Dummy

by Portishead

Dummy cover art

On 'Dummy', Portishead constructed a landmark of 1990s trip-hop by layering Beth Gibbons' desolate, blues-laden vocals over a distinctive fusion of cinematic atmospheres and dark, hip-hop-inspired breakbeats. The album's influential sound was achieved through innovative analog production, where original instrumental recordings were pressed to vinyl and then physically distressed to create unique, vintage-sounding samples, cementing its critical and popular legacy with a 1995 Mercury Music Prize win.

Genres

  • Trip Hop

Tracklist

  1. Mysterons
  2. Sour Times
  3. Strangers
  4. It Could Be Sweet
  5. Wandering Star
  6. It's A Fire
  7. Numb
  8. Roads
  9. Pedestal
  10. Biscuit
  11. Glory Box