After twelve years of expanding the definition of rock music, Tortoise will release a highly anticipated box set, including the long out of print 1995 album Rhythms, Resolutions & Clusters, rare singles from foreign releases and tour EPs, compilation tracks, and previously unreleased material such as remixes by band members and other artists, including Jim O'Rourke, Brad Wood, Rick Brown, Steve Albini, and Mike Watt. The set's title comes from the paleontological term for a reappearing species, and the release is comprised of three CDs and one DVD, the latter of which contains two hours of footage, several extended live performances, and videos and short films. Packaging is a hard card stock box containing four sleeves and a 20-page booklet with archival photos and liner notes about each track's origins.
tracklist
cd1
1. Gamera (1995 Duophonic single)
2. Source of Uncertainty (1996 Headz 2 compilation)
3. Blackbird (2001 Standards Japanese bonus track)
4. Sexual for Elizabeth (2001 Five Deez remix)
5. To Day Retrieval (1998 Autechre remix)
6. Whitewater (1995 Soul Static Sound single)
7. Didjeridoo (2001 Red Hot + Indigo compilation)
8. Autumn Sweater (1997 Yo La Tengo remix)
9. Wait (1996 Offbeat: A Red Hot Sound Trip compilation)
10. A Grape Dope (1996 Millions Now Living Will Never Die Japanese bonus track)
11. Restless Waters (1996 The Lounge Ax Defense & Relocation Compact Disc compilation)
12. Vaus (1996 Duophonic split single with Stereolab)
13. Blue Station (2001 Standards Japanese bonus track)
cd2
1. Madison Area (1998 Thrill Jockey tour single)
2. TNT Nobukazu Takemura remix (1998 TNT Japanese bonus track)
3. Why We Fight (1995 Soul Static Sound single)
4. Elmerson, Lincoln, and Palmieri (2004 It's All Around You Japanese bonus track)
5. Peering (2001 Gently Cupping the Chin of the Ape Thrill Jockey tour single)
6. Goriri (1996 Millions Now Living Will Never Die Japanese bonus track)
7. As You Said (1995 A Means to An End Joy Division tribute compilation)
8. CTA (2002 Urban Renewal Program compilation)
9. Deltitnu (2004 It's All Around You Japanese bonus track)
10. Adverse Camber (1998 Autechre remix)
11. Cliff Dweller Society (1995 Duophonic single)
12. Waihopai (2001 Gently Cupping the Chin of the Ape tour single)
cd3
1. Alcohall (Rhythms, Resolutions, & Clusters)
2. Your New Rod (Rhythms, Resolutions, & Clusters)
3. Cobwebbed (Rhythms, Resolutions, & Clusters)
4. The Match Incident (Rhythms, Resolutions, & Clusters)
5. Tin Cans Puerto Rican Remix (Rhythms, Resolutions, & Clusters)
6. Not Quite East of the Ryan (Rhythms, Resolutions, & Clusters)
7. Initial Gesture Protraction (Rhythms, Resolutions, & Clusters)
8. Cornpone Brunch Watt Remix (Previously Unreleased)
madison area.mp3