Tortoise - Prepare Your Coffin

[jedabamos]

WESTGATE RULES !!!

[pitufinDH]

Found this because of Tortoise.

[Georgeriffraff]

It seems we have to prepare 25 coffins.

[cyans145]

Me gusta !

[vegzen]

who the hell is BRANDON WESTGATE!!!?

[Georgeriffraff]

@vegzen a skater-guy I think

[sofiamaricel]

ke bien suena esto el video me ha gustago tambien =) 

[elekthrasher]

This is ART.

[rationsofladyfingers]

What city is this?

[white7538]

GTA CHINATOWN WARS !

[surroscape]

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[tetilt]

How can anybody dislike this song?

[TehN3SQWIK]

this is what brought me to this amazing song

watch?v=F3bMVNvoL7c

[1710libra]

Nice one :-)

[spatesel]

fuck lyrics!!! If you can entertain with just guitars and drums for 3:38 minues long is amazing

This song fucking ROCKS

[Riquequeque]

This video is amazing. Glad this places didn't go unnoticed.

[timwilgibson]

pretentious art faggy vid....

[zapatosinpie54]

Who is Brandon Westgate? I like this band :)

[Hakon275]

There is good music..

There is brilliant music...

And there is Tortoise......

[Thickleweed123]

Klyka.

[PopFlipCatchStickRol]

I definitely watched it in HD and took screen caps for wallpaper on my mac :)

[WaxFresh]

This is an amazing vid! Awesome

[Bandy500]

freakin' boss

[ramonromero]

it's all about the rythm, BITCH!!!!

[civilanimal]

great video. keep up the good work tortise!!!!!

[mdrumt]

interesting music, great clip!

[musicstalkerful]

"Aphrodite's child" 's music style

[intheshadeofyou]

Awh, man. This song is the best!

[Taeotw]

The Absolute End Of The World post-rock /instrumental /electronic band from Turin,Italy

facebook/taeotw

[mkc3188]

20 people love eating cat dix

[LittleSkateTeamHRO1]

Brandon Westgate

[joelignaciotejada]

A masterpiece.

[theohaigy]

Love the brutalist architecture!

[kfunkmaster1]

for sure SF..great stuff

[Napfig]

Love the video =)

[myloveispuke]

Why 18 dislikes?

[youjoshd]

MORE POP THAN MJ!

[egoistaazul]

Me encanto el vídeo :D

[Knoooby]

i expected alittle bit more after reading the title :(

[VladislavSereda]

Video is much better than music!

[Akhin]

They will be playing here in chile very soon.

So excited about it (:

[SteProg70]

Grandi Tortoise.. sembra un brano prog anni settanta!

[SteProg70]

Grandi Tortoise.. sembra un brano prog anni settanta!

[MaxxBraxx]

I even like the title...

[AnimalGhostz]

I would have expected all you skaters to be listening to these guys ever since Kids in Emerica came out

[BKavSmurf]

@ JsRf13 Beacons of Ancestorship

[JsRf13]

does anyone know what album this song is on? I just got a discography but this song wasn't on it.

[933ian]

No emerica in this video :(

[daves2saucy]

westgate

[spioneer]

I'd be kissing the audio engineers ass for the mix of this song. Fucking top notch... even if the bass may be a little bit high...

[offthewall214]

BRANDON WESTGATE!

[Sk8t3rNoob]

Interesting video

[tomgillespie]

Also found this because of the new Westgate part. Brilliant stuff.

[Zoolandor]

Found this becuz of Brandon Westgate New Shoe , New Part , lol, Brilliant

[PopFlipCatchStickRol]

@Zoolandor hell yeah!

[PopFlipCatchStickRol]

Respond to this video... The composition is amazing in this video, and the music is awesome too

[evange03]

@Zoolandor DOn't know him but glad Tortoise is getting exposure!

[the3orpdeenyse]

OH FUCK IM A FAN!



[GaryDeWeerdt]

Beauty ! Inspired, brilliant.

[mikeoconn]

i love when the hand claps come into the mix @ 2:45

[abSOULuteD]

Doesnt the first few seconds reminds you of a slow half version of salt the skies? Or is it me.. I think it's jus me...

[svantearrhenius1]

My definition of beauty!

[abSOULuteD]

I never though post-punk sounded like this

[IsmaHelio]

@abSOULuteD eerrr...mhhhm.... it is Post-Rock.

