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===''Third'' (2008)===
===''Third'' (2008)===
On [[October 2]], [[2007]], Portishead stated that the new album, titled ''[[Third (album)|Third]]'', had been mixed and was nearly complete, and was due for release on [[April 28]] 2008. The band announced: "The album has 11 tracks and is 49 minutes 13 seconds long", and the track titles have been disclosed.<ref>[http://www.portishead.co.uk/news.php Official site]</ref> On December 7-9, 2007, the band curated the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] festival in [[Minehead]], England. The festival featured their first full live sets in nearly 10 years.<ref>[http://strangeglue.com/atp-the-nightmare-before-xmas-day-two-review/2823/ Review of December 2007 ATP shows] StrangeGlue.com, Retrieved on [[2007-12-27]]</ref> They premiered five tracks from the new album, provisionally titled "Wicca", "Hunter", "Machine Gun", "Mystic" and "Peaches".<ref>[http://www.imgbox.de/?pr=ueli-DSC00014.jpg Setlist from ATP concert (.jpg)] Posted to the Portishead mailing list, Retrieved on [[2007-12-28]]</ref> On [[January 21]], [[2008]], a European tour to support the album was announced,<ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/portishead/33772 Portishead announce 2008 tour] NME.com, Retrieved on [[2008-01-27]]</ref> together with a headline spot at the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] on [[April 26]], [[2008]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coachella.com/updates/news |title=Coachella lineup|work=Coachella.com|accessdate=2008-01-22}}</ref>
On [[October 2]], [[2007]], Portishead stated that the new album, titled ''[[Third (Portishead album)|Third]]'', had been mixed and was nearly complete, and was due for release on [[April 28]] 2008. The band announced: "The album has 11 tracks and is 49 minutes 13 seconds long", and the track titles have been disclosed.<ref>[http://www.portishead.co.uk/news.php Official site]</ref> On December 7-9, 2007, the band curated the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] festival in [[Minehead]], England. The festival featured their first full live sets in nearly 10 years.<ref>[http://strangeglue.com/atp-the-nightmare-before-xmas-day-two-review/2823/ Review of December 2007 ATP shows] StrangeGlue.com, Retrieved on [[2007-12-27]]</ref> They premiered five tracks from the new album, provisionally titled "Wicca", "Hunter", "Machine Gun", "Mystic" and "Peaches".<ref>[http://www.imgbox.de/?pr=ueli-DSC00014.jpg Setlist from ATP concert (.jpg)] Posted to the Portishead mailing list, Retrieved on [[2007-12-28]]</ref> On [[January 21]], [[2008]], a European tour to support the album was announced,<ref>[http://www.nme.com/news/portishead/33772 Portishead announce 2008 tour] NME.com, Retrieved on [[2008-01-27]]</ref> together with a headline spot at the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] on [[April 26]], [[2008]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coachella.com/updates/news |title=Coachella lineup|work=Coachella.com|accessdate=2008-01-22}}</ref>


== Discography ==
== Discography ==

Revision as of 00:30, 5 March 2008

This article is about the musical group. For the town, see Portishead, Somerset.
Portishead

Portishead (IPA: [pɔːtɪsˈhɛd]) are a triphop group from Bristol, England, named after the nearby town of the same name, 12 miles (19 km) west of Bristol.

History

Prior to Portishead's conception, Geoff Barrow had been working as a tape operator, singer Beth Gibbons was singing in pubs, and jazz guitarist Adrian Utley had played for Big John Patton and The Jazz Messengers.[1] After the trio created the short film To Kill a Dead Man, which was heavily inspired by espionage films, its accompanying soundtrack had them sign a record deal with Go! Beat Records.[2][3]

Dummy (1994)

Portishead's first album, Dummy, was released in 1994 and the first single was 'Numb'. In spite of the band's aversion to press coverage, the album was successful in both Europe and the United States (where it sold more than 150,000 copies even before the band toured there).[2] Dummy spawned two hit singles, "Glory Box" and "Sour Times", and went on to win the prestigious Mercury Music Prize in 1995.[4]

Portishead (1997)

After their initial success, Portishead withdrew from the spotlight for three years until their second album, Portishead, was released in 1997. The album's sound differed from Dummy, the main differences being that much of the music was composed and played by the band, not sampled from records, and had a grainy, harsher sound. Three singles, "Cowboys", "Over" and "All Mine" were released, the latter achieving a Top 10 placing in the UK.

Roseland NYC Live (1998)

In 1997, the band performed a one-off show with strings by the New York Philharmonic orchestra[5] at Roseland Ballroom in New York. A live album primarily featuring these new orchestral arrangements of the group's songs was released in 1998. There was also a long-form VHS video of the performance, and a DVD followed in 2002, with substantial extra material including many early videos.

Hiatus (1999-2007)

For the next few years, the band members concentrated on solo and other pursuits, until in February 2005, the band appeared live for the first time in seven years at the Tsunami Benefit Concert in Bristol.[6] Around that time Barrow revealed that the band was in the process of writing its third album. In August 2006, the band posted two new tracks on its MySpace page--described by Barrow as "doodles".[7] Around the same time, Portishead covered Serge Gainsbourg's "Un Jour Comme un Autre (Requiem for Anna)" on the tribute album Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited.

Third (2008)

On October 2, 2007, Portishead stated that the new album, titled Third, had been mixed and was nearly complete, and was due for release on April 28 2008. The band announced: "The album has 11 tracks and is 49 minutes 13 seconds long", and the track titles have been disclosed.[8] On December 7-9, 2007, the band curated the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Minehead, England. The festival featured their first full live sets in nearly 10 years.[9] They premiered five tracks from the new album, provisionally titled "Wicca", "Hunter", "Machine Gun", "Mystic" and "Peaches".[10] On January 21, 2008, a European tour to support the album was announced,[11] together with a headline spot at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 26, 2008.[12]

Discography

Main article: Portishead discography

As well as their main recorded output, Portishead have been involved in a large number of remixes and collaborations with other artists.

Samples

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See also

References

  1. ^ http://music.yahoo.com/ar-260850-bio--Portishead
  2. ^ a b Biography All Music Guide, Retrieved on 2007-12-28
  3. ^ Reynolds, Simon (1998). Generation Ecstasy: Into the World of Techno and Rave Culture. Little, Brown and Co. p. 320.
  4. ^ Mercury Music Prize Winners BBC Online, Retrieved on 2007-12-28
  5. ^ "Review of PNYC". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
  6. ^ Tsunami benefit concert review BBC Music, Retrieved on 2008-01-05
  7. ^ Quote from Geoff Barrow The Guardian 29 August 2006, Retrieved on 2007-12-28
  8. ^ Official site
  9. ^ Review of December 2007 ATP shows StrangeGlue.com, Retrieved on 2007-12-27
  10. ^ Setlist from ATP concert (.jpg) Posted to the Portishead mailing list, Retrieved on 2007-12-28
  11. ^ Portishead announce 2008 tour NME.com, Retrieved on 2008-01-27
  12. ^ "Coachella lineup". Coachella.com. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
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