Tortoise - "Seneca"

[MetalHead420100]

this is pretty cool actually. i dig it

[gongboy83]

This should have, like, a billion views.

[TheLiesette]

as we move forward, into the future.

[thewellsmcclane]

Music in motion

[snorfledumpkins]

I've never really listened to tortoise, but that was awesome. I just bought tickets to their show on the 20th.

[aristophron]

Simply brilliant...

[thesoup]

This reminds me a lot of that Boards of Canada video, except much, much cooler.

[murielglass]

what a unique experience that was :)

this is an older song, right? i like their older stuff better.

[TheNewVibe]

This is actually not THAT old, its sort of the middle, its from the last album of their heyday Standards. The two best ones are directly before, TNT and Millions Now Living Will Never Die. Their real early stuff (Self Titled) is also fucking amazing. But yes their old stuff is better.

[thetwentyfourth]

@TheNewVibe Their new material is equally strong but differently focused, different parts of a spectrum. 'Standards' is among my favourites for its cohesive and iconic sound. 'It's All Around You' is more tempered and mature and is one of their most beautiful releases once you crack the shell. 'Beacons of Ancestorship' is fresh and joy-infused reinvention that show them to be as alive and relevant as ever. It practically parodies their oeveur and place in the rock world at times.

Great band.

[darealjansolo]

if you liked the style of this video check out pump up the volume by m.a.r.r.s. :-)

[SashaInChina]

This is one of my favorite Tortoise songs!

[magneato23]

Clean up their act?! Sound consultant??!!

[riserobot]

he's mad cos he hasn't found his special purpose yet!

[sabotage99]

thejerk, stop sucking dick for money.

[petethepontiff]

zone quark eighty reps

redeemed spinal coupon

[HidetoraHikimonji]

So deep.I'm stunned...an awesome video for an awesome song.

[achoc]

wow!very good

[plebegravy]

Wow. Narrative music, that describes a base human desire so tied to the imagination that the two are nearly inseparable, and that doesn't hide the anxiety that underscores these endeavors. I can't get over how good this is.

[rubenxip]

increible

[nycpntr]

loadbang....

[rathanger]

Makes the hairs on the back o my neck stand up, go HUMANS!!

[rigostrat]

i think this song was used awesome in the Emerica-This is Skateboarding video. check it out. it's the intro. with a bunch of blurred lights and city lights.

[JavaMaX]

These guys are genious!!

[Undoneson]

Amazing song, and brilliant use of the footage.

[Gnosistic]

Absolutely awesome!

[dlta9thc]

grrreeaat

[pvx]

Wow, when I first saw this video, it blew my mind completely. I've never seen such an effective use of NASA archival footage (or any montage of found/repurposed footage) until this video, the editing is quite superb. According to a reply to an e-mail I wrote to Thrill Jockey (Tortoise's label), this video was directed by Braden King (famous for the "Dutch Harbor" documentary)...

[limbiq]

wonderful... mysterious... darksome... weird...