The Beth Gibbons space; "Lives Outgrown" analysis

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[@peterbadami4872]

I've been wanting a "Trip-Hop" revival for a over a decade. We've been turning up for 20 years, it's time to chill the fuck out.

[@illFigure90]

Would be amazing, but the problem is sample clearances. Unless it’s a major artists that’s selling millions, they’re not going to get samples cleared for legit triphop

[@fentanyljones6956]

There are a few hip hop artists doing a good job of carrying the influence but some good, authentic Trip Hop would be dope. I feel like a few have tried and failed since that initial explosion. Haven’t heard a great trip hop album that wasn’t made by one of that handful of British bands or DJ Shadow.

[@fentanyljones6956]

@@illFigure90that’s never stopped anyone. Sample clearance isn’t that crazy for small artists, they rarely strike small label releases and going through the process without big label budgets and such is actually fairly painless and usually inexpensive or they just refuse to clear it.

[@illFigure90]

@@fentanyljones6956absolutely, lesser known artists can get away with it, but the possibility is still there. Trip hop much like hiphop from the 90s just isn’t going to sound the same today unfortunately.

[@c11p]

AVAA 21:00 Lee Harris. There are a lot of Talk Talk connections with Beth, going back to her last solo album with Rustin Man - who is Paul Webb, bassist for Talk Talk. So yes, Beth has used the rhythm section of one of the greatest acts of all time. She's got rhythm - just not in the conventional sense. For reference, listen to Talk Talk's Ascension Day, After the Flood, or Happiness is Easy (also with childrens' voices) for some of Lee's best work. And if you want a great example of pre-industrial Anglia, listen to Peasant by Richard Dawson. And thanks, Skye, for making that reference. We should all be more Pep with a slice of Klopp, to be fair.

[@TannerS99]

AVAA. Every video you put out gets me to listen to the album and then hear what you have to say about it. I have really wanted to broaden my musical horizons and you are a huge help with these videos. I appreciate all that you do. Your work provides a new perspective and has pushed me to experience art instead of just experiencing music. Thank you.

[@professorskye]

Thank you for the kind words. That is exactly what I’m trying to do

[@syphonuk]

Adding to the "Portishead is a trio" comments, I think Adrian is vastly underrated. Guitars, bass, synths. He's a huge part of the sound. For Beth's album, I absolutely love it.

[@christiangastelum7035]

AVAA Dear Professor skye, as someone who suffered a lot of bored professors as an undergrad, I'm highly appreciative of your enthusiasm when discussing and attempting to understand great art. I hope your students know how lucky they are!

[@Shubdoblous]

Finally, we are getting into real business. Portishead and Beth have been some of my most reverred artists of all time - I can argue that their 3rd album - Third has been heavily influential on music landscape. Immaculate record about Aging, Grief and Acceptance - The song, ‘For Sale’ is one of the most harrowing songs I’ve heard this year. Looking forward to your Thoughts mr. Skye. AVAA in advance.

[@flymamma2666]

Not jus Third but hip hop head notice the notes used by Wu & others from DUMMY...THERE WAS A TIME 30YRS AGO WHEN PORTISHEAD, ESTHERO, TRICKY & MASSIVE ATTACK WERE EVERYTHING ❤❤❤

[@Shubdoblous]

@@flymamma2666 Absolutely, Trip Hop movement was whole another era. Dummy and Self-titled's influence on Hip-Hop cannot be denied. From tyler the creator, schoolboy q to Kanye and as mentioned Wu Tang, everyone took a page off that book.

[@Shubdoblous]

Absolutely, Trip Hop era was whole another movement. Dummy and Self-titled’s influence can never be denied on Hip-Hop. Everyone from Wu Tang, to Kanye, ScHoolboy Q and Tyler the Creator, have taken pages off that book.

[@maximkiritchenko4782]

Prof. you made me listen to Symphony No. 3. And I cried. I cried, for the first time in many years.

[@basicbaby9881]

Same!

[@Quarter_Notes]

AVAA was NOT expecting the Clooney insinuation but can't necessarily prove you wrong 😂

[@disdainjames]

AVAA I actually was introduced to Beth Gibbons on Mr Morale & this album! Never listened to Portishead before but they’re on my list now, I love her voice & lyrical style

[@Alisonsinks]

LETS FUCKING GO!!! THANK YOU FOR COVERING HER WLBUM😭😭😭. About to watch the video but definitely AVAA

[@Alisonsinks]

Just finished watching. That was an incredible analysis, so glad you enjoyed the album :)

[@PabloHernandez-rr1or]

AVAA, thank u prof for the guardiola ancelotti reference

[@jakubbiay3893]

Favourite album of the year thus far, can't wait to hear Professor's opinion on it.

[@locust031]

AVAA, Great review Professor, some really interesting insights on this one. The Polish classical cover is strange and quite the coincidence for me, as after hearing Lives Outgrown, I added the song ‘For Sale’ to one of my playlists of songs that capture a similar essence to that track, and Spotify recommended to me a song called Fratres by a band called Ciśnienie. This happens to be Polish for pressure, and sent me down a rabbit hole of learning about the underground scene of Polish Art Jazz/Rock fusions, and I recommend anyone who enjoys heavy, slow-burning tracks with mind-bending climaxes to try out this band’s top tracks, they are truly something else. So, thank you Beth Gibbons for semi-introducing me to this band, and thank you for Lives Outgrown, my current album of the year.

