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/Experimental rock, Post-rock, Live session, Instrumental rock, Fusion, Progressive rock/
Comment: obviously the most eminent and influential post-rock groups evoked in the 90`s across the Atlantic were Tortoise, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor which constitute diverse narratives within the post-rock scene. Tortoise, however, was more improvisation-centered (obviously influenced by and being part of the local Chicago-related experimental jazz scene), more progressive rock-inflected and less crescendo-heavy and epic. Tortoise`s kindred souls were Mice Parade, The Dylan Group, The Sea And Cake (John McEntire`s another project), Mercury Program. The legends perform a 16-track gig which involves frantic jazz grooves and more elusive vibraphone-driven appearances. Of course, at times these main offshoots will collide with each other to get intertwined into an organic whole. More detailly, driving rock guitars are blended with the patterns of lofty synths, washes of crescnding noises, elusive Americana-drenched orchestrations (the 4th track in queue) and chopped-up drums behind and below it.