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Tortoise
A Lazarus Taxon
The Source of Uncertainty

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The Source of Uncertainty

Release date: 22nd August 2006

From A Lazarus Taxon

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About This Track

"The Source of Uncertainty" is a track by Tortoise, from the album A Lazarus Taxon , released 22nd August 2006.

Track details

From A Lazarus Taxon

2006

Album

A Lazarus Taxon

Release year

2006

—Initial Gesture Protraction
—Madison Area
—Goriri
—Alcohall
—A Grape Dope
—Tin Cans (the Puerto Rican Remix)
—TNT (Remix)
—Autumn Sweater
—Cliff Dweller Society
—Cornpone Brunch Watt Remix
—Didjeridoo
—Deltitnu
—Elmerson, Lincoln, and Palmieri
—Blackbird
—Blue Station
—Cobwebbed
—The Match Incident
—Restless Waters
—Not Quite East of the Ryan
—Peering
—Vaus
—Wait
—Whitewater
—Your New Rod
—To Day Retrieval
—The Source of Uncertainty
—Waihopai
—Adverse Camber

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Tortoise — Shake Hands With Danger
Tortoise — Gesceap
Tortoise — The Mystery Won’t Reveal Itself (To You)
Tortoise — Ox Duke
Tortoise — Rock On
Tortoise — The Catastrophist
Tortoise — Yonder Blue
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Tortoise — Gopher Island
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Tortoise — The Clearing Fills
Tortoise — Cornprone Brunch
Tortoise — Eden
Tortoise — Hot Coffee
Tortoise — De Chelly
Tortoise — Gigantes
Tortoise — Yinxianghechengqi
Tortoise — The Fall of Seven Diamonds Plus One
Tortoise — Monument Six One Thousand
Tortoise — Ice Ice Gravy
Tortoise — Penumbra
Tortoise — High Class Slim Came Floatin' In
Tortoise — Minors
Tortoise — Charteroak Foundation
Tortoise — Prepare Your Coffin
Tortoise — Northern Something
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Tortoise — Autumn Sweater (from A Lazarus Taxon )
Tortoise — Waihopai (from A Lazarus Taxon )
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Tortoise — To Day Retrieval (from A Lazarus Taxon )
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Tortoise — TNT (Remix) (from A Lazarus Taxon )
Tortoise — Cliff Dweller Society (from A Lazarus Taxon )
Tortoise — Peering (from A Lazarus Taxon )
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Almost Always Is Nearly Enough
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Credited: John McEntire