Tortoise

Summary

Tortoise is a musical group^[1]. Tortoise ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,378 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tortoise's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Tortoise's genre is art rock^[4].
• Tortoise's genre is post-rock^[5].
• Tortoise's record label is recorded as Thrill Jockey^[6].
• Tortoise's discography is recorded as Tortoise discography^[7].
• Tortoise's Commons category is recorded as Tortoise (band)^[8].
• Tortoise's country of origin is recorded as United States^[9].
• Tortoise comprises Bundy K. Brown^[10].
• 1990 marks the founding of Tortoise^[11].
• Tortoise's location of formation is recorded as Chicago^[12].
• Tortoise's official website is recorded as http://www.trts.com/^[13].
• Tortoise's different from is recorded as Tortoise^[14].
• Tortoise's start of work period is recorded as 1990^[15].
• Tortoise's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tortoise'}^[16].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[17]

• Country: US^[18]

• Began / founded: 1990^[19]

• Genre(s): electronica, experimental rock, instrumental, jazz rock, post-rock^[20]

• Community tags: chicago school, electronica, experimental rock, instrumental, jazz rock, post-rock, rock and indie, the lost generation, vyrzukhisuc-artiest, warp^[21]

• MusicBrainz ID: e0953daa-860f-4dc8-9f1a-b12587cdaf17^[22]

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Founding

1990 marks the founding of Tortoise^[11]. Tortoise's location of formation is recorded as Chicago^[12].

Why It Matters

Tortoise ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,378 views/month).^[2] Tortoise has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23]