Portishead play Nowa Huta steelworks
PR dla Zagranicy
Nick Hodge
26.06.2013 13:03
UK trip hop pioneers Portishead played a one-off gig on Tuesday at the gargantuan communist-era steelworks in Nowa Huta, near Krakow, southern Poland.
Lead singer Beth Gibbons (R) and Geoff Barrow (R) perform at the tinning hall of the Arcelor Mittal steelworks in Nowa Huta. Photo: PAP/Jacek Bednarczyk
The group performed as a special preview of Krakow's Sacrum Profanum Festival, which will be entering its 11th edition this September.
With rain lashing the region, the sombre mood was perfectly in keeping with the Bristol band's melancholy sound.
The group kicked off with “Silence” and “Nylon Smile” from their latest album, Third, before switching to "Mysterons", the opening track of ground-breaking debut album Dummy.
Chopping and changing between cuts from their three albums, the band ran the gamut from mournful trip hop to krautrock-inspired rhythms, not failing to play much-loved classics such as "Sour Times".
The Nowa Huta Steelworks – now owned by Indian concern Arcelor Mittal – have become a staple of the Sacrum Profanum Festival, with guests such as Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin, Sigur Ros and Kronos Quartet all playing at the venue.
This September's edition of the event will feature ambient legend Brian Eno. (nh)
Source: PAP/Sacrum Profanum