Portishead - Third

Label:

Mercury

Catalog#:

B0011141-02

Format:

CD, Album

Country:

Released:

29 Apr 2008

Genre:

Electronic, Rock

Style:

Folk Rock, Leftfield, Industrial, Trip Hop, Experimental

Tracklist

1	Silence	5:00	X
	Cello - Charlotte Nicholls Voice [Spoken Intro] - Claudio Campos Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley Written-By - Utley* , Gibbons* , Barrow*
2	Hunter	3:58	X
	Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley Written-By - Utley* , Gibbons* , Barrow*
3	Nylon Smile	3:19	X
	Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley Written-By - Utley* , Gibbons* , Barrow*
4	The Rip	4:30	X
	Bassoon - Wendy Bertram Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley Written-By - Utley* , Gibbons* , Barrow*
5	Plastic	3:30	X
	Clarinet - Team Brick Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley Written-By - Utley* , Gibbons* , Barrow*
6	We Carry On	6:27	X
	Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley Written-By - Utley* , Gibbons* , Barrow*
7	Deep Water	1:33	X
	Vocals [Additional] - Ben Salisbury , David Poore , Somerfield Workers Choir, The , Team Brick Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley Written-By - Utley* , Gibbons* , Barrow*
8	Machine Gun	4:46	X
	Written By - Barrow/Gibbons Written-By - Gibbons* , Barrow*
9	Small	6:47	X
	Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley Written-By - Utley* , Gibbons* , Barrow*
10	Magic Doors	3:31	X
	Electric Piano [Rhodes Piano] - John Baggott Hurdy Gurdy - Stu Barker Saxophone - Will Gregory Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Baggott Written-By - Gibbons* , Barrow* , Baggott*
11	Threads	5:47	X
	Bass - Jim Barr Cello - Charlotte Nicholls Drums - Clive Deamer Guitar - Beth Gibbons Saxophone - Will Gregory Written By - Barrow/Gibbons/Utley Written-By - Utley* , Gibbons* , Barrow*

Credits

Artwork By [Design By] - Marc Bessant
Engineer - Adrian Utley , John Pickford , Rik Dowding , Stuart Matthews
Mixed By - Craig Silvey , Geoff Barrow
Photography [Portishead Radio Station Photo C/o] - Larry Bennett
Producer, Performer [Played By] - Portishead

Notes

www.mercuryrecords.com
www.portishead.co.uk

℗ © 2008 Go! Discs Ltd. Under Exclusive License in the United States to The Island Def Jam Music Group, 825 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10019. Distributed by Universal Music Distribution. All rights reserved.

Track 1 Silence was originally titled Wicca. Its opening is a sample of Claudio Campos, a Capoeira master, speaking in Portuguese. He recites an adaptation of the Wiccan precept of the Threefold Law which translates back to English as: "Be aware to the rule of thirds. What you give will return to you. You have to learn this lesson. You only receive what you deserve".

CD Matrix: D / EDC / IFPI L006 / B00 111 4102 01@ / IFPI 0373 / MADE IN USA

Total Running Time: 49 minutes, 37 seconds
Barcode Number: 6 02517 66400 5

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Review by dexterfeng May 13, 2008

This is the album Portishead should have made and released in place of Portishead. So many of the tricks that album employed for effect are fortunately gone. But what is in place of the grand sweeps, builds and scratchy backdrops is done with on the surface, half the effort and achieves twice the dread and melancholy that their previous two albums hinted at and deeply wanted to be, but weren't capable of. This is still Portishead with Beth Gibbons AM radio quality lost and found voice. The one that garnered so much praise with Dummy, but with a singularly more confident backdrop and none of the bells and whistles that tagged them and left them in place in time.
This is soundtrack music of the highest order.
Mean, high, lonesome, driving and very psychedelic.