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Portishead
Portishead
Formed: 1991 in Bristol, England
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Genre: Electronica
Styles: Trip H op, Europe, Alternative, Pop, Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Techno
Group Members: Adrian Utley, Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons
Biography: Portishead may not have invented trip-hop, but they were among the first to popularize it, particularly in America. Taking their cue from the slow, elastic beats that dominated Massive Attack's Blue Lines and adding elements of cool jazz, acid house, and soundtrack music, Portishead created an atmospheric, ...Read full biography
Dummy [Non UK Version]
Dummy [Non UK Version]
Released: 1994
Label: Island Def Jam
Critics' Rating:
Portishead's album debut is a brilliant, surprisingly natural synthesis of claustrophobic spy soundtracks, dark breakbeats inspired by frontman Geoff Barrow's love of hip-hop, and a vocalist (Beth Gibbons) ...Read full review
Portishead
Portishead
Released: 1997
Label: Island Def Jam
Critics' Rating:
Portishead's debut album, Dummy, popularized trip-hop, making its slow, narcotic rhythms, hypnotic samples, and film noir production commonplace among sophisticated, self-consciously "mature" pop fans. ...Read full review
More Portishead albums: Main Albums (4), Compilations (2), Singles & EPs (11), DVD/Video (1), Others (1)
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