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Bristol, United Kingdom (1991 – present)

Portishead is a band from Bristol, England, named after a small coastal town twelve miles west of said musical hotbed, in North Somerset. They were initially known for their use of jazz samples and some hip-hop beats along with various synth sounds and the hauntingly beautiful vocals of singer Beth Gibbons. Their current sound drops the samples in favour of a harder, more abrasive edge, but retains Gibbons’ vocals.

The band was formed in 1991, by keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist Geoff Barrow and singer Beth Gibbons. Barrow had previously worked with Massive Attack and Tricky whilst tape operator at Coach House Studios in Clifton. He was often referred to as “that bloke from Portishead” and so decided to name his new musical 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. It featured heavy contributions from guitarist Adrian Utley. In spite of the band’s media-shyness, the album gained universal critical acclaim and was successful on both sides of the Atlantic, spawning two hit singles, “Glory Box” and “Sour Times”. The album won the British Mercury Music Prize in 1995 beating albums such as Definitely Maybe by Oasis and Leftfield’s Leftism.

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1	Roads full track	7,009
2	Glory Box	6,827
3	Sour Times	5,629
4	Mysterons full track	5,230
5	Strangers full track	4,720
6	The Rip	4,663
7	Numb full track	4,455
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14	Hunter full track	3,218
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cesarojedac wrote:
3 hours ago

Dummy songs on chart only :|

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Aulin223 wrote:
4 hours ago

download Portishead ringtones now for free at http://tiny.cc/oQlZ8

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laranjalibido wrote:
yesterday evening

A mais nova devassidão de Egley.

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thommax wrote:
yesterday evening

hppBrthd !!!!!!!!

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HighWay17 wrote:
yesterday evening

Happy Birthday, Beth! :)

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generalenergiz wrote:
yesterday morning

Check it out! --> www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE

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hecgutierrez wrote:
Sunday morning

Chase The Tear is amazing! a bit different from usual Portishead, but amazing anyway

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indefiniteblood wrote:
Sunday morning

Band of the fucking century

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mrbadmediakarma wrote:
Sunday morning

love it, so relaxing :)

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organictraash wrote:
Saturday evening

love

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BlackCoffeeDuck wrote:
Saturday morning

Adorable [2]

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ap4hi wrote:
Saturday morning

Adorable

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maryann2version wrote:
Friday evening

Annoyed much, Beth? =D

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Spark_and_Spark wrote:
Friday evening

Ooh, "Cowboys" by Portishead was my last scrobble of 2009. I don't know how I can change that fact into something interesting... But I'll find a way!

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viva__hate wrote:
Friday evening

someone who can change the actual picture please!

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IndigoSpark wrote:
Friday morning

The Rip (L)

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cedarsimon wrote:
Thursday afternoon

Another epic mystical voice::: http://www.last.fm/music/Zoetic

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lakretino wrote:
Thursday afternoon

"Dummy" LP

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the_layover wrote:
Thursday morning

glory box

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ThomasCliquet wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

my fav song is most listened! Roads <3

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