Tortoise: "Seneca"

[SevenFootPelican]

Any skateboarders remember this song from LONG TIME AGO? The intro to the Emerica skate video? Reynolds, Herman, Long, Templeton, Ellington, Townend, Kirtchart and the rest of the team?!

GAH! Good days, that's the first time I ever hard this song. It wasn't until like 5-6 years later I discovered Tortoise haha.

[caboomatic]

all i came here for is to hear 2:00

[nyckelwound]

this song allways reminds me of ecco the dolphin somehow : )

[CJAnonymous]

I've always associated this song with space flight for some reason. Glad to know I'm not the only one.

[Ivocamp96]

the drum solo in 1:56 is very cool

[kaini]

tortoise never rocked out so fucking hard.

[AvaTaRnAvAnCoD4]

OMG wtf! at 5:23 there stands ALLAH in arabic on the clouds!! :O

[MiltonHisoka]

<3 Semplicemente il miglior pezzo di tutti i tempi <3

[BreyWoww77]

This Is Skateboarding.

[tehdalailama]

clapclapclapclap....calp....cl­ap.....clapclapclapclap

[asaye83]

Back in the 60's we got our asses to space on damn near the same tech and computational power that most modern day schools have at their disposal.

What seems to be the problem, Earth?

[Abensberg]

awesum video... i really like that old style of technology :D

[DieLiebeKettensaege]

@Abensberg yes, me too :)

[pwner002]

1:58 ,nuff said

[Le0n1d1024]

@pwner002 I disagree. In my opinion, the intro is the best part of the song

[FlamSalad]

Im obsessing over these drums

[Keep0nRoll1ng]

EMERICA THIS IS SKATEBOARDING!

[chevyridinhigh305]

The song is great but the video is what makes it even more fascinating. I love how it focuses on the most complex calculations, science, and technology that mankind has accomplished. It really makes me realize how incredibly genius some humans are and how i wish i could do something as magnificently precise.

[FeeldahVibe001]

why am i just discovering these guys!!!!!!

[Keep0nRoll1ng]

@FeeldahVibe001 Because youve never seen Emerica - This Is Skateboarding, or TV Got you all brainwashed and shit.

[TheTLTLHeadquarters]

very very cool vid. Inspires the space work I am already in the midst of making.

[OreillyORLY]

Seneca = Most Epic Tortoise Track. 

[yipyipR]

solid drum beat in the beginning :p love it!

[mankeymunkey]

it IS pretty good, eh?

[penismeisterster]

holy balls what a song

[aguculture]

Hearing this track live is a feast for the senses.

[arehumansgood]

this is skateboarding

[Paintphotoshop]

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[jrippens]

My favorite Tortoise song on a flawless Album... Standards should be double platinum, if only more people knew, right? damn... amazing drumming

[pvx]

Having heard the song prior on the Standards album and enjoying it very much, seeing this video for the song for the first time a while back absolutely moved me. The use of archival NASA footage definitely goes harmonoiusly with the music (the video gets my kudos for using such in the best way), it provides such a dynamic energy, possibly the same energy of excitement the US felt during the space race in the 60s.....

Bravo to Braden King and Tortoise for making such a masterpiece here.....!

[HeyHeyMyMyl]

Love drums behind and the sound of the recording.

It seems that all his drumset has been created for that only song.

Viva drums.

And don't forget keyboards!

[funkadesiac]

I LOVE Tortoise!

[aqqww]

6/5

[lcdm1973]

Post rock very cool

great work

[lcdm1973]

Post Rock

very cool

[mourningbeloveth]

I can't wait to see them next week.

[PwShelton]

This is so good live. A perfect tribute to Sonny Sharrock.

[MrFandl]

accidently i found this

goes straight into my favs

[sgilling]

standards was good too as well TNT

[sgilling]

personification, my fav was TNT

[rgawer2]

gives me heebie-jeebies every time.

those basedrums must have the size of a tractors tire.

[PERSONIFICATIONOFYAY]

What do you people think is their best album?

[drewsk1]

simply amazing music

[densidad13]

it's like "human presence in the universe"

[Kitsua]

Man, this song, this album, this band!

So important to me, and my friends.

Great, great work.

[Abnormal35]

God This is Purity tht ive waited for years... Thx Tortoise..

[Abnormal35]

extraordinary band...

[nevetsrenzuc]

Standards is their best album

[mradamcooley]

i saw this on mtv2 when it first debuted and it blew my mind.

[Decomposingcomposer]

Looking forward to the new album.....

Can't wait.

I hope they'll tour europe once the album is released

[Inbliss13]

Great music always love what Tortoise puts out.... check out Stereolab another great experimental group. Hey anyone ever think of why we are really in space? I have my clear ideas... ^_^

[TommyGunn1412]

This song changes lives.

[monosideral]

I absolutely agree with you... because at least it changed mine.

[andrewneedsalawn]

amen to that

[bloodzombite]

jesus christ on a trampoline!

simply jaw-some.

[JohnS417]

One of my favourite clips of all time. All round geek fantasy.

[matowana]

The best (or used to be) contemporary band

[charlieonehorse]

sweet christ. i just read some of the one star reviews of this album on amazon. what the fuck is wrong with people? this album is amazing.

[Havencheese]

Some great footage.

[SuperGoody16]

I love it!!!!!! :)