[@Missjunebugfreak]

AVAA!! So glad you finally reviewed my favorite album of the year! This record is so haunting, dense and beautiful that i feel like i'm in the middle of a Sergio Leone film scored by Beth Gibbons. Also, Raven Bush is the nephew of the legendary British artist Kate Bush. Not sure if you know her but she's influenced tons of artists like Björk, Fiona Apple, Charli XCX, FKA twigs, Lorde, St. Vincent, Perfume Genius & many others.

[@tylerhackner9731]

Love the rawness in this

[@synge9116]

avaa!! i adore this album so much and this review made me like it even more so thank you for a great review

[@owenyule2280]

Thank you skye for making that reference!

[@gems07111]

.. hey Prof, thanks for the great work and insight on your reviews, a great listen most of the time (laughing)! I enjoyed this review, but I wonder if you've ever heard Ms. Gibbons album under the moniker Rustin Man? It's really a great listen that I'd recommend.

[@ianidain]

Thank you Skye for making that reference.

[@paolomasia91]

Amazing, Prof Skye.. Just great job and thank you! This review goes hand in hand with your Arctic Monkeys review from 2022 (which it is still my absolute favorite among all your videos). P.s. Carletto Ancelotti made AC Milan win 2 Champions League (and he won other 2 Champions League as a Milan player). So we still love him and root for him, no matter which team he'll train

[@Whackadoo1]

One of my fav albums of the year. So damn great. AAVE

[@Ben-xj2rf]

Stopped watching to listen to that Gorecki symphony off your recommendation; and I must say as a former violist, it’s a beautiful piece that I would find boring to play. Very impressive (especially in that first half of the first movement before the vocalist enters) how he’s able to build a complex texture and a sense of upward movement through (essentially) one motif.

[@willn8136]

AVAA professor, this album and review was worth the wait, will you be reviewing the moor mother project?

[@christianokami2220]

Portishead is a trio. You left out Adrian.

[@tsawac]

I saw Portishead live in Seattle sometime around 2010. The crowd spent an awful lot of time yelling 'WE LOVE YOU BETH', until some hero with a good set of lungs and a good sense of timing yelled 'I like the whole band.'

[@ruslanmazavin2695]

As a russian guy I'm pretty sure it's spelt like Gooretski with an emphasis on "e". Overall, an excellent video, thank you! P.S. goo-rat-ski

[@markstuartwakeley]

AVAA hope you do the Aurora album out Friday

[@christianokami2220]

The Shirley Bassey remix album is absolute fire.

[@westofvenus8950]

Avaa it’s always interesting when you discuss non American albums. You’re right that England is really fucked right now. And it’s interesting you draw a line between that and this album and PJ’s. Definitely a plausible theory. English and / or British identity is a strange thing.. I didn’t think much of it until I moved to Canada, and now I realize that I do have an identity as English and British (distinct) and European and Cornish. And I think the post Brexit climate has brought that up for a lot of people, and it feels like a lot of the English identity has been (toxically) embraced and co-opted by the nationalists, which leaves everyone else in a position of looking at English as an identity and what that is in a non racist / xenophobic/ nationalist way. Oof sorry.. that’s a lot to say, great point!

[@CrobarUnite]

AVAA! I’m interested in if you have more thoughts on / could go deeper into that aside about avoiding artist biography. My immediate gut reaction is to agree that art can and maybe should speak for itself, but then I also can’t say that no art has ever been improved for me by learning more about the artist who made it. I think even you seemed to imply as much in your recent Big Hit vid.

[@chrilborn4138]

Yes! Context makes everything better!

[@njalbrekke4861]

Thanx for footie reference

[@lukadagoat4297]

AVAA , w video as always Unc. A video suggestion that I may recommend is how to become fluent in a language as you’re a fluent French speaker, just suggestion but keep the work up man.

[@kongen4128]

Avaa can you give your thoughts on Glokk40spaz and osamason collab EP

[@MrDecksels]

The Pavement song is called Stereo.

[@bourdieufan7433]

great album great artist AVAA

[@storz909]

AVAA. I don't know if you've thought about it before but I would really love to see how you do a video on Saba's Care for Me. I have a feeling that you would dive deep on that record, really digest everything about it. I know you did a video on Donuts and New Blue Sun so I'm surprised you haven't checked out Care for Me yet.

[@professorskye]

I did as a Patreon exclusive video. Someone commissioned it.

[@storz909]

@@professorskye Oh. Dang.

[@Fillup82]

Portishead are a huge influence in rap/hip hop, so this is still a very rap adjacent review.

[@RYOkEkEN]

"possibly single" should be a relationship status 😂

[@tylerhackner9731]

👍🏽👍🏽

[@CarbonEye]

sorry for smart-ass-ing, but the composer Górecki is pronounced *Goretski".

[@slothslop]

i dont know what it was but that weird noise in the beginning made me so uncomfortable

[@travisthornton1792]

King Gizz shoutout 🎉

[@Khaldunii]

A review of Love & Service by Brother Ali would be AVAA Although it’s very on brand for a French Professor to not review albums by Muslim artists or discuss the Islamic influence on hip hop 👀. Laïcité rap reviews

[@professorskye]

Will cover some Médine in the upcoming year

[@JalenZachhM]

AVAA!!!

[@reubenreynolds617]

AVAA