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Portishead's Third has been a long time coming, the result of a lengthy creative torpor following 1997's dark, distinctly underrated album Portishead. Importantly, though, they've shaken it. While the core trio of Beth Gibbons, Geoff Barrow, and Adrian Utley remains, this is quite a different band to Portishead's 90s incarnation: gone is the slo-mo turntable scratching and smoky jazz feel, replaced by heavy, brooding rhythms, vintage-sounding electronics, and spindly guitar. Still present, though, is that sense of emotional fracture and deep gloom. "Silence" opens with a dense drum loop which suddenly falls away to reveal Gibbons' voice, cold but magnificent: "Wounded and afraid, inside my head/Falling through changes". "Nylon Smile", meanwhile, is a fine example of Third's occasional folksy edge, an acoustic song reminiscent of Leonard Cohen that, around its midpoint, lifts off on a propulsive electronic rhythm, Gibbons holding one clear, hard note as synthesisers bubble beneath. At times, it's a harsh and foreboding listen: the electronic drums of "Machine Gun" might put off the listener hoping for smooth dinner party fare. But Third is a brave and forward-thinking return, and one great enough to justify its lengthy gestation.
Produtct Description
1GB USB Memory Stick features the album, and 5 films
Double vinyl album
Etched 12" vinyl of `Machine Gun
Limited edition print from Nick Uff
Featuring the album film plus the folling films:ADE's House- Machine Gun
The Rip - Live at Mr. Wolfs we carry on the truly spectacular Universal Conference Film.
2 X Vinyl LP
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
USB Track listing:
1. Silence
2. Hunter
3. Nylon Smile
4. The Rip
5. Plastic
6. We Carry On
7. Deep Water
8. Machine Gun
9. Small
10. Magic Doors
11. Threads
The Truly Spectacular Universal Conference Film' (film)
`The Rip at Mr Wolfe's' (film)
`Ade's House' (film)
`Machine Gun' (film)
`We Carry On' (film)
LP (Double Vinyl) Track listing:
Side A
A1. Silence
A2. Hunter
A3. Nylon Smile
Side B
B1. The Rip
B2. Plastic
B3. We Carry On
Side C
C1. Deep Water
C2. Machine Gun
C3. Small
Side D
D1. Magic Doors
D2. Threads
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