Innovative pianist to play at BGSU Toledo Blade And he has arranged for solo piano mega-hits by Pink Floyd, REM, Portishead, Nirvana, the Bad Plus, the Smiths, and Tears for Fears, among others. Nothing is beyond his reach, if he's drawn to a song. His take is usually more romantic and complex, ...
Portishead's Geoff Barrow readies hip-hop album The Guardian He is also set to debut music by Drokk, his collaboration with composer Ben Salisbury. Samples of both are available on Invada Records' free 2012 compilation. Finally, Portishead have reportedly returned to the studio, recording the follow-up to 2008's ...
Listen to Geoff Barrow (Portishead) and Beak> on Invada Records Free Sampler Spacelab ... Records is fronted by Geoff Barrow from Portishead, and the label is home to his other project Beak> as well as great acts like The Fauns, DDMMYYYY and DROKK. They've recently launched an Invada Records 2012 Sampler, with 10 tracks of great music.
Introducing: Free single from Vienna Ditto Get Bracknell The Reading duo, who formed in 2009 and played their second ever gig at Glastonbury, joined me in the studio on Sunday for my BBC Introducing Berkshire show, and call the single an “ironic” love song. I am a big fan of the track, with frontwoman Hatty ...
Goth-Trad hatches postdisaster pop The Japan Times "Old music from LFO is still amazing, and so is Portishead. Music like that doesn't sound stale even after 15 years. I want to make songs that share those qualities." Maruyama's first two albums were a mix of noise, industrial music and a dose of ...
Trip-Hop in Bristol – a brief history - 1994 rises Purple Revolver Although why this particular term was used has not been made clear by the passage of time, some say that 'Trip' reflects the dreamscape sounds and emotions which filter through the songs. 'Hop,' is mainly taken from the hip-hop influence upon the genre ...
The buried treasure of Pet Shop Boys' B-sides The Guardian (blog) The B-side is a means of expression that owes its existence to outmoded formats: first the vinyl disc that needed both sides filling, then the CD single, which doubled or tripled the demand for extra music. During the 90s, when formatting went into ...
Best January albums: Cloud Nothings, Schoolboy Q AZ Central.com No relation to Schoolly D, this LA rapper samples Portishead, Menomena and the Genesis album "Selling England By the Pound." Yes, "Selling England By the Pound." On a track Peter Gabriel never imagined called "Gangsta in Designer (No Concept).
Doldrums Delights in 'Happy Accidents' That Won Him Portishead Approval Spinner ... like on the Portishead-sanctioned remix of 'Chase the Tear' -- doesn't immediately recall such normal and inane activities, but Woodhead's an aural magpie who revels in the beauty of happy accidents. Spinner talked to Doldrums about the music found ...
Chrysta Bell brings the Lynch world to London The Upcoming Recognised as the breeding ground for the musical talents of Amy Winehouse, Adele and Kings of Leon, London's Bush Hall received Chrysta Bell with open arms. Chrysta Bell played her first British concert at the Bush Hall on 8th February.
