(idm) portishead/bjork

From m. abrahamsson
Sent Mon, Oct 26th 1998, 21:50

>Just as essential IMO is the killer Portishead Vs. UNKLE track on side =
b.
>This and other Dummy-era remixes really solidified my respect for
>Portishead, putting them miles ahead of the other various =
vocal/electronic
>hybrids (EbtG, Lamb, Sneaker Pimps, Morcheeba, whoever).
>
i saw portishead at this years water festival in stockholm, sweden, but =
they weren't all that hot to me. could've been more electronic and less =
guitars for all i care.. but most other people i talked to loved their =
concert.. though i just fell and fell in love with bjork all over and =
over again! and mark bell was there fiddling with the drummachines =
stirring up some old tracks with fresh new percussion! that, i tell you, =
was LOVELY! big :) after the bjork concert, no question about it. just =
too bad 2/3 of my gigs in stockholm got fucked up the same week, but i =
didn't really care - i'd seen bjork ;)

-bauri . Musical Standards Destroys Innovation!