Tortoise Beacons of Ancestorship 5/5/09 and the insanity of the

and the insanity of the last days of nineteen-eighties New York and prior to the creation of Black Box Recorder John Moore created these two minor masterpieces

No oceans were harmed in the creation of The Wrack Line

"Dogtown" and "Funny Farm

He has solidified his role in carrying the torch for NYC’s master MC’s

I Am Not Waiting 10

Tortoise Beacons of Ancestorship 5/5/09 and the insanity of theBeacons of Ancestorship is Tortoises sixth album, originally released in 2009. This re issue is pressed on high quality virgin vinyl and presented in an old style tip on gatefold jacket with artworked inner sleeve and free download card. A characteristic Tortoise album is one that traverses an encyclopedia of styles and reference points, a document of where musical intersections and dialogue are occurring at a given moment in time. Beacons of