Bumps (Stones Throw) June 19th

www.stonesthrow.com/bumps

"The three percussion experts behind the seminal indie rock / post rock band Tortoise showcase their rhythmical prowess, coming together for this self-titled concept break beat record entitled Bumps.

As members of Tortoise, these three gentlemen helped infuse a new aesthetic into the indie rock scene of the 1990s. The group set itself apart by focusing on instrumental prowess and group interaction. Instead of the tried and true themes of familiar alternative and punk, Tortoise opened up their scope of influences to create a new musical vision – dubiously called “post rock” – incorporating styles from genres such as Krautrock, dub, avant-garde jazz, classical minimalism, ambient and space music, film music and British electronica.

One of indie rock’s most in-demand master producers of the last decade, Tortoise’s producer/

drummer/vibes player John McEntire has worked with a staggering number of artists as engineer, producer and remixer. With Bumps, he lends his talents toward pushing the boundaries of a typical break beat record, fusing influences from funk, Brazilian, Latin and Afrobeat music."

tracklisting:

01. A Safe Balm

02. Biotic Discussion

03. …As Bond Did

04. Crass Jenny

05. Craven

06. Deal Tree

07. Hello, Leo

08. Can You See?

09. Sniper Growl

10. OK!!!

11. A Dumb Month

12. Baby Johann

13. Exponent Memoir

14. Nashira

15. Fun Injury

16. Dawn At Dawn

17. Bin Johnston

18. Intermission Pt. 1

19. Intermission Pt. 2

20. Thorny Joint

21.

22. Don't Cry, My Son

23. Swingland Hit

This sounds good. Check the sample of track 21.

sounds wicked.

tortoise is the shit.

hmmmm,,

I've already been waiting for this album for a while (heard about it atleas a month or two ago)

I'm excited to hear it.

hhmm bit experimental

nm. this is um yeah

yeah this isn't really an album, just drum loops which are available for cutting up or mixing with. still nice i suppose.

spilc @ bobcat

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I plan on samplin' dis shit

lol

  tidbit said:

spilc @ bobcat

 

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"why hasn't this been done before?"

wtf? this as in an album of raw drums? or this as in bumps?

because raw drum albums have been put out before. stupid fucking shit.

"tortoise without drums would be unlistenable"? wtf. suck my cock boomkat.

been lookin forward to this. i'm also looking forward to seeing tortoise in 2 weeks.