In the Fishtank 5
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{{Infobox album
| name = In the Fishtank 5
| type = EP
| artist = Tortoise and The Ex
| cover = In the Fishtank 5 - Tortoise-The Ex.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1999
| recorded = 1998 in the Netherlands
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = *Experimental rock
| length = 22:43
| label = Konkurrent
| producer = Zlaya Hadzic
| chronology = The Ex
| prev_title = Starters Alternators
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = Dizzy Spells
| next_year = 2001
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Tortoise
| type = ep
| prev_title = TNT
| prev_year = 1998
| title = In the Fishtank 5
| year = 1999
| next_title = Standards
| next_year = 2001
}}
{{Extra chronology
| artist = In the Fishtank
| type = ep
| prev_title = In the Fishtank 4
| prev_year =
| title = In the Fishtank 5
| year = 1999
| next_title = In the Fishtank 6
| next_year = 1999
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r415152}}
|noprose=yes
|rev2 = Pitchfork
}}
In the Fishtank 5 is a 1999 EP by Tortoise with The Ex as part of the In the Fishtank project.
Reception
Heather Phares of AllMusic 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 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."
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 – drums, percussion, keyboards
- Douglas McCombs – bass, guitar
- John McEntire – drums, keyboards
- Jeff Parker – guitar, bass
- Rob Mazurek – cornet, keyboards
; The Ex
References
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External links
- [http://www.konkurrent.nl/labels/fishtank.html Konkurrent]
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Category:Tortoise (band) albums