Portishead is a band from Bristol, England, named after the small coastal town of Portishead, 12 miles west of Bristol. They are an important part of the trip-hop scene which started in Bristol in the 90's. With their tasteful use of live jazz samples and intentionally lo-fi sound, the band has been cited as influential by many modern musicians including guitarist Wes Borland, Hip-Hop star Kanye West, and underground producer DJ DangerMouse. (The name is pronounced 'Pore-tiss-hed', with a hard 's' in the middle, and not 'por-ti-shed').
The band was formed in 1991, by keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist Geoff Barrow and singer Beth Gibbons. Barrow had previously worked with two other trip hop bands from Bristol, Massive Attack and Tricky, and decided to name his new endeavour after his hometown.
After releasing a short film (To Kill A Dead Man) and its accompanying music, Portishead signed a record deal with Go! Beat and their first album, Dummy, was released in 1994, and featured heavy contributions from guitarist Adrian Utley. In spite of the band's media-shyness, the album was successful in both Europe and the United States, spawning two hit singles, "Glory Box" and "Sour Times". Portishead has often been used as accompanying music in the media. Such examples include car adverts, Channel 4 intermissions and the teenage drama series Sugar Rush. (read all)
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The fallacies of morning rose
Forbidden fruit, hidden eyes
Curtises that I despise in me
Take a ride, take a shot now
Cos nobody loves me
Its true
Not like you do
Sour Times Lyrics
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- Portishead Official Site
- Official website of the band.
- Portishead at Wikipedia
- Encyclopedia article including the history of the band, brief biographies of members and a discography.
- Portishead Myspace page
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- Portishead To Create New Album, Curb Touring
- Especially the types of mistakes that set off a decade-long hiatus. Good job, guys. And while you're in that studio give us some more soul stirring sound like this, will ya? Portishead - The Rip [MP3]
- Portishead - Third (2008)
- free mp3 portishead. Third by Portishead. Career Overview In the mid-1990s, the dreamy-but-grooving sound of trip-hop was confined to the UK underground until Portishead brought it to the worldwide mainstream. ...
- Hooverphonic - Hooverphonic Presents Jackie Cane
- Hooverphonic - Hooverphonic Presents Jackie Cane [2002]. Genre/Género: Trip-Hop. Sounds Like/Suena Como: Mandalay, Morcheeba, Portishead. (more?)
- Hooverphonic - A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular
- Hooverphonic - A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular [1996]. Genre/Género: Trip-Hop. Sounds Like/Suena Como: Mandalay, Morcheeba, Portishead. (more?)
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One of my favorite Brit band. 5* from a fan! Posted May 05, 2008 |
i got them on http://lavamus.com
Posted March 10, 2008
absolutely amazing
Posted December 27, 2007
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