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Portishead is a Rap and Trip hop act. Their sound grew out of Althea & Donna, Karmacoma, Kormac, The Books and Tom Jones. Those roots explain a lot about how Portishead arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Massive Attack, Moloko, RJD2, Mr. Scruff and I Monster, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Puma Blue, Joy Williams, Evanescence, Zeal & Ardor and Gaelle Adisson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 86 connections around Portishead, reaching back through Althea & Donna and forward to Puma Blue. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Portishead connections
Portishead grew out of Althea & Donna, Karmacoma, Kormac and The Books, shares an orbit with Massive Attack, Moloko, RJD2 and Mr. Scruff, went on to shape Puma Blue, Joy Williams, Evanescence and Zeal & Ardor. 86 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Portishead
Sounds and acts that shaped Portishead.
- Althea & Donnaartist
- Karmacomaartist
- Kormacartist
- The Booksartist
- Tom Jonesartist
- Massive Attackartist
- Fred Wesleyartist
- Miles Davisartist
- Billie Holidayartist
- Ennio Morriconeartist
- Joy Divisionartist
- Siouxsie and the Bansheesartist
- Talk Talkartist
- The King of Limbsartist
- Homogenicartist
- Earthlingartist
- Silver Applesartist
- Daddy Gartist
- The Telescopesartist
Artists similar to Portishead
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Portishead.
Bands Portishead shaped
Where the influence of Portishead travelled next.
- Puma Blueartist
- Joy Williamsartist
- Evanescenceartist
- Zeal & Ardorartist
- Gaelle Adissonartist
- Who Can You Trust?artist
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- Estheroartist
- Clutchy Hopkinsartist
- Nicolas Jaarartist
- Perfume Geniusartist
- Algiersartist
- Erika de Casierartist
- The Civil Warsartist
- Molokoartist
- Been Stellarartist
- Black Starartist
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- The Divine Comedyartist
- Seven Percent Solutionartist
- Babeheavenartist
- Mokoartist
- Non Phixionartist
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- The Ting Tingsartist
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- Amy Leeartist
- DJ Shadowartist
- Tom Jonesartist
- Chuck Dartist
- Public Enemyartist
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- MØartist
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- Leftfieldartist
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- Liarsartist
- Alain Bashungartist
- The Horrorsartist
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- Yeartist
- Sneaker Pimpsartist
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- The Away Daysartist
- Broadcastartist
- Knowle West Boyartist
- Becoming Xartist
- Melody A.M.artist
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- The Album Leafartist
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