Portishead
About a month ago, one of my co-workers referred me to Portishead — a band from Bristol, England, and named after the town of Portishead outside of Bristol.
I went right ahead and bought their debut album, Dummy, and all I can say is - wow! I have listened to it on and off since I bought it, and it is absolutely stunning. I sincerely hope, that when I go out and buy one of their other albums, that it will follow up on the great expectations I have inside of me.
According to Wikipedia, the genre of their music is called trip-hop (whatever that means). After having listened to them myself, I think it is jazzy and has an electronic sound to it, but, still, not what I would call electronic jazz. I have only listened to this one album, so it might have to be moderated a little.
Nevertheless, if you are the least of bits into music like that (or you feel like trying something new), this would definitely be one place to start.
April 17th, 2007 at 7:24 am
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April 17th, 2007 at 11:07 am
I can’t believe that it is actually 12 years since Dummy came out - your post made me find the CD again and it is playing as I write this. Like you, I listened to it every day for a very long time, and I still think it is Portishead’s best. Since then I think the highlight was singer Beth Gibbons project with Talk Talk bass player Paul Webb: “Out of season” - diving deeper into melancholy.
According to her website she should be working with Portishead on their third album - this has been the story for five years though, so I wouldn’t hold my breath.
April 17th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
They’ve actually debut one new track live.
Check i out here
April 17th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
Sorry, that’s “debuted” and “it”.