Portishead

Portishead is an English band formed in 1991 in Bristol, notable for a moody, cinematic approach to trip hop that blends slow, hip hop influenced beats, sampling, electronic textures, and live instrumentation with Beth Gibbons' haunting, emotive vocals. Their work often pairs vintage-sounding instrumentation and studio manipulation with sparse, atmospheric production to create a melancholic, film-like mood associated with the 1990s Bristol music scene.