Beak> main man (and Portishead producer/multi-instrumentalist) Geoff Barrow is such a perfectionist that Portishead has only managed to release three albums in the past fifteen years. So it's probably good that Barrow and his new band Beak> (and yup, that actual beak sticking off of the "k" is no typo) are putting some restrictions on themselves; it's the only way they'll ever get anything done. Barrow formed Beak> earlier this year with two fellow Bristol musicians, Billy Fuller and Matt Williams. The ban...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Their debut Strange House was as controversial as it was celebrated, landing them on the cover of NME in their native England and garnering 15K scans in America. This is their first album for XL. Produced by Geoff Barrow (Portishead) and noted video director Chris Cunningham (Aphex Twin, Bjork). Look for them on the road with The Kills this spring. "Genuinely, gloriously deranged" - The Onion. "One of the 100 bands you need to know" - Alternative Press.

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VINYL FORMAT. Portishead's debut album, Dummy, popularized trip-hop, making its slow, narcotic rhythms, hypnotic samples, and film noir production commonplace among sophisticated, self-consciously "mature" pop fans. The group recoiled from such widespread acclaim and influence, taking three years to deliver its eponymous second album. On the surface, Portishead isn't all that dissimilar from Dummy, but its haunting, foreboding sonic textures make it clear that the group isn't interested in the crossover su...   [ read more ]

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