Tortoise have been expanding the definition of rock music for almost 30 years

Fantastic sound poetry piece by Hartmut Geerken restringing the Sun Harp

That was enlightening - how else would this scene still be so present in my memory after 35 years

an offkilter accordion

elements of something you might call goth if it was several degrees less furious

CRASS - Penis Envy LP Crust Tortoise have been expanding thePenis Envy is Crass' third album, released in 1981. The albums name is a nod to some of Freud's ideas concerning sexuality. This album marked a departure from the "macho, hardcore" sounds heard on previous Crass albums, featuring more complex musical arrangements, and exclusively female vocals (those of Joy De Vivre and Eve Libertine). The album addressed issues of feminism and attacked institutions of "the system" such as marriage and sexual