Farhad...breathe...relax (the comment reads like your about to hyperventilate!) Now...calmly & clearly - read the following:

- Portishead's first album, Dummy - was ten years in development previous to it's release (in the mind of its major musical contributor: Adrian Utley)

- To say he's not part of Portishead, is to say you're not part of this online community:

"Portishead are Beth Gibbons, Adrian Utley and Geoff Barrow. This is the Official Home to Portishead" - from their Myspace (he even has his own section of the official Portishead Forum!)

You fail maths or something?

How is a 3 year interval between Dummy and Portishead indicative of any possible release almost 14 years later? I think it's over and done with especially after I saw the 1998 performance at Roseland NYC.

And am sorry but Portishead is Geoff Barrow and Beth Gibbons. As far as I know Adrian contributed on Dummy, but he isn't even recognized as a full member by the label.

Er, yeah - they've been saying it longer (Portishead released in '97 after Dummy in '94)...that's why I said another decade (above).

They're still working on their new album...apparently (despite all the faked vids people have posted about it!)

"portishead formed in 1991 and are writing their third studio album" - from Portishead's MySpace

isn't that sacrilegious to the Sift? Doubting the ability of any stop-motion with music video to die in the queue!?...

Maybe those Sifters who aren't into Portishead - will be, after they watch all these incredible Portishead videos!

I don't think this will make it. You really have to be into Portishead to love it.

This is a short film produced by Portishead as a crowd warm-up video for their live shows...

"Road Trip" is a ten-minute film featuring footage of a car driving to the town Portishead, accompanied by a soundtrack comprising a mix of Portishead instrumentals spliced together by the group's official tour DJ Andy Smith. "Road Trip" was shown as the introduction to each of the group's live shows on the world tour.

A fascinating French one-off documentary (all in English with French subtitles) - interviewing Portishead (in their home town) and featuring seven live performances - but unfortunately, it's all randomly split-up:

#1: Intro & Interview on name (2:04)
#2: Glory Box live (1:37)
#3: Wandering Star live & interview (6:11)
#4: Interview on lyrics / music production (4:31)
#5: Sour Times live (4:47)
#6: Interview on Dummy release & self-titled second album (1:58)
#7: Mysterons live (5:38)
#8: Interview with Andy Smith on Bristol & the beginning (4:46)
#9: Half-Day Closing live (3:54)
#10: Interview with Beth Gibbons (1:21)
#11: Roads live (4:30)
#12: Interview on growing-up (4:35)
#13: Strangers live (6:12) [above]

I thought this was a fan-made music video at first (as I've never seen it) - but it's too well synchronised to the track and would cost far too much for a fan to produce (some of the footage directly relates to the lyrics). Even by Portishead's standard of astounding music videos - this is incredible...

By the way: I have no idea what the last minute is all about (it doesn't load and the vids already over by then...I guess it's a fault in the video posted/FLV file).

I must have totally missed it NickyP! It's settled now!

You also managed to pick my favorite Portishead song...

I love Portishead, what an incredible band such mood defining music.

If you're liking the portishead farhad, why you no vote for all mine which I put up?

http://www.videosift.com/story.php?id=14895

Great input Benjee, maybe we should start a trip hop run down memory lane? Massive Attack, Tricky, Portishead?

Good choice Nick! I suppose I've started the music video race now with posting Radiohead - I thought that might get you going!

Can't wait for the return of Portishead, long overdue.

For anyone not in the know, Portishead's last album came out in 1998, the took a long hiatus, and only came back to perform as a group in Feb 2005, stating that they are indeed working on a new album, they since have added a few new songs on their MySpace, but they have been dismissed as doodles and not actual album work by Geoff Barrow. So the wait goes on.