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6 unusual facts about Tortoise


Delicate AWOL

At various times, the band cited influences including Mogwai, Cocteau Twins, Low, art rock from 1990s Chicago (such as Tortoise and The For Carnation) and Montreal (Godspeed You! Black Emperor) and 1970s Britain (King Crimson).

Near-Life Experience

Remaining members Chris Brokaw and Thalia Zedek recorded Near Life Experience with two different rhythm sections: one half of the album was recorded with drummer Mac McNeilly of the Jesus Lizard and Bundy K. Brown of Tortoise and Gastr Del Sol, the other half recorded with Kevin Coultas and Tara Jane O'Neil of Rodan and The Sonora Pine.

Philippe Bequel

At the request of Deschamps of Rausset, Bequel would use the small island colony of Tortoise as a base of operations until shortly after the British capture of Jamaica.

Smells Like Saturday

Zig and Zag claim that their Tortoise, who spins around on his back and chooses the greatest ‘hits’ of a particular type as requested from listeners and challenged by Zig and Zag.

Sri Kurmam

There is a temple dedicated to Sri Kurmanatha, which is the second avatar of Lord Vishnu, Kurma Avatar (Tortoise).

Wicker Park, Chicago

Musicians who live, work, or spend time in Wicker Park include Wilco, Tim Kinsella, Joan of Arc, Mike Kinsella, Naked Raygun, Tortoise, Pegboy, Veruca Salt.


Adam Said Galore

Adam Said Galore have toured nationally across Australia and have supported amongst others - Palace, Tortoise, Sandpit, Tren Brothers, Trans Am, The Kill Devil Hills, Mogwai, Something for Kate.

Allá

Recordings took place in and around Chicago, at Clava Studios, Engine Music, (Tortoise's) John McEntire's Soma Electronic Studios & others, as well as at Tambourine Studios in Sweden, where Jorge laid down the string and horn arrangements alongside arranger Patrik Bartosch (Eggstone, The Cardigans).

City Botanic Gardens

The Gardens were also the home for over 100 years for 'Harriet', a tortoise reportedly collected by Charles Darwin during his visit to the Galápagos Islands in 1835 and donated to the Gardens in 1860 by John Clements Wickham, former commander of the HMS Beagle and later 'Government Resident' for Moreton Bay.

David Pajo

As a result he has contributed to many line-ups, playing and recording with Will Oldham, The For Carnation, Tortoise, Stereolab, Royal Trux, King Kong, Bush League, Zwan, Peggy Honeywell, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and, most recently, Interpol.

Egbert B. Gebstadter

Achilles and the Tortoise are trying to remember the name of an amateur mathematician, Achilles (incorrectly) suggests "Kupfergödel" and "Silberescher", then Mr Tortoise recalls Goldbach". Half-translated from German, these names are "copper Gödel", "silver Escher" and "gold Bach", respectively.

Ehretia anacua

The leaves of E. anacua are the sole food source of the Texas Tortoise Beetle (Coptocycla texana).

Gcina Mhlope

Ladysmith Black Mambazo, choir group, The Gift of the Tortoise (CD), 1994 and Music for Little People in America (CD), 1993

Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko

Gex is also joined by his faithful butler, Alfred the tortoise who is a slight character reference to Bruce Wayne's butler Alfred Pennyworth.

Great 3

:In 2000, he released a solo album under the name Akito titled Hey Mister Girl! recorded with the members of The Sea and Cake, Tortoise and Wilco, and produced by John McEntire.

In the early 2000s, they started collaborating with American musician John McEntire, who produced/engineered their albums May and December (2001), When You Were a Beauty (2002) and Climax (2003), When You Were a Beauty being recorded with the members of The Sea and Cake, Tortoise and Wilco.

Jabuticaba

The name jabuticaba, derived from the Tupi word Jabuti (tortoise) + Caba (place), meaning the place where you find tortoises.

Jaga Jazzist

Talk Talk, Soft Machine, John Coltrane, Don Cherry, Aphex Twin, Stereolab, Squarepusher and Tortoise are frequently mentioned as sources of inspiration.

