Machine Gun

by Portishead

Machine Gun cover art

Rejects traditional organic instrumentation in favor of a punishing, relentless electronic drum pattern heavily indebted to early industrial music. The stark, apocalyptic soundscape is contrasted only by a concluding synthesizer swell, marking a radical stylistic departure for the trip-hop pioneers. Its uncompromising intensity shocked audiences upon its debut as the lead single for 'Third'.

Genres

  • Electro-Industrial
  • Art Pop

Tracklist

  1. Machine Gun