In the Fishtank 5 explained

In the Fishtank 5
Type:EP
Artist:Tortoise and The Ex
Cover:In the Fishtank 5 - Tortoise-The Ex.jpg
Released:1999
Recorded:1998 in the Netherlands
Genre:
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

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

  1. "The Lawn of the Limp" – 4:03
  2. "Pooh Song (Christopher Robin's Nightbear)" – 4:57
  3. "Central Heating" – 2:19
  4. "Pleasure as Usual" – 5:03
  5. "Did You Comb?" – 2:09
  6. "Huge Hidden Spaces" – 4:12

Personnel

Tortoise
The Ex

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