![]() Recommendation: McKay McKay (2003): In the space between Portishead and Third, Geoff Barrow (under the name Fuzzface) produced an excellent LP for American soul singer Stephanie McKay, credited as McKay. Portishead's 1995 Essential Mix for the BBC is a good introduction to Barrow's influences: 90s boom bap East Coast rap records like Black Sheep, dusty SP-12 beats. ![]() The Beats: Geoff Barrow's production work for the first two Portishead albums has a very idiosyncratic lo-fi crunch to it (notably on "Elysium"). If you like the beats, but don't like Gibbons' voice (for shame), you'll still get a solid recommendation below: In my opinion, there are three elements that separate Portishead from their peers, so I'll make recommendations based on those elements. One of my favorites from the release: "Scorn". It seems like just a bunch of remixes on the surface, but the contents are actually pretty refreshing and noteworthy with a few tracks that have completely different vocal takes. I'm a big Portishead fan and I've heard way, way more trip-hop albums than any one person probably should have in their life.įirst recommendation: if you like the first two Portishead albums, you should pick up the double disc single "Glory Times". Oh boy, so I feel uniquely qualified to give a solid answer here.
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