Tortoise is one of those bands that I have always liked, but haven't really familiarized myself with too much. I have enjoyed most of what I have heard from them, so when I was browsing my favorite peer-2-peer program, not too long ago, I decided to get this album to check out; I wasn't disappointed.
Tortoise is a great instrumental project that produces really good multi-genre tracks. 11 tracks that cover a wide spectrum of styles, Beacons of Ancestorship does a nice job of producing a good flow to this album that help keeps you listening. I have noticed that a lot of instrumental projects lack that necessary draw to keep most listeners wanting more, and Tortoise has seemed to figure out that equation. I'll be honest in stating that there are better instrumental projects, but there a whole lot more that suck in comparison. Within this album you get to hear: post-rock, electronic, experimental rock, great rhythms and beats and a lot more hooks that will keep you in that zone when listing to their instrumental compositions.
This is a good album that I would recommend, but there is a handful of instrumental musicians/groups that I would rather recommend first. A good thing to go and download or to pay $3-4 bucks for if you find it used. If you check out some of the other musical projects these guys are in, you might appreciate this more, so do a little research and you won't be too disappointed.
Official Score- 3/5
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