Tortoise Revisits 12” Remix Scheme

Limited edition of 1500, so act fast.

By Blurt Staff

It's literally been a decade since the mighty Tortoise dabbled extensively in vinyl releases - check this discography of the band for proof. 1996-98 was particularly fruitful for the Windy City band, which pumped out a slew of limited edition 12-inch remixes that at the time proved highly prized among collectors (although a quick glance at eBay suggests the group's stock has fallen considerably since then). High-profile remixers of the band included Stereolab, Jim O'Rourke, Oval, Autechre, UNKLE and Derrick Carter. 

To follow up the release of their first new studio album in five years, then, Tortoise is releasing a two song remix 12" of songs from Beacons of Ancestorship.  Side A features  Eye from Boredoms doing a remix of the album's opening track "High Class Slim Came Floatin' In".  Side AA features the dub/version master Mark Ernestus of Basic Channel and Rhythm & Sound doing a version of the track "Gigantes".

Side A : High Class Slim Came Floatin' In - Eyeremix

Side AA : Gigantes Version - Mark Ernestus

The 12" is presented in a proper LP jacket and features black and white photography from Andrew Paynter.  Andrew's photography was also featured on the Beacons of Ancestorship jacket and he was behind the video for the song "Prepare Your Coffin" which can be seen HERE.

The 12" is presented in an extremely limited quantity of 1,500 and will be released on August 18^th by Thrill Jockey.