Beth Gibbons is sexy. I saw a live video of them that my partner has and she's smoking the whole time, almost. Her voice is sexy. Portishead's music is sexy. They use a thereman sometimes, like in the opener "Mysterons", which sometimes sounds like a woman's voice, but it's an instrument used w/o touching anything. Awesome. Here's their first album, Dummy.
http://www.mediafire.com/?4y11c4qzv9ucd
1) Mysterons
Geoff Barrow: Rhodes
Clive Deamer: Drums
Beth Gibbons: Vocals
Adrian Utley: Guitar/Thereman
2) Sour Times
Geoff Barrow: Programmer
Beth Gibbons: Vocals
Neil Solman: Rhodes/Hammond
Adrian Utley: Guitar
Samples: Lalo Schifrin from "More Mission Impossible" and Smokey Brooks from "Spin It Jig"
3) Strangers
Geoff Barrow: Rhodes
Clive Deamer: Drums
Beth Gibbons: Vocals
Adrian Utley: Guitar
Samples: Weather report from "Elegant People"
4) It Could Be Sweet
Geoff Barrow: Rhodes
Beth Gibbons: Vocals
Richard Newell: Drum Programmer
5) Wandering Star
Gary Baldwin: Hammond
Geoff Barrow: Programmer
Clive Deamer: Drums
Beth Gibbons: Vocals
Adrian Utley: Guitar
Samples: War from "Magic Mountain"
6) It's A Fire
Gary Baldwin: Hammond
Geoff Barrow: Drums
Beth Gibbons: Vocals
Adrian Utley: Bass
7) Numb
Gary Baldwin: Hammond
Geoff Barrow: Programmer & Drums
Clive Deamer: Drums
Beth Gibbons: Vocals
Adrian Utley: Bass
8) Roads
Geoff Barrow: Programmer & Strings Arrangement
Clive Deamer: Drums
Beth Gibbons: Vocals
Dave McDonald: Nose Flute
Neil Solman: Rhodes
Adrian Utley: Guitar/Bass & Strings Arrangement
Strings Unlimited: Strings
9) Pedestal
Geoff Barrow: Programmer
Clive Deamer: Drums
Beth Gibbons: Vocals
Andy Hague: Trumpet
Adrian Utley: Bass
10) Biscuit
Geoff Barrow: Rhodes
Clive Deamer: Drums
Beth Gibbons: Vocals
Samples: Johnny Ray from "I'll Never Fall In Love Again"
11) Glory Box
Geoff Barrow: Programmer
Beth Gibbons: Vocals
Adrian Utley: Guiatr/Hammond
Samples: "Ike's Rap III" performed by Isaac Hayes
