About
Portishead was formed in 1991 by Geoff Barrow (producer/drums), Adrian Utley (multi-instrumentalist/arranger) and vocalist Beth Gibbons (vocals). Barrow began as a tape operator at a recording studio. There he met Massive Attack and produced some tracks for their rapper Tricky. Barrow also wrote "Somedays" for Neneh Cherry's Homebrew album. In the early 1990s Barrow produced remixes for Primal Scream, Paul Weller, Gabrielle and Depeche Mode. He met Beth Gibbons in 1991 and they began writing songs with jazz guitarist Adrian Utley. Barrow and Gibbons acted in and recorded the soundtrack for the self produced film To Kill a Dead Man. Portishead signed with Go! Records and their debut album, Dummy, was released in 1994. The album received rave reviews and peaked at #2 in the UK. "Glory Box" and "Sour Times" both reached #13 in the UK and #5 on the US Modern Rock charts. Their 1997 self titled follow up was also critically hailed and reached UK #2 and US #21. "All Mine" was a UK Top 10 hit. Next, they released the 1998 live album PNYC. In 2002 Beth Gibbon released a collaboration with ex-Talk Talk bassist Paul Webb. The album Out of Season was credited to Beth Gibbons and Rustin' Man.
source: http://www.prex.com/biography/Portishead-discography.htm#biography
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