Jerrabomberra Creek

Prior to reaching Lake Burley Griffin, the creek flows through a series of significant artificially-formed wetlands, called the Jerrabomberra Wetlands, with an estimated 170 bird species, including the migratory Latham’s Snipe; and eleven fish species, as well as the Eastern Water rat, platypus and Eastern Snake-necked tortoise.

Juan Luis Carrera

In this capacity Carrera has worked with bands like: Modest Mouse, Sleater-Kinney, Bright Eyes, Tortoise, The Sea and Cake, The Hold Steady and Hoover.

Ken Brown

Bundy K. Brown, also known as Ken Brown, American multi-instrumentalist and founding member of Tortoise

Kurmai

The name of the village is originated by the word kurma which means tortoise as there is a historical and ancient temple called Kurma Varadaraja Swamy temple, where the God is the tortoise avatar(Kurmavataram) of the Lord Mahavishnu.

Mann–Whitney U

Suppose that Aesop is dissatisfied with his classic experiment in which one tortoise was found to beat one hare in a race, and decides to carry out a significance test to discover whether the results could be extended to tortoises and hares in general.

Mobile offshore base

In the video game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, the Empire faction has a mobile offshore base called Black Tortoise.

Nassos Vakalis

Between 1998-2000 at DreamWorks, Nassos completed Joseph: King of Dreams and storyboards for the films Outlaws, Tusker, Tortoise and Hare and the acclaimed Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.

Nate the Great

# Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise (written with Craig Sharmat)

Otto van Veen

Another example familiar to us today as the story of The Tortoise and the Hare (originally a fable by Aesop), is titled "Perseverance winneth: The hare and the tortes layd a wager of their speed ..." shows us a cupid and tortoise outpacing the hare and exemplifying the idea that the love which is steady and constant will ultimately win the race.

Pinta Island tortoise

In 2006, Peter Pritchard, one of the world’s foremost authorities on Galapagos tortoises, suggested that a male tortoise residing in the Prague Zoo might be a Pinta Island tortoise due to its shell structure.

Plymouth Pronto Spyder

Aside from the engine, the plastic tortoise-shell steering wheel rim was later used on the Chrysler 300C.

Rhys Chatham

The sets consisted of local musicians from each city of the performances, including members of Sonic Youth, Tortoise, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Hüsker Dü, Brokeback, 90 Day Men, Town & Country, Die Kreuzen, Bird Show and others.

S-Men

Mzee - A extremely strong and tough humanoid tortoise man who is actually the avatar-host of an African god of destruction (ala Juggernaut).

Senufo Bird

According to Senufo belief, the Hornbill, along with the tortoise, the crocodile, the chameleon, and the serpent - was one of the first living creatures.

Teenage Fanclub

Man-Made was recorded in Chicago in 2004, and produced by John McEntire of Tortoise.

Tent tortoise

The Tent tortoise (Psammobates tentorius) is a species of tortoise and one of three members of the genus, Psammobates.

Tongan paʻanga

The reverse designs were a giant tortoise on the 1 and 2 seniti, wheat sheaves and a stylized depiction of the constellation Crux on the 5 and 10 seniti, and the Royal Tongan coat of arms on the higher denominations.

Tortoise Protection Group

It is also aiding fellow animal welfare organisations in the fight against Tesco selling live turtles in its stores and campaigning against internet tortoise dealers as well as numerous other campaigns.

Valerio Cioli

It shows a dwarf at the court of Cosimo I, ironically nicknamed Morgante (the giant of the poem Morgante by Luigi Pulci), portrayed nuded and sitting on a tortoise like a drunken Bacchus.

Verlyn Klinkenborg

His book Timothy; or, Notes of an Abject Reptile concerns the tortoise which the English eighteenth century parson-naturalist Gilbert White inherited from his aunt, as described in his 1789 book The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne.

Via Tania

"Moon Sweet Moon" features contributions from an array of skilled players including members of Tortoise, Lara Meyerratken (El May & Ben Lee’s band), Shearwater and Melbourne’s Ground Components.

Who Could Win a Rabbit

While the song has no confirmed meaning it is commonly interpreted as being a message to slow down and take life easy, like the Tortoise from The Tortoise and the Hare.

Zipacna

He drops an item used to pop one of the Sky guardians, Genbu - the Black Tortoise / Black Warrior of the North.


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