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  • Early 90's I got into the whole Bristol Sound - portishead, mowax dj krush, dj shadow etc which morphed into the jungle/breaks scene (heard Roni Size on radio Sunday night - still good) The good times of dotcom and wallpaper coffee table books spun me into more chilled out, musical neo-soul skewed to good beats, rap and female vocals.

    Archive 2005-12-01 Ben Barren 2005

  • Early 90's I got into the whole Bristol Sound - portishead, mowax dj krush, dj shadow etc which morphed into the jungle/breaks scene (heard Roni Size on radio Sunday night - still good) The good times of dotcom and wallpaper coffee table books spun me into more chilled out, musical neo-soul skewed to good beats, rap and female vocals.

    White Men Cant Ipod Boom Box Ben Barren 2005

  • I never, ever thought that I'd find a portishead song that's perfect for Gabrielle/Joxer... but here it is!

    22nd April '06 2006

  • Which trip-hop group do you prefer: Massive Attack or Portishead? portishead ... i guess.

    sarus Diary Entry sarus 2004

  • Opening Credits: portishead- "theme from to kill a dead man"

    mordicai: crown me king! mordicai 2003

  • Current Music: they play portishead b-sides at chipotle.8 gunslingers | crown me king

    mordicai: crown me king! mordicai 2003

  • Current Music: portishead w. unkle - the time has come4 gunslingers | crown me king

    mordicai: crown me king! mordicai 2002

  • I took a cue from the aforementioned kajira and am listening to portishead, always dangerous for me.

    jaxraven Diary Entry jaxraven 2001

  • I've music, building, painful, slow out-of-control spinning, and it never really stops, bloodred techno beat and the whisperhush of classical music, the bitter scream of portishead and the agony-perfect touch of counting crows ... margerie's dreaming again and again and again ...

    jaxraven Diary Entry jaxraven 2001

  • Thatcher went to work on an egg, her private papers from 1979 show headquarters, portishead, bristol.

    Latest financial, market & economic news and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2010

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