Portishead (/ ˌ p ɔːr t ɪ s ˈ h ɛ d / PORT-iss-HED) are an English electronic band formed in 1991 in Bristol. The band comprises Beth Gibbons (vocals), Geoff Barrow (multiple instruments, production), and Adrian Utley (guitar).

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Portishead, British trip-hop group who popularized the genre in North America by fusing dance music conventions such as drum loops and samples with atmospheric cabaret-style vocals. Their best-known songs included ‘Sour Times,’ ‘Numb,’ ‘Only You,’ ‘We Carry On,’ and ‘Machine Gun.’

Jan 16, 2025 · Portishead's Beth Gibbons has announced her first North American solo tour which is set to commence this Spring.

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Jan 16, 2025 · Portishead ’s Beth Gibbons has announced her first-ever solo concerts in North America. Her tour in support of her debut solo album, Lives Outgrown, includes live performances in Washington,...

Jun 30, 2024 · Known for pioneering the trip-hop genre, Portishead’s music fuses rock, hip-hop, electronic, and jazz influences, marked by its atmospheric sounds and Gibbons’ haunting vocals. The band has released three studio albums: Dummy (1994), Portishead (1997), and Third (2008).

Portishead (pronounced /pɔrtɪsˈhɛd/, with the stress on head) are an English musical group from Bristol. The band is named after the nearby town of the same name, 13 km (8 mi) west of Bristol. [1] Portishead is Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons, and Adrian Utley, while sometimes using a fourth member Dave McDonald; an engineer on Dummy. [2] [3]

The Bristol band Portishead has been credited with launching an entirely new genre in alternative music —“ trip-hop, ” a dense, narcotic sound that combines hip-hop, reggae-esque dub, and acid jazz with, in Portishead ’ s case, a swank, James Bond-style cinematic mood.

Feb 6, 2008 · It was around this time in 1991 that Barrow met vocalist Beth Gibbons, and together with jazz guitarist Adrian Utley, they formed Portishead. In 1994, the trio released its debut disc, Dummy, a distinctive take on trip-hop’s downtempo sound, thanks to Beth’s unique voice and some inventive sampling of ’60s and ’70s-era records.