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Aug 22, 2024 · Here’s a quick history lesson for anyone who doesn’t know: Geoff Barrow was working at the Coach House Studios in Bristol and, in 1991, he became a tape operator for the legendary trip-hop act ...
Aug 21, 2019 · The trip-hop classic was an unexpected success in 1994. Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley look back at its creation and explain how they think it should be heard. Beth Gibbons onstage with Portishead ...
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 ...
Jun 10, 2022 · Picture: Getty. 'Glory Box' is an Australian term for a piece of furniture, where women store clothes and other items ahead of marriage. However, the title doesn't appear in the song's lyrics. The song is about a woman who is frustrated by love, and is ready to give up on her relationship. The song features the line, "Give me a reason to be a ...
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]
Dec 9, 2022 · By 14, Barrow was really into hip-hop and electro. He loved ‘Planet Rock’ by Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force, “It’s got a roughness and an evilness to it,” he said, before adding: “I was the body-popper who became the scratcher. We’d go into local towns where there were the blokes who were our arch enemies and we’d ...
Jun 17, 2022 · The show was the first time the trio, comprised of Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley, had performed since their 2015 set at Benicàssim Festival in Spain, and for it, they played just five songs, ‘Mysterons’, ‘Wandering Star’ and ‘Roads’ from 1997’s Dummy, and ‘Magic Doors’ and ‘The Rip’ from their last album, 2008’s ‘Third’.