[abSOULuteD]

@IsmaHelio also called Post-Ppunk, but who cares jus listen and relax

[d3thomega]

@abSOULuteD

Post-Punk: Joy Division, The Sound, Jawbreaker

Post-Rock: Tortoise, Precious Fathers,Explosions in the Sky

Big difference between the two, don't mix them up! =P

[abSOULuteD]

@d3thomega Ok ok, Jus read on a website that they are considerd Post-Punk. Don't know why

[outlawformetal614]

beutiful (spell please)

[KariganMckenzy]

@outlawformetal614  beautiful

[Keith1867]

Sounds a bit like 1970's Camel....which is good.

[abSOULuteD]

@Keith1867 Listen to Salt the Skies, that song makes me think of a 60/70's spy song

[FallopianY0UTUBE]

anyone know what city/country that is?

[ICareBecauseYouDo]

@FallopianY0UTUBE

I am reasonably sure this is San Francisco, judging by all the electrical muni lines in the air and by a few of the buildings I can recognize. Also, there's a shot where he's on a waterfront, and at 1:13 you can see him ride up a relatively steep road, both hallmarks of sf. They do a pretty good job of avoiding landmarks though

[RENANIMAGEM]

boa sorte agora pra todos nos...

[chemiah]

Wow! This song is so full of butterflies and suggestion. It feeds the imagination. The video should be taught in a film school editing class. Amazing. Just discovered this band from the suggestions for a Fiery Furnace vid.

[StackCityEntOfficial]

this video would be perfect for a skate clip

it probably already is

[SamLowerySF]

looks like San Francisco and does sound a bit like Camel

[ALLiLaTioN]

Να παραγωγη παραγωγένια..Soundtrack.

[KafelObrotowy]

2:25 Like music in Metal Slug ;] I love it anyway.

[paradox95]

NAAA THEY ARE OK NOTHIN SPECIAL (lets see how many fish i will catch)

[rabidbeavir]

@paradox95 YOU ARE SUCH A JERK

T_T

[paradox95]

@rabidbeavir you are such a trout :))

[TheLiesette]

@paradox95 1 is above.

[paradox95]

@TheLiesette of course

[Keith1867]

Very like 1970s super band Camel. Good stuff.

[shlomonew]

great  video, symbolic

[CapcomVsButtHead]

Like this if GTA Chinatown Wars brought you here

[blues970123]

josh morin told me about them.

[SuperGiek]

cine-song!!!

[kamtu]

Dziga Vertov forever!

[HeadPhoneBoy112]

This would make great road-trip music. 

[almightyseancore]

i'd jack off to this but i'm too busy hand drumming on my desk and typing comments.

[moonpluto]

I was hoping for something original. It never came.

[WhatFheTuck]

I could totally imagine this having lyrics but it's awesome because it doesn't

[Hood52crew]

ear orgasim

[PrinceVert89]

I've discovered them thanks to Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, again Video Games have widened my musical horizons!

[kellylynn2008]

Thank you thank you thank you thank you!

[dreamoftheiris]

this video sucks



[OskIsNotAsian]

@dreamoftheiris not it doesnt..... your just an idiot

[TerentiaWillsomethin]

hot damn.

[WaterboyPhx]

Pretty cool stuff - I wouldn't have heard of them if I didn't have the Autoplay on, LOL - was originally listening to God Is An Astronaut.

[kill69x1]

AWESOME

[vondebam]

Amazingly stunning! And yet creative...

[vondebam]

amazingly stunning! And yet creative...

[Luisurferodilesurfin]

cool

[shlomonew]

great hook

[microharch]

masterpiece.

[FallopianY0UTUBE]

good shit.

great song, and even better video

[Sk8erJosh456]

tht seemed pointless

[hipsterparadise]

wow, i haven't listened to this band since the mid 90s... they changed a whole lot

[umatique]

great photography with an elegant and simple concept

[IrishDutchman]

Reminds me of Soft Machine a little bit.

[TeehpodT]

when prog rock & acid jazz collide - but in a smooth way...

[andrewneedsalawn]

@TeehpodT when prog rock & acid jazz coalesce, you mean :)

[TeehpodT]

@andrewneedsalawn Yeah, that's the word I was lacking.

[rawfflecakes]

what city is this

/\\?

[drippingbeauty]

sounds like video game music

[rawfflecakes]

video game music? there's no such thing. music in video games are just songs from artists which the game devlopers like or think suits the game

[drippingbeauty]

@rawfflecakes most of the music for NES and genesis and snes was specifically made for the video games.

[thetwentyfourth]

@rawfflecakes Have you ever played... video games? Apart from GTA and Guitar Hero, what you've said is almost universally untrue.

[TheHimBear]

haha, it makes happy :D

[davesgud]

which album is this on?

[belialofhate]

Beacons of Ancestorship, their last.

[DannyFuckinTanner]

They were fucking amazing at Lee's Palace last Thursday.

