TAG: Portishead

Feb07

STREAM New Geoff Barrow of Portishead Music (MP3)

Portishead’s Geoff Barrow has some new tunes for us to hear. And while none of it is fresh music from his most famous band, the producer/DJ/drummer is offering up selections from his groups DROKK and BEAK> as part of a sample for his Invada record label. The two DROKK songs, “Exhale” and “Justice One,” are basically dark ambient piecesrecorded with Ben Sailsbury that were inspired by “Mega City One” (comic geek alert).

Other standouts on the compilation include Barrow’s remix of the rocking “The Haunting” by Scarlet Rascal & Train Wreck and Anika’s cover of Chromatic’s “In The City.” Check out the full 11-song sampler after the jump.

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Jan25

Stones Throw Launches $10 Subscription Service

Stones Throw has announced the launching of a new subscription service, offering all of the label’s releases, plus a slew of subscriber-only specials for the low low price of just $10 per month. Subscribers will be treated to new releases by Homeboy Sandman, The Minimal Wave Tapes Vol. 2 and M.E.D.’s Classic Instrumentals, and can expect upcoming releases from J. Rocc, Jonwayne and Quakers—the new hip-hop project from Portishead’s Geoff Barrow. …MORE

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Oct06

WATCH Portishead “Mysterons” & “Chase The Tear” On Fallon (Video)

Portishead are known for taking their sweet time. The Bristol trio’s third album, Third, was released in 2008, 11 years after their second, self-titled album. And unlike any other band we can think of after that long of a hiatus, it was as if they didn’t miss a beat.

Last night, the group appeared on Jimmy Fallon, following last week’s gig at ATP, which featured a guest spot by Chuck D. Fallon marks their first U.S. television appearance since 1998 on SNL. They were “promoting” their Amnesty International benefit single, “Chase The Tear,” which actually came back out in 2009.


Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley also dug out oldie but goodie “Mysterons” for a web-only exclusive. The song remains as timeless as …

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Oct03

Chuck D Joins Portishead Onstage “Machine Gun x Black Steel” (Video)

Simeon From Silver Apples Also Takes Stage With The Bristol Trio. 

Fan who caught Portishead’s performance this weekend at ATP were given a real treat when the band was joined onstage by Public Enemy’s Chuck D. The hip-hop legend hit the stage halfway through “Machine Gun,” the hair-raising highlight from Portishead’s 2008 album, Third. From there, he busted out several verses from the Nation Of Millions classic “Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos.” Apparently the government is still suckas.



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Sep30

Radiohead and Portishead To Perform on Fallon Next Week (Video & MP3)

Two of our three favorite musical heads (the third being Bucket-) are scheduled to perform next week on Jimmy Fallon, which might just cause our DVRs to melt down in ’90s alterna-swoon. Radiohead will appear on the show Oct. 3, following what has already been a JohnnyGreenwoodpalooza series of events in NYC that included appearances on SNL and Colbert Report, as well as two shows at the Roseland Ballroom.

But even more exciting is news that enigmatic trip-hop innovators Portishead will take the Fallon stage on Oct. 5. The trio is in the neighborhood to perform at the All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival, which was curated by the band. This will mark the first time (so far as we can tell from YouTube) that Portishead will appear live on American television. But feel free to correct us on that.

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