tortoise-gigantes

[iwasbornspecial]

I OnCE SAw a Man whO WAS so DESPERAte fOR aTteNtion

- He CREateD GOlD ShOE lACES

NEVER WORE THEM ONCE!

evErydaY hIs fOOD BecOMES More expensive

[meedily]

This band is seriously kick-ass. They make my coolest ideas sound like sh*t.

[1710libra]

Awesome !!!

[nos2045]

ya el khadma ya i'm in love



[MrYehoB]

F*ckin right!

[kingodlid]

Yay percussion!

[RippedKoala]

haha intense

[Draquoir]

I thought this was a video about huge tortoises, but instead I got a kickass song.

[randonfilms]

@Draquoir i thought that too!

[DannyFuckinTanner]

Is there a specific name or brand/model of the shaker being used?

[lwatford]

@DannyFuckinTanner

Looks like a Multi-Guiro. 

[TerentiaWillsomethin]

fuck yeah these guys are sick live omggggg

[lalo6437]

4:57 damn...

[drewsk1]

this is better than the album version....... wish i could download

[lalo6437]

@drewsk1 you can.. go to vidtomp3dotcom

[mediumstudio]

man - just 

incredible

[UCC1308Staff]

God Dammit I love this band!

[dalevaniersel]

DUBBLE DRUUMMMM

[ssfsbb]

The album version seems less upbeat than this.

[shaungates]

SIICK!

[Dafne2287]

great!

[Silverbluecrest]

sounds like post rock

[showerr]

@Silverbluecrest some real post rock

[dharmaseed]

Are those midi vibes that John's playing? Why is there no sound coming from them?

[gabrieleblond]

@dharmaseed yes , you can hear the sound of the metalic percussions. I was also questioning myself about this, but I think the answer is right in a place, a close

[ruiareal]

is there a special meaning for the word GIGANTES in English? in Portuguese it means Giants...

[anonimuslee]

@ruiareal No, I think it is just meant to be an artsy way of saying "giants". (If you say it in another language, it sounds cooler.)

[ruiareal]

@anonimuslee Thanks. In Portuguese «gigantes» means literaly «Giants»...we have an artsy laguage...

[lalo6437]

@ruiareal And in spanish means the same thing of course

[elektr0bi]

EPIC WIN

[itsalexclark]

this video is AWESOME

[metalcore929]

Fucking killer.

[Chakademus]

Whats the name of the song that is opening the vid??? plz somebody tell me

[chrizznist]

They Are Brilliant. It's like Plaid(Warp) actually went outside. :)

[rohedron]

breathtaking,,, a fiery bird that takes off half way through the song and we get to travel with it... simply amazing

[luckyphilster]

i'm only just starting to get into tortoise now. what are the albums to start off with? anyone?

[fukkingmike]

@luckyphilster You can't miss. Pick one. Soak in it. Move on to another. It will be completely different, but still, unmistakably Tortoise. Lather, rinse, repeat. My favorite band for several years now...

[rohedron]

@luckyphilster i'd go with the chronological... you get the shifts in approach and output that way...

[snailhands]

@luckyphilster definitely get standards

[uchiha1184]

4ckin awesome, new 2 em, found em tru russian circles. wld get d new album

[elmiga83]

Excellent name for this song, this band is becoming leyend,"la Tortuga gigante"!!

[koss11]

Im screaming YEah!! I love Tortoise especially this new album!!!

[2dayinterval]

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[haakjaer]

I saw Tortoise live for the first time a fortnight ago and now I have watched this clip more than 20 times ... This is SO great!!! :D

[jbertsch]

Agreed - Gigantes is by far the top track off the new album. And this video kicks.

[mofffat]

i really love these dont look down series of tortoise. id be so glad if someone could give me a hint about how to get these videos. specially the one for "prepare your coffin". could anyone please upload it??

[carterdoleman]

I'm so grateful that this video is on here. This song is amazing, and the video is killer. I've already watched it about four times. It is a bit different from the album track. The intensity of the final third is beautiful

[cacaminkia]

tum-pa-tu-tumpa-tum-tututu-tum­pa-tupa, tum-pa-tu-tumpa-tum-tututu-tum­pa-tupa......Superb piece

[messomorf]

Without a doubt the best track of 2009. How did you get the video? Cause I was trying like crazy to get those 3 Tortoise videos from the pitchfork website.

[mofffat]

absolutely agree. the most intelligent piece of the record. berlin was awesome and looking forward to leipzig to see them.

[Cope2013]

@messomorf hahahahahah, you read pitchfork.

[messomorf]

@Cope2013 ???

[Cope2013]

@messomorf so pitchfork may be the worst review website ever.

[messomorf]

@Cope2013 And you deduce that because I comment on a video from their website I must be reading their reviews too?