@alternativenation a friend of mine introduced me to #Portishead when they were still active, and it was very different to music either of us usually listened to at that time. I still really like them.
https://youtu.be/8T0cRt8efsQ
I still associate the song Wandering Star with the science fiction show Babylon 5 😄
My mind just made a connection there somehow and now I'm stuck with it.
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ren@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
Portishead is amazing and even bands long dead can bring joy as long as we have access to their work!
jarulf@mstdn.social · 3 pts · 3y
@ren Absolutely. Portishead was the only Triphop band I listened to until relatively recently, but they have led me on to #MazzyStar and #MassiveAttack.
What I usually listened to was classics like #BobDylan, #SimonAndGarfunkel, #TheBand etc. Also lots and lots of #REM and #ToriAmos (who made me discover #KateBush)
But hey, I love #JohannSebastianBach and #Allegri too. 😁
ren@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
that's an amazing list of artists! Love me some REM and Amos.
constantorbit@hachyderm.io · 1 pts · 3y
@jarulf @ren seconded on the good artists list!
LP95@mstdn.social · 1 pts · 3y
@jarulf @ren the Hope Sandoval-Massive attack collabs are amazing. I love Portishead too, I don’t expect to get another album from them but I wonder sometimes what type of style/direction they’d go in if they did.
Anrky@mstdn.social · 2 pts · 3y
@jarulf @alternativenation I saw Tank Girl (1995) in theatres with my girlfriend at the time.
Glory Box features in a small scene.
https://youtu.be/tbVUBYYSRPs
She bought the album the next day, and it blew us away.
I am so deeply in love with this album, it’s my #2 personally most influential album.
jarulf@mstdn.social · 1 pts · 3y
@Anrky @alternativenation I'm listening to Glory Box this minute! I never saw Tank Girl, but clearly I have to now.
Dummy really is a glorious album.