The band was formed in Bristol in 1991, by Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley. Previously, Barrow had been working as a tape operator (including work with Massive Attack and Tricky), Gibbons was singing in pubs, and Utley had played jazz guitar for Big John Patton and The Jazz Messengers. The trio created the short film To Kill a Dead Man, which was heavily inspired by espionage films, and its accompanying soundtrack persuaded Go! Beat Records to sign the band.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portishead_discography">
Portishead has released four albums. 1994 Dummy 1997 Portishead 1998 Roseland NYC Live 2008 Third As well as their main recorded output, Portishead have been involved in a large number of remixes and collaborations with other artists.
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