Wandering Star

by Portishead

Wandering Star cover art

Driven by an incredibly sluggish, heavy drum break and prominent vinyl scratching, 'Wandering Star' is a masterclass in the oppressive, cinematic gloom of Bristol trip-hop. Beth Gibbons delivers a desperately mournful vocal performance that is heavily contrasted against the dense, hip-hop oriented production provided by Geoff Barrow. It perfectly encapsulates the bleak, film-noir atmosphere that made the group pioneers of the genre.

Genres

  • Trip Hop

Tracklist

  1. Intro
  2. Glory Box
  3. Uncertainty
  4. Wandering Star
  5. Reaching Out
  6. Sour Times
  7. Uncertainty
  8. Sour Times
  9. Glory Box
  10. Wandering Star