A Lazarus Taxon (Dvd): Tortoise: Amazon.ca: Music

Disc: 1
1. Gamera
2. The Source of Uncertainty
3. Blackbird
4. Sexual For Elizabeth
5. To Day Retreival
6. Whitewater
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Disc: 2
1. Madison Area
2. TNT (Takemura Remix)
3. Why We Fight
4. Elmerson, Lincoln, and Palmieri
5. Peering
6. Goriri
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Disc: 3
1. Alcohall
2. Your New Rod
3. Cobwebbed
4. The Match Incident
5. Tin Can (Puerto Rican Mix)
6. Not Quite East of Ryan
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the money, Sep 19 2006

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Catherine J. Hannon "Music Fiend" (Toronto, ON) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Lazarus Taxon (Dvd) (Audio CD)

Fellow Tortoise fan's rejoice! A Lazarus Taxon has two c.d's of un-released tracks, one c.d of remixes, and one c.d with music video's and live footage. Many, if not all of the song's were done in Tortoises early days, (before Jeff Parker joined) and if I may say so myself I actually believe that these song's are more creative than their later releases, such as 'Standards' or 'It's all around you'. The live footage, (espescially at Lee's Palace) is exceptional in the quality of sound, and watching it give's you new insight on how talented each individual really is. I watched the dvd first, my favourites being 'Gamera' (the two drummers drumming silmutaneously give's you an entirely new perspective when comparing it to the recorded version), 'Vaus'(there's just something about a djembe that make's the song that much better than the recorded version) and 'Djed' (the marimba/xylophone combination takes you to a new dimension.) If you are a fan of this band but are growing weary of their other stuff, then I highly recommend this box set, as you will not be disapointed.

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5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic deal, Aug 31 2006

By 0=0 - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: A Lazarus Taxon (Dvd) (Audio CD)

First off, if you're a Tortoise fan and are expecting some kind of comprehensive, best of overview, well think again. I do want to say however that the music included in this compilation is indeed awesome. You have some very early, more rare material, all the long deleted remix collaborations, all so well done, and a very artful, visually pleasing dvd showing some excellent concert footage, music videos, and more. All this for under twenty dollars, plus some beautiful packaging. Again, it seems the first reviewer here thought this to be some sort of greatest hits box set or something, and thus his opinion soured. Don't listen to him--listen to the music and simply enjoy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Open Sauce music, Sep 21 2006

By P. Hall "Mr Meanor" - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: A Lazarus Taxon (Dvd) (Audio CD)

This has to be the best bargain since I found a Harry Partch record for 50 cents in a public library sale. The first CD alone in "A Lazarus Taxon" is worth the cover price. In the liner notes, Alan Licht quotes Brian Eno's "Unfinished" essay: "It used to be the case that a record was expected to contain the definitive and perhaps only version of a song, and that the job of the band and the producer was to create this "ideal" object." This collection does a great job of dispelling that old notion forever, as some of the tracks are so much developed from the originals that they resemble a house built around 300 year old foundations. To hear how "Gamera" evolved out of "His Second Story Island" is intriguing--maybe it should be the subject of a documentary in itself. This is now my favorite Tortoise CD; I thought "Millions Now Living" would never be bettered, but this one makes this band's music more like the living, open source language it should be. The production is so good that I decided to buy better earphones, and better speakers. (Maybe it wasn't so much of a bargain, after all.)

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3.0 out of 5 stars collected labors of love..., Oct 22 2006

By Demetrius A. Armstrong - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: A Lazarus Taxon (Dvd) (Audio CD)

Tortoise's expansive 2006 box set A Lazarus Taxon collects various rarities and remixes over the course of 3 CD's and 1 DVD. A nicely priced and packaged collection makes Taxon an absolute necessity for fans of Tortoise that want a definitive assortment of important off album things to hear. The fact that this is not a "best of" retrospect of Tortoise's highlights from the wealth of material on their excellent proper albums may catch some off guard. This is due mainly to the surprising surplus of remix and extra material this band has collected over the years, all of which combines to produce very interesting music. That being said, A Lazarus Taxon (taken all at once) can be a very taxing listening session. A listener has to let the music soak in deeply to appreciate these songs, which offer a priceless education to Tortoise's approach to music but can be a little self indulgent at times. As the treasures of this set reveal themselves (which includes a reinterpretation of Yo La Tengo's "Autumn Sweater", a pleasant surprise), the less awe-inspiring songs can be put into the context of exercises that strengthened the experimental and ambitious reach of one of popular music's greatest bodies of work. All of these songs collected (and sequenced as well as they are) makes this a Tortoise set to buy, but the patience required to appreciate this fully, makes this a less effective starting point than their highlighted albums for casual comers.

(the included DVD is excellent, containing videos (more like visual art collages) for songs like "Seneca" and "A Glass Museum" as well as a selection of live performances)

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