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Tortoise is the debut studio album by American post-rock band Tortoise. It was released on June 22, 1994, on the Thrill Jockey record label.

Tortoise
Studio album by Tortoise
Released	June 22, 1994 (1994-06-22)
Recorded	November 29–December 5, 1993
Genre	Post-rock
Length	50:03
Label	Thrill Jockey
Producer	Tortoise
Tortoise chronology
Tortoise (1994) Rhythms, Resolutions & Clusters (1995)

By March 1998, Tortoise had sold 35,000 copies (8,000 LPs and 27,000 CDs).[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Chicago Tribune	[3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
Melody Maker	[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]
Uncut	[7]

In his review for AllMusic, Glenn Swan writes that Tortoise "share equal responsibility and trust in each other, pouring out a thick stew of meditative grooves, light production experiments, and rusty guitar-string ambience -- the likes of which have rarely sounded so approachable, but this is not to say the album is a sellout leap into commercialism. There are a couple head scratchers and murky moments that fail to make much of an impact, but the quintet have spun such a rich web of mood and personality that any fall from grace barely changes altitude".[2]

Track listing

Personnel

Credits for Tortoise adapted from album liner notes.[8]

Tortoise

• Dan Bitney
• Bundy K. Brown
• John Herndon
• Douglas McCombs
• John McEntire

Production

• Bundy K. Brown – recording (assistant), mixing (assistant)
• John McEntire – recording, mixing
• Tortoise – arrangement, production

Artwork and design

• Sam Prekop – cover design

References

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