Portishead

Dummy

portishead’s debut, ‘Dummy’, is a seminal collection of beth gibbons’ gorgeous voice and geoff barrow’s programming. he uses string arrangements with jazzy hip hop, and this helps utley’s work withbass.

‘dummy’ is the definitive trip-hop album.

during the recording process, geoff barrow taught sampling to adrian utley, whom taught gibbons and barrow fun things like the theramin and cimbaloms.

‘dummy’ is some of the best music ever ... read more

Angelic and soulful female vocals over slow, jazzy hip hop influenced beats? I think I found my new religion!

I heard Dummy about a full year ago but never got to revisiting it until now, and DAMN what a fine decision that was! With an outstanding combination of; sorry, I'll just repeat what I said above; angelic and soulful female vocals over slow, jazzy hip hop influenced beats, it creates such a chilling and spooky atmosphere that is just so engrossing. Someone pass me a dark coat and a ... read more

Amish life is not easy, but it's even more difficult when you have outsiders trying to ruin your day. I was going about, like a normal Amish citizen, harvesting some grain, when a goose-faced, wisecracking, suited old egg rattled his shaky bones from out of the forest, and over my way. I thought "Oh wonderous, another disturbed wrinkle suit halting my harvest." The old slobber-nut claimed to be a politician from out of state, which immediately sparked my disinterest. You see, here in ... read more

introduced to me at a young age by my parents, “Dummy” is a record with a near-perfect combination of artists. beth gibbons’ angelic, three-octave voice proves to be as versatile as needed, pushing the instrumentals to their sonic edge by knowing exactly where to fit in the mix. geoff barrow’s mood-setting keyboard playing proves to be an excellent display of theory knowledge and tonal decisions. the drums, also produced by barrow, turn a seemingly desolate set of ... read more