Rhythms, Resolutions & Clusters
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Rhythms, Resolutions & Clusters is a remix album by the Chicago
-based band Tortoise
, which is currently out of print. It consists entirely of remixed (and retitled) versions of songs from their first album
. Some of the remixes were performed by band members, others by friends of the band including Steve Albini
, Rick Brown, Jim O'Rourke
and Brad Wood
.
In 2006, the whole of this album was reissued in A Lazarus Taxon
(as the third CD in the box set). The reissue also contains an extra remix by Mike Watt
, which was not included in the original release due to timing and technical reasons.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
-based band Tortoise
Tortoise (band)
Tortoise is an American post-rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1990.-Music:Tortoise's almost entirely instrumental music defies easy categorization, and the group gained significant attention from their early career. The members have roots in Chicago's fertile music scene, playing in...
, which is currently out of print. It consists entirely of remixed (and retitled) versions of songs from their first album
Tortoise (album)
Tortoise is the debut studio album by Chicago instrumental rock band Tortoise, released in 1994 on the Thrill Jockey record label.The album is dedicated to the memory Michael F...
. Some of the remixes were performed by band members, others by friends of the band including Steve Albini
Steve Albini
Steven Frank Albini is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. He was a member of Big Black, Rapeman, and Flour, and is currently a member of Shellac...
, Rick Brown, Jim O'Rourke
Jim O'Rourke (musician)
Jim O'Rourke is an Irish-American musician and record producer. He was long associated with the Chicago experimental and improv scene...
and Brad Wood
Brad Wood
Brad Wood is a record producer from Rockford, Illinois. He served as a drummer for the band Shrimp Boat. Brad records, mixes and produces records and is based in Los Angeles, California. He began his career in earnest in 1988 with the construction of Idful Music Corporation- a recording studio in...
.
In 2006, the whole of this album was reissued in A Lazarus Taxon
A Lazarus Taxon
__notoc__A Lazarus Taxon is the name of a box set by Chicago post-rock group Tortoise, released in 2006 on the Thrill Jockey label.The set contains three CDs, one DVD and an accompanying 20-page booklet...
(as the third CD in the box set). The reissue also contains an extra remix by Mike Watt
Mike Watt
Michael David Watt is an American bassist, singer and songwriter.He is best known for co-founding the rock bands Minutemen, dos, and Firehose; , he is also the bassist for the reunited Stooges and a member of the art rock/jazz/punk/improv group Banyan as well as many other post-Minutemen...
, which was not included in the original release due to timing and technical reasons.