As you May know, this legendary DJ, whose hustle never ends, is an URB OG, having served crucially as this mag's first managing editor.
His then-nascent radio show on KCRW in the early 90's gave DJs like Paul Van Dyke and Giles Peterson their first US airtime, years before they became global superstars. I've seen him hustle equally hard playing to near-empty rooms as well as full-on massives ('always remember his set at Organic '96) and he's the kinda cat that can do underwater drum and bass as easily as heart-tugging house, with a good dose of rave history and whatever else in between.
I remember hearing him play Donovan alongside The Orb while also my handling request for “Cosmic Slop” during his earliest days on KCRW. His sets back then turned me on to …
Rumors of a third Portishead album have circulated on and off years. (It's been an entire decade this their last proper album.) Last year two new tracks showed up on the trip hop pioneer's MySpace page and those rumors heated up again.
Now they're sure to be read hot after bandleader Geoff Barrow was joined by singer Beth Gibbons and guitarist Adrian Utley for two songs in a surprise appearance in Bristol last week. They performed one as yet unnamed new song and the much loved “Wandering Star.”
Our favorite ’90s gloom-hoppers are back, with three new songs performed live at All Tomorrow’s Parties this past weekend. The band both headlined and curated the event which also included performances by Aphex Twin, Autolux and GZA/Genius.
Song 1: Lots of gritty percussion reminiscant of the goth-industrial influences Beth Gibson and Co. wore underneath their sleeves. More severe than the Portishead we remember.
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