Re: Guess where Portishead gets their samples?

philipm@isd.canberra.edu.au
Sun, 12 Oct 1997 19:00:36 +1000 (EST)


> in order to avoid having the same drum loops as all the Portishead trip-hop
> clones, they made their own beats from scratch, recorded them with 60s-70s
> studio methods, had them pressed to vinyl, and then had the vinyl
> intentionally 'scratched up' before the beats were then sampled. The
> article also mentioned that this unusual pre-production process was
> extremely costly as well...I guess that explains why it took so long for
> the new album to come out.

Wow - I can't believe ANYONE would go to so much trouble. Are u sure this
isn't a joke? ;^)

P