "Beacons of Ancestorship" an erratic cascade of surprises and awarded 8 out of 10 points, and the jazz magazine All About Jazz also found words of praise for the album.

Hit parade successes

"Beacons of Ancestorship" entered the US Billboard Charts on July 11, 2009 at number 149 and stayed there for a week.

Track list

  1. High Class Slim Came Floatin 'In (8:14)
  2. Prepare Your Coffin (3:37)
  3. Northern Something (2:24)
  4. Gigantes (6:21)
  5. Penumbra (1:08)
  6. Yinxianghechengqi (3:37)
  7. The Fall of Seven Diamonds Plus One (3:40)
  8. Minors (4:23)
  9. Monument Six One Thousand (3:22)
  10. de Chelly (1:46)
  11. Charteroak Foundation (5:07)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Allmusic Guide : John Bush: Beacons of Ancestorship> Overview. Retrieved on February 10, 2010 : "(...) the reference points for their music are constantly expanding (on tap here, among the dub and Krautrock and minimalism and jazz, is surprisingly abrasive punk for" Yinxianghechengqi ")."
  2. ↑ Sarah Schaefer: Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved February 10, 2010 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.motor.de  
  3. ↑ Dom Gourlay: Tortoise - Beacons Of Ancestorship. June 24, 2009, accessed on February 10, 2010 : "Ultimately, Beacons Of Ancestorship is pretty much what the avid Tortoise fan would consider par for the course, in that its a veering cascade of inherent surprises that never fails to astound, amaze or disappoint. "
  4. ^ Troy Collins: Tortoise / Beacons Of Ancestorship. June 17, 2009, accessed on February 10, 2010 : "Eclectic but always intriguing, Beacons Of Ancestorship is a welcome return from post rock's flagship ensemble, drawing upon the band's past glories while continuing to cast an eye to the future."
  5. ^ Billboard.com: Beacons of Ancestorship , accessed February 10, 2010.

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