This feature appears in Wireless Bollinger . It begins as if it never ended. A vocal sample crackles, cryptic as ever, as a man speaks in Portuguese: "Beware of the rule of three. What you give will get back at you. This lesson you must learn. You only get what you deserve." So begins Portishead's Third , released a decade after the band's last record. And although it starts with a prophe...
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Before the official project drops June 19th, Nickelus is giving you a taste of his new Portishead-influenced album. Tracklist, album art and link under the cut. 01. Wandering Star 02. Cowboys 03. Abandoned 04. Over 05. Roads DOWNLOAD: Nickelus F & Portishead - R.A.R.E (Reliving A Real Experience) (Sampler)
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English trip-hop group Portishead have release a new video for the track, "Machine Gun," The song will be the first single off the album released on April 10, 2008.The album ??Third?? will be officially released on Monday, April 28, 2008"Machine Gun" off of the album ??Third??On December 8-9, 2007, the band curated the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Minehead, England. The festival featured ...
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I love the lo-fi goodness of Portishead's latest opus, Third. At a time when most bands are trying to sound slicker, glossier and more robotic, P-head keeps it real with gritty production, old-school drum machines and raw vocals. The videos thus far have also embraced lo-fi production techniques that beautifully blend with the music. Check out the latest vid for "Magic Doors": Stereogum has...
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Portishead, one of the most influential groups of the 1990's, announced today (Jan. 23) their long awaited third studio album will be released April 14.The album entitled ??Third??(Island) is a follow up to the the group's landmark 1997 self-titled release(Go! Records). ??Vocalist Beth Gibbons & producer/instrumentalist Geoff Barrow (two thirds of Portishead)??From 1998 to 2005, the group was o...
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Portishead just announced that "The Rip" will be the next single released off Third. It's one of my 2 favorite songs on the new album ("Machine Gun" is the other) so I'm thrilled! "The Rip" will be released on June 9th. There's no video yet, but here is the audio via youTube:Check out the description of this video too. Even if you think you've seen every new Portishead video out there, you ...
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Portishead announced that, after discussing future plans for the band, they will hit the studio instead of the road later this year. Guitarist Adrian Utley told BBC 6Music: "We are thinking a new album. That's partly why we're not touring enormously, because in 1998 we toured for a year and a bit and it just crashed us. None of us wanted to see each other for a while after that."No further de...
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Portishead is going to perform music from Third in the town of their namesake on April 11th. Current TV is going to record it for a program titled "Portishead in Portishead" which airs at 10pm BST on April 11th. For more info, see this report on NME.comLive in Oporto Coliseum 26 March 2008:
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As I mentioned last week, Portishead performed songs from their upcoming album live in the English town they got their name from. It aired live on tv in the UK and Current tv supposedly has the video available this week, but I can't seem to get it working. So, I found the vids on youtube...Here is the official Current TV web address if you'd like to try there first. Perhaps I can't see the v...
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Starting today, Monday April 21st, you can listen to Portishead's upcoming new album Third on Last.fm. As I reported last week, the music site is streaming the entire album a full week before it is released, a first for Last.fm. Listen to Portishead's ThirdThat page also has links to buy the album directly from the band or to order it on iTunes or Amazon..
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This is, admittedly, a rather self-indulgent, and unusually 'personal' post (read therapeutic); nevertheless, it does contain two great songs.There are days when a beloved's presence imparts unfathomable bliss; there are other days when that same presence leaves one feeling as cold as a morgue is sterile. Today belongs to the latter...here's to you my sweet vexation:The upcoming Nightmare Be...
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I just saw this on nme.com (seriously, UK MOGgers, stop giggling!) and I, for one, am excited. Now if I can get that darn teleporter to work properly..."Portishead are set to play their first official gig for nearly 10 years.The band are set to curate and perform at All Tomorrow's Parties Nightmare Before Christmas event, which is due to take place in Minehead between December 7-9.Writing on th...
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Portishead only has 10,000 pressings of their unreleased album We Carry On to share with the entire world, so they're making it extra special for the lucky recipients. The super-limited edition box sets will feature double vinyl records, a special print from Nick Uffe, an etched 12-inch single of "Machine Gun" plus a USB with short films and exclusive footage of Portishead adventures and will ...
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Portishead fans will have a chance to listen to the band's upcoming album Third in its entirety a full week before it is released! Plus, it's totally free and legal. For the first time ever, Last.fm will stream a full album prior to release when it makes Third available on April 21st. I have to admit, I listened to the leaked version and it's amazing! But the leak was a lo-fi copy (obviousl...
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It may seem like an odd pairing to fans of each group, but the recent performance by Portishead and Public Enemy together was a dream come true for Geoff Barrow. At the Primavera Festival in Barcelona last month, Chuck D joined Portishead for the perfromance of "Machine Gun" off the Bristol band's new album Third. Here's video of it from nialler9: (There aren't many videos of this rare momen...
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