Portishead Biography
Portishead formed in Bristol, England in 1991 and is credited with being one of the first bands to popularize the trip-hop genre. Their seminal 1994 album, Dummy, brought trip-hop to the British mainstream and introduced the music to the American "alternative" scene.
The band is named after the town where founder Geoff Barrow grew up. At the dawn of the '90s, Barrow was making a name for himsel ... More |