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Portishead

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Last album
April 29, 2008
First published
December 3, 2008
Downloads
13662 albums downloaded

Biography

Portishead is a band from Bristol, England, named after the small coastal town of Portishead, twelve miles west of Bristol in North Somerset. They are 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. The band was formed in 1991, by keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist Geoff Barrow and singer Beth Gibbons. Barrow had previously worked with two other bands from Bristol, Massive Attack and Tricky, and decided to name his new endeavour after his hometown.

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