Album Rating: 4.0

it is a long time :[ tbh the only Portishead associations I have are from the closer and some of those BCF inflections

The closer maybe but I don't see the connection with BCF.

Album Rating: 4.0

"I'm not sure syrupy is the most representative qualifijective hm"

No perhaps not, I might have been overreacting, but I find those melodies super mega not-Portishead. The blu-uuue inflection I could see though, I give you that.



Just did not register as Portishead-y at all on first listen. It reminds me much more of an acoustic/more heavily orchestrated DJ Krush without the hip hop actually, especially the vocalist(s?).



Also the Roads strings are much sharper/fuller/more dissonant(without actually being dissonant), less whiny, that is what is wrong with the ones here. Especially those cellos from 5:00 onward. I don't like those. I think that is my main issue with what I described as 'strings' earlier.

Album Rating: 3.0

Portishead lol what. There's always a chance though

Album Rating: 4.0

Silver Trees is superb! Love it!

Album Rating: 4.2 | Sound Off

don't really get the Portishead comparison, but hey I'm glad you like this Trif!

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah it's lovely! Happy you made me check this.



Never bothered with them because of their band name, ooops. It always made me assume they were an indie rock band or something of the sort. Never expected this.

Album Rating: 4.5

Ha. Yep it is a rubbish band name

Album Rating: 4.0

It’s a dud, aye. Not sure why anyone would associate a band with ‘orchestra’ in the name with indie rock though. You’d assume some sort of classical/jazz connection (if one was indeed assuming, no?)

Album Rating: 4.0

Yes, true, but the '!' and the 'Fire' made me go all indie, and then I thought, 'oh well, they call themselves an orchestra, whatever, not worth my time.'

Album Rating: 4.0

tbh branding yourself as an orchestra when you're not an orchestra is huge indie energy

Album Rating: 4.0

Exactly. That's the vibe I got too.

Album Rating: 3.0

hmmmm how did this album get popular anyway

Album Rating: 4.0

I wouldn’t be necessarily expecting an actual orchestra either. I just wouldn’t associate this name with indie.

Either way it’s of little consequence, I’ll allow Trif’s subconscious to be wholly inaccurate and generally weird.

Album Rating: 4.0

Thank you! Seems like I got away scot-free, through the eye of the needle, etc.!

Album Rating: 3.5

this is a hell of a lot to take in on first listen



Silver Trees is lovely and mental

Album Rating: 5.0

Was this album ever actually popular tho?

"how did this album get popular anyway"

I don't know, cause it's great maybe?

Album Rating: 4.0

‘Was this album ever actually popular tho?’

Actually? Probably not. Relative to other jazz? Hell yeah. And I’d say that’s a beautiful thing.

Album Rating: 3.0

"I don't know, cause it's great maybe?"

Yeah, but it has mats gustafsson on it. Not exactly 'jazz music for people who don't like jazz`. It's not something I would expect to get a lot of attention. I find it interesting why certain things get popular.