Album Rating: 3.5

Acid-Jazz



Mother Earths Institution Man.



Classic

Album Rating: 4.0

St Germain’s Tourist had a nice jazzy vibe too, was big among my pals around that time. Same for “The Dawn” by Erik Truffaz, which I regard as a near-masterpiece.



As for trip hop, I still quite enjoy Archive’s Londinium, which is heavier on hop, and has an awesome production.

Album Rating: 5.0

I'd say instrumental hip hop did overlap with trip hop a lot and so the Mo Wax label and things like the Headz compilations are an essential to get the feel of the times.

Album Rating: 5.0

I revisited the first two Aim albums last week too, they were decent.

Album Rating: 3.5

Haven’t heard Erik Truffaz stuff, will give a go.



Aim - Walking Home Through the Park



Classic

Album Rating: 4.5

Some of the bands mentioned here as trip hop--St Germaine, Kruder and Dorfmeister . . . are they really trip hop? I'll grant these cats made some great records. Might revisit the Lamb record someone mentioned above on the previous page. But overall, Massive Attack (including some of Tricky's stuff) and Portishead seems the only trip hop things really worth listening to. (I also have a couple "trip hop" compilations, and they are very hit or miss.)

But I do wonder about genre definition--I think I see K&D often listed as downtempo, for instance. That's another vague term, though.

Album Rating: 2.5

would anyone honestly like this if it didn’t have a cool made up genre name

Yes, dummy.

Album Rating: 3.0

Yeah of course

Most people don't care about genre names anyway

Album Rating: 3.5

Prefer Beths new one to this

Album Rating: 5.0

The new Beth one is the ultimate and I mean ultimate 'I respect it but I don't bond with it' album. I do really respect it though.



This album is a classic through and through, could play it any time.

Album Rating: 3.5

That’s exactly how I have always felt about this one doof. Although Glory Box is one of the greatest songs of all time.

Album Rating: 5.0

Fair enough, it makes sense, both albums can be accused of being a bit chilly round the edges.



The atmosphere of this one and the follow up are such a product of '90s England, in a way the '97 S/T is the one I remember all the more though - that was a leaving home for the first time album for me.



This album was a broadening musical horizons album with enough downbeat to not scare me off.

Album Rating: 3.5

Nice.

I was in my last year of college. I did buy it when it first came out and loved it. I haven’t listened to it in years. Was it ‘97? What a year that was.

Album Rating: 5.0

Portishead S/T, 'Ok Computer' and 'Mezzanine' were a trio for me - still are in a way. They spanned '97 to '98 and that first year in London, big albums!

Album Rating: 3.5

Walking around taking it all in soundtracked by OKC

Listening to Mezzanine when the reality kicks in of how much of a dump it is.



90s >

Album Rating: 4.0

I guess this grows on you over time. Still can't see this on Blue Lines or Mezzanine level but its definitely grown on me

Album Rating: 4.5

Strangers is so nice

Album Rating: 5.0

the first “Antenne” album is worth checking for a very subtle, almost reductionist take on Portishead-esque trip hop

peeps may get some mileage out of the change-ups offered in #2 / #3 also, but I found the overall sonic palette less appealing

'would anyone honestly like this if it didn’t have a cool made up genre name'

Classic freezing cold take from Colton.