Millions Now Living Will Never Die [LP]

First released by Thrill Jockey in 1996, Millions Now Living Will Never Die is the second album from Chicago's Tortoise and a defining post-rock record. Much of it took shape on a ten-day retreat in northern Vermont, and it pushes the textural ideas of their debut further with marimba and mallet percussion, electric guitar, analog synths and found sound. The 21-minute "Djed" went through about fifteen rounds of mixing and editing, and "Glass Museum" and "Dear Grandma and Grandpa" open new ground. Recorded and mixed by John McEntire, it was the first Tortoise studio recording to feature David Pajo.

Standard black vinyl LP reissue with download card, from Thrill Jockey.