[99lions]

i took your advice and started watching freedom to fascism in another window, while tortoise was still playing in this window, and they mixed up nicely!!! thanks. i will check out everything on your list

[relower47]

wow, suena genial, esa guitarra octaveada es la mamada, y el baterista de sea & cake toca de poca, con sus influencias de jazz, sin palabras con la rola.

[Dollarsdukk]

this is so fuckn beautiful!

[VittorioLecce]

are you sure that's los angeles?

[agustavobarbosa]

Tortoise. Excelente. Lindo. Inesquecível. Tortoise

[drewsk1]

love tortoise

[donewellisbetter]

sounds like a lost NES game riff. In a good way.

[branpar87]

Lol, totally. Check out The Advantage on here if you want to hear some cool live reproductions of classic video game music, like, Castlevania, or Megaman. Pretty kick ass stuff, and then check out Hella. It's the drummer's other band.

[erdanis]

El próximo miércoles en el Palau de la Música!!

[densidad13]

excelente video; lasa tomas son muy buenas. Y la canción ni que decir mas que "que poderosa".

[bjorkamos]

adorable lines!

[pepe7drum]

great video! great music!

[AirPickles]

this song is an adventure. where was that filmed?

[StingingMarbles]

San Francisco.

[pants362]

Man I've listened to this three times in a row. Will we make it a fourth?

[RealBloppy]

Anyone like The Sea And Cake?

[cheminwey]

I LOVE THEM!!

[Nobodie92]

@RealBloppy I like Cake.

[OreillyORLY]

this has got to be one of the coolest pieces of music in history..

[branpar87]

Agreed. That beginning riff is so badass.

[fmd805]

Tortoise changed my ear...

[torgosassistant]

Tortoise changed my life years ago and continue to do so.

[TheLiesette]

@fmd805 infuckingdeed.

[xaviersabotage]

however, great!

and i love the video too!

..i gràcies per venir a Barcelona! And guy, if you look this, let me tell you that you will play in the best Hall of the Iberic peninsule! be sure!!!

[animicblog]

the song is great! my favourite of beacons,... but the video is not very surprising, not very original...

I prefer the live performances, absolutely!

Tortoise is MY FAVOURITE BAND!!!

[drewsk1]

I really enjoy Tortoises music

[DieMaterialkralle]

their live-performance is absolutely superb + they've played a load of extras yesterday in berlin!

5*

[mateopumba747]

anyone knows a song by Tortoise that ends like a  "electro samba" ( i just caught the last minute on the radio)

[bulbulz44]

i think that was gigantic if it was on zan roes show.

[SebastianElf]

saw them yesterday in hamburg...awesome!

[AlexDelPieroAleAle]

Shit. I want to see them Live!!! Absolutely!! Tortoise come in Italy one time!!!!! PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAASE!!! :(

[JimmyinConcord]

Tortoise rules

[JohnyRidgeback]

or Frank Zappa

[wegmark]

sounds like Return to Forever

[eighty1net]

This video singlehandedly has inspired me to get out in to the city and take photos. Hopefully I can find things approaching the beauty they show here.

[samcinty]

Wow! Love Tortoise and loving all the Bay Area imagery used in this video. SFO (esp. the parking elevator w/ Helvetica 9!), the Cathedral, the Pyramid, the Berkeley Marina, the MUNI lines, the BART "bubbles", the Broadway Tunnel (maybe?), the Embarcadero Buildings, One Maritime, the new De Young and the concrete sculpture out in the garden, the tunnel by the Conservatory of Flowers even? Excellent!

[Caligula138]

I saw them last night in NY... Brilliant!

[Radmocad127]

yes, i love drumming

[cky1066]

their drummer is sick

[cosmogang]

back to goods. good job tortoise. best band ever.

[Diatonic5th]

Great video! It's good to see Tortoise back doing what they do best.

[Chapteronepartone]

very nice composition. i love the way they put the stand angle. and the textures was great.

[emptyheadbrokenbones]

sounds like King Crimson

[proceedapathy]

i love the cinematography

[wirighiz]

Too much beautiful !!

[mentalrectangle]

this is pretty much what I picture whenever I listen to Tortoise

[Chapteronepartone]

yes !

[negativeionnn]

excelenttttttttttttttttttt

;)

[dudarstmein]

the new album is just as good as the rest. i never understood why i loved these guys that much until i saw this vid. now i see that they and the people they work with try to see the surrounding environment in different ways just like architects do.

and i'm an architect :)

[readour]

i like the video

great shapes and patterns

[tzabo86]

ARCHITECT!

[hooshangmaster]

i usually hate b/w but this really is something different