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[[File:ptsh.jpg|frame|Making soundtracks for imaginary [[Film Noir]] spy movie fever dreams since 1994]]
The other famous trip-hop band from Bristol that helped [[Trope Codifier|codify]] and popularise the genre alongside [[Massive Attack]], [[Portishead]] have been rolling around the music scene since 1991. The band consists of the following members:
* Beth Gibbons - vocals, occasional guitar
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They're also infamous for taking a long time to make albums, a trait shared by their fellow Bristolians [[Massive Attack]] - they were on a long hiatus between 1999-2005.
Shortly after their founding Portishead gained a certain cachet among fans of the television show ''[[Babylon 5]]'' when series creator [[J. Michael Straczynski]] recommended their music in a post on [[UseNet|rec.arts.tv.sf.babylon5]], prompting extensive discussion of the band and mass purchases of their albums.
Discography:▼
* ''Dummy'' (1994)
* ''[[Self
* ''Roseland NYC Live'' (1998) - live album
* ''Third'' (2008)
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* [[Creepy Child]]: The girl in the video for "All Mine." [[Your Mileage May Vary]].
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: ''Portishead'' and ''Third''. While the lyrics don't get any more melancholy, the sound gets darker (''Third'''s beat was a lot more industrial).
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* [[Gratuitous Panning]]: All of their videos.
* [[Ho Yay]]: The video for Glory Box features double ho yay - men being affectionate to each other - but the men are all women in drag. EVERYONE in the video is in drag.
* [[Last
* [[Mood Whiplash]] - ''Deep Waters'' in the middle of ''Third'', which is a Hawaiian tune about a girl choosing to face her fears.
** ''Glory Box'' is either a woman asking her husband to be a bit more caring and loving, or a cheating woman tired of cheating man asking the same question. Either way, the lyrics - and music, somewhat - aren't as sad as the rest of the songs on the album.
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* [[Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly]] - They're classified as "trip-hop", but they're more if [[Nine Inch Nails]] was a jazz band instead and if [[Trent Reznor]] was a middle-aged woman - there's not much rapping going on, compared to [[Massive Attack]].
* [[New Sound Album]]: ''Portishead'' and ''Third''.
* [[Non
* [[Reclusive Artist]]: The band are known for being reluctant to do interviews and talk to the press.
* [[Sampling]]: From old spy film soundtracks, soul and jazz singles and, on ''Portishead'', original material created by Barrow and Utley.
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