(Electronica group, 1995–present) Like fellow Bristolians Massive Attack, Portishead were pioneers of the trip hop sound. Although the band – Geoff Barrow (keyboards), Beth Gibbons (vocals), Adrian Utley (guitar) and Dave MacDonald (drums) – kept a low media profile, their debut album Dummy (1996) with its laid-back, almost trance-like beats over which Gibbons sang was voted record ...
the trio Bluesiana Triangle, with saxophonist David ‘Fathead’ Newman and bebop drummer Art Blakey. At his most ambitious, Dr. John collaborated with members of alternative rock bands like Portishead, Squeeze, Primal Scream and Supergrass, upon whom his murky early recordings had been a surprising influence. In 2000 he signed with Blue Note Records and founded his ...
Dead, Phish showcased their concert chops on A Live One (1995) whilst Billy Breathes (1996) remains their best studio offering. Styles & Forms | Nineties | Rock Personalities | Portishead | Nineties | Rock ...
was also adopted by second wave Bristol producer Tricky, whose Maxinquaye album went to paranoid extremes – a mixture of dense, claustrophobic beats and ominous rapping. It was Portishead, however, who brought the fusion of heavy bass lines and dead-paced beats, as well as dub’s sense of mournful spaciousness, to the wider public’s attention. Captured ...
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