Portisheads new single

mark givens (markeg@hotmail.com)
Tue, 29 Jul 1997 08:10:27 PDT


Dear list:
I ame on of the 7,500 -2in my town- who have P'heads new one. Verdict: a
lot like P.ortishead only more so . The first thing was that like a lot
of this stuff(monk& canatella) you cant tell easliy what speed it
belongs in due the time stretching/ compressing as a YANK my instinct
was to put it on a 33 1/3 . I 'm like hmmm a little heavy but cool
then I heard the singing and I go Beth doesnt go that low. Odd
thing when you put it up to 45 the vocals sound sort of high I think
they played pitch game al la Revolver era Beatles with the vox as well.
I like it but Its not a killer single; I think it is made for headz
to announce the return. One difference use of bluesy(delta -style)
guitar licks. Last thing I just got the
LAST batman soundtrack ( the riddler movie) becuase I read here that
there was a Massive Attack tune on it : a remake of the old Mary
wells tune "Hunter gets captured by the Game". Great but you know
what ? I like the Mazzy star piece too. Actually there is a link between
the 2 sensibilities( mazzy and portishead esp) in light of "cowboys"
blooziness both have a sort of lazy Heroin sound. Thats the diff between
P'head and Massive/tricky the drug each of the 2 camps imitate.
P'head (and mazzy) kind of have a nodding off to smack sound. Massive
are more grassy and have a cleaner producton sound. I have mazzy stars
album and you cant even understand the words yet the mood is compelling.
I wonder what you could do if you mixed the two influences mazzy starr
with beats . markeg@ hotmail.com

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