Portishead makes music that is relaxing, calming and uses a very wide range of sounds and song structures. As soon as you hear Portishead, you know that it can not be any other group. There is only one Portishead. Their music may be gloomy at times, perhaps you can even say Gothic but their music is also creative, original and Art with a capital A. There is a great element of dreamy, spacing, tripping to find in their songs that is not unfamiliar with the works of Pink Floyd. Certain influences of My Bloody Valentine come to mind as well, though for certain this is less noisy and has a more intimate character. One of the first things required in order to appreciate Portishead is to have an open mind. If you are a musician, you have to listen to this even if it's just once, to get a creativity boost. You can hear all their albums plus on request of a dear friend of mine, a live album. Enjoy their music...
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