The Twilight Turntable
The Twilight Turntable is dedicated to reviving the lost art of listening. Join us as we explore a world of late-night long players. No screens, no books - just the cover and sleeve notes for company.
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The Twilight Turntable
Dummy
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Tony Harris and Paul Howarth
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Episode 30
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It's Episode 30, which means role reversal time. Paul offers up Portishead's Mercury Music Prize winner from 1994. The album is often credited with popularising trip hop, a term the band apparently hated. What will Tone make of the filmic soundscape, dense production and yearning vocals? And how horrified will he be to learn that studio techniques included surfing on vinyl discs?
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