Lollipop Magazine

Pajo – Review

June 7, 2005

David Pajo (M, Ariel M, Papa M, Slint, and Tortoise) records some intimate songs on his laptop, even singing directly into the computer. Gentle and well done.

Tortoise – It’s All Around You – Review

November 22, 2004

Latin, jazz, world music, post-rock (they’re from Chicago, after all), prog rock, IDM, all distilled of their essence and reborn as It’s All Around You.

Tortoise – The Ex – In the Fishtank – Review

September 1, 1999

A fantastic collaboration between the US’s reigning kings of dreamy instrumental noodling and Holland’s legendary Socialist punk rock heroes.

The Ex – Tortoise – In the Fishtank – Review

September 1, 1999

On the surface, this match-up seems ill-advised at best. However, after a few listenings, the fruits of this collaboration sound quite compelling.

Tortoise – TNT – Review

September 1, 1998

Effusively lyrical without a single word uttered. Organically configured and artificially sweetened. Convolutedly straightforward and definitively elliptical.

Means To An End: The Music of Joy Division – Review

November 1, 1995

nd is a beautifully haunting, haunted collection. Songs are treated with respect, but without the sycophantic reverence that makes most tribute albums bores.