Portishead are a band from Bristol, United Kingdom, named after a small coastal town twelve miles west of said musical hotbed, in North Somerset. They were initially known for thei...read more on Last.fm →
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Tobias Handke
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Jun 23, 2016
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Portishead is one of those bands who rarely release a bad song, and this heartbreaking take on ABBA's "SOS" is no exception.
It may seem like a strange song for the Bristol collective to cover, but works to great effect. The track is part of the sou...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Aug 28, 2014
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The London duo known as Whilk and Misky caught my attention earlier this month with an amazing single titled "Clap Your Hands." Naturally, that means I'm not paying attention to their every move.
This cover of Portishead's "Glory Box" popped up in m...
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Cameron Stanton
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Feb 28, 2014
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While listening to UK garage legend Wookie's latest track "Higher" featuring Zak Abel, I let curiosity get the better of me as I decided to dig a little deeper into the guest vocalist's recent activity. Wielding my metaphoric spade, a simple search f...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Jun 11, 2010
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It's an attempt to distil emotion into sound. Max Cooper's techno ranges from stark electronica remixes of huge bands like Hot Chip and Au Revoir Simone to the fuzzy, buzzing dancefloor sound of his breakthrough "Serie" releases. But it's all, he say...
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