''In the Fishtank 5 '' is a 1999
EP by
Tortoise
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with
The Ex as part of the
In the Fishtank project.
Reception
Heather Phares of
AllMusic
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writes, the "six-song EP
..sometimes blends the bands' divergent styles into a harmonious hybrid, and other times falls victim to stylistic clashes." She singled out the track "Central Heating" as a "noisy, acquired taste".
[ Mark Richardson of '']Pitchfork
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'' called the pairing of the bands "a little odd" and the resulting album "strange and probably pointless in the long run", but wrote that it "does make for a relatively intriguing listen." He noted that "on the bulk of the EP, it seems as though the Ex side of the equation presides."[
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Track listing
# "The Lawn of the Limp" – 4:03
# "Pooh Song (Christopher Robin's Nightbear)" – 4:57
# "Central Heating" – 2:19
# "Pleasure as Usual" – 5:03
# "Did You Comb?" – 2:09
# "Huge Hidden Spaces" – 4:12
Personnel
; Tortoise
* Dan Bitney – percussion, keyboards
* John Herndon
John Herndon (born April 9, 1966) is an American musician and artist. Based in Chicago, he was a founding member of the post-rock band Tortoise, where he plays drums and percussion.
Herndon also works as a producer for instrumental hip hop unde ...
– drums, percussion, keyboards
* Douglas McCombs
Douglas McCombs is an American musician who plays bass and guitar with the instrumental rock band Tortoise and leads the instrumental band Brokeback. He is also the longtime bassist for the rock band Eleventh Dream Day. In 1997, he formed Pullma ...
– bass, guitar
* John McEntire
John McEntire (born April 9, 1970) is an American recording engineer, producer, drummer, and multi-instrumentalist, based in Chicago, Illinois. He is a member of both Tortoise and the Sea and Cake.
Early life
McEntire was born on April 9, 1970 ...
– drums, keyboards
* Jeff Parker – guitar, bass
* Rob Mazurek
Rob Mazurek (born 1965) is an American composer, cornetist, and visual artist.
Biography
Mazurek was born in 1965 in Jersey City, New Jersey, and played trumpet and cornet in high school in Naperville, Illinois. He first learned the foundat ...
– cornet, keyboards
; The Ex
* Andy Ex – guitar
* Katrin Ex – drums, vocals
* Luc Ex – bass
* Terrie Ex – guitar
* G.W. Sok – vocals
References
External links
Konkurrent
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1999 EPs
05
Tortoise (band) albums
The Ex (band) albums
1999 collaborative albums
Konkurrent EPs