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Video: Portishead: New Songs (Live at ATP's Nightmare Before Christmas)

Portishead played (and curated) the Nightmare Before Christmas ATP event this past weekend. A new album is due in April, and based on what we're hearing in these two songs, it should be a departure. The first has an unblinking motorik feel to the steady-state rhythm, and a pulsing mid-range drone and an intense vocal from Beth Gibbons heighten the tension. The second feels almost industrial, with heavy drums and punishing bass that's a bit more than the fan's microphone can take.

Portishead: Live at ATP's Nightmare Before Christmas

 

Posted by Mark Richardson on Mon: 12-10-07: 05:00 PM CST | Digg this article | Add to del.icio.us | Permalink
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