Portishead

Summary

Portishead is a musical group^[1]. Portishead ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,082 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Portishead is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Portishead's instance of is recorded as musical group^[4].
• Portishead's genre is trip hop^[5].
• Portishead's genre is experimental rock^[6].
• Portishead's genre is downtempo^[7].
• Portishead's genre is alternative rock^[8].
• Portishead's genre is electronica^[9].
• Portishead is named after Portishead^[10].
• Portishead's record label is recorded as Island Records^[11].
• Portishead's record label is recorded as Go! Discs^[12].
• Portishead's discography is recorded as Portishead discography^[13].
• Portishead's Commons category is recorded as Portishead (band)^[14].
• Portishead's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[15].
• Portishead comprises Geoff Barrow^[16].
• January 1, 1991 marks the founding of Portishead^[17].
• Portishead's location of formation is recorded as Bristol^[18].
• Portishead's official website is recorded as https://portishead.co.uk^[19].
• Portishead's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Portishead (band)^[20].
• Portishead's topic has template is recorded as Template:Portishead^[21].
• Portishead's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Portishead'}^[22].
• Portishead's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Portishead'}^[23].
• Portishead's start of work period is recorded as 1991^[24].
• Portishead's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+56781'}^[25].
• Portishead's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+63811'}^[26].
• Portishead's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+69156'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1991^[30]

• Genre(s): downtempo, electronic, electronica, experimental rock, folktronica, trip hop^[31]

• Community tags: alternative rock music, downtempo, electronic, electronica, experimental rock, folktronica, trip hop, trip-hop^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 8f6bd1e4-fbe1-4f50-aa9b-94c450ec0f11^[33]

Body

Founding

January 1, 1991 marks the founding of Portishead^[17]. Portishead's location of formation is recorded as Bristol^[18].

Identity

Portishead's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Portishead'}^[22].

Why It Matters

Portishead ranks in the top 1% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,082 views/month).^[2] Portishead has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Portishead is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Portishead has been cited as an influence by Evanescence^[36], a rock band^[37], founded in 1994^[38]; Joy Williams^[39], a singer-songwriter^[40], b. 1982^[41], of United States^[42]; and Nicolas Jaar^[43], a musician^[44], b. 1990^[45], of United States^[46].

FAQs

Who did Portishead influence?

Portishead has been cited as an influence by Evanescence^[36], Joy Williams^[39], and Nicolas Jaar^[43].