If anyone likes early Tortoise (so far all the stuff mentioned is the post-Pro Tools-using stuff) I'd thoroughly recommend the self-titled album by Directions In Music that contains various members, including one of the founders who has left, Bundy K. Brown. He has a good touch for the psychedelic which I've found a bit lacking in Tortoise of late. I do love 'TNT' though. I sold 'Standards' within a year of buying it, just never found any of it very enjoyable. Plus it was mastered horribly loud for my tastes.
My favourite single Tortoise track is
Goriri off the first 'Macro Dub Infection' compilation. Dunno if you can pick it up or if it's compiled anywhere, so I'll upload it if anyone's interested. Really different from other things of theirs, the whole structure keeps falling away... super duper stripped back bass wobble and awkward looping shit.
I love that the album with Bonnie Prince Billy is so distinctive. I don't like the results, but it's cool that it sounds different from expectations.
I saw Tortoise live a couple of years back but unfortunately it was just as good as I'd hoped for... I was bored for almost the whole thing...