Interview: Portishead
“I like touring, so there you have the compromise,” he continues. “We all compromise for each other. We are only touring until May, so we won’t be going to Japan or Australia. We’re not touring America, so to some extent we’re doing a few things because I think it’s important to play live: it’s part of being a band.”
This refusal to take the easy option to live shows may have created a rod for their own back, yet it does offer a stimulating alternative to the laptop warriors of the current dance scene. Andy agrees: “It was a valid approach years ago. It was really exciting seeing Human League with the tape machine going round: I don’t know why, but it was. For my life, it’s important that we present our music on a live level and we play everything and we all agree on that. I’ve spent most of the last 18 years in a studio, so it’s vital to me.”
Portishead is an amazing band, Innovative use of jazz samples, big drums, simple bass and decks n effects. Great piece of music.
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