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Invada Records. Geoffrey Paul Barrow (born 9 December 1971) [1] is an English music producer, composer, and DJ. He is a member of the bands Portishead, Beak, and Quakers, and he has scored several films. Portishead was formed in 1991. He named the band after the small coastal town near Bristol where Barrow grew up. [2]
Sep 21, 2009 · As intrinsically linked with Bristol’s cultural legacy as the lavishly rejuvenated Colston Hall itself, Geoff Barrow has in the past 18 months have blown away all traces of his comparative wilderness years. Although a long time coming, his alma mater Portishead’s matter-of-factly titled third album sold over a million copies, and Invada Records, the label […]
Aug 22, 2019 · 25 Years Later. Portishead ’s debut album Dummy came out 25 years ago on August 22, 1994. Considered by many as one of the best albums certainly of the 90s, it is also celebrated by many as one of the best records of all time. Ahead of the album’s anniversary, Portishead's Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley spoke with me for nearly three hours ...
May 28, 2024 · Surprise-releasing the album goes against conventional wisdom, notes Geoff Barrow: the band’s drummer and vocalist, who also co-runs their label Invada. “What happened with the industry after Covid was, ‘We need to sell the album upfront to get it into shops, and this is the way it has to be, and it has to be on a Friday,’” he says.
Dec 9, 2021 · Around the time that Portishead was formed, Barrow was also gaining a reputation as a studio whizz and remixer. He worked with greats such as Primal Scream, Paul Weller and Depeche Mode and even helped to write ‘Somedays’ off Neneh Cherry’s 1992 album Homebrew in what is the clearest indication of the work ethic instilled in Barrow from his youth.
Dredder Than Dredd: Geoff Barrow And Ben Salisbury On Drokk Mat Colegate talks to Portishead's Geoff Barrow and soundtrack composer Ben Salisbury about their Judge Dredd inspired album Drokk. Warning - contains the phrase, "the ribald adventures of shape-shifting warrior oaf Slaine".
Geoff Barrow. Composer: Archive 81. Born in North Somerset, England in 1971. A founding member of UK band Portishead, Geoff Barrow is also known for his film composing work - Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010), Couple in a Hole (2015), and with Ben Salisbury - Ex Machina (2014) Free Fire (2016) Black Mirror (2016) Annihilation (2018) Luce (2019) Devs (2020) and most recently Archive 81 for Netflix.
