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Portal
Indie / Electro / Pop

My heart has lost the satellite



Staffordshire, Midlands
United Kingdom

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Last Login:  7/10/2009
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Member Since11/11/2005
Band Websitewavesandechoes.blogspot.com
Band MembersScott Sinfield

with contributions from:
Rachel Hughes
Jon Attwood
Lorraine Lelis
Glen Johnson
Angèle David-Guillou

InfluencesCocteau Twins
New Order
The Human League
This Mortal Coil
Fad Gadget
Stars of the Lid
Wire
Dead Can Dance
Brian Eno
Boards of Canada
Section 25
A.C. Marias
Pink Industry
His Name is Alive
Aphex Twin
Mary Margaret O' Hara
Galaxie 500
Hugo Largo
Young Marble Giants
Miles Davis
Kitchens of Distinction
V/Vm
A.R. Kane
Cindytalk
Arvo Part
The Durutti Column
Kraftwerk
The Cure
Cabaret Voltaire

Sounds Like"Strange and rather wonderful" - John Peel

"Innovative, electro-wibbling spacepoppers" - The Guardian

Record LabelMake Mine Music
Type of LabelIndie


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   About Portal
"OPTIONS" EP AVAILABLE TO BUY NOW

Portal's new EP "Options" is now available in shops and directly from us, priced at £5.00 including postage to anywhere in the world. The four-track CD features vocal contributions from Glen Johnson of Piano Magic/Future Conditional, Angèle David-Guillou of Klima/Piano Magic, Ben Holton of Epic45/My Autumn Empire, and Lorraine Lelis, ex-Mahogany. All of the tracks were co-written with the collaborators.

Tracks:
1. Options
2. You're Building Over My Childhood
3. Slow Burner
4. Options - Future Conditional remix


"Immediate and renewed with a radiant pop sensibility... utterly beguiling and humbling. A gem." (Losingtoday)

“A surprisingly commercial move but (one that) works beautifully, invoking those classic electro 12" dance mixes that would rock the Hacienda to the break of dawn throughout the late 80s... takes Portal's recorded output to new heights. Recommended.” (Norman Records)

“Wow. As generic as it sounds, that's the only thing I thought the second the music started on Portal's "Options EP". If you're into dark and modern pop you must own this now. Every track is flawless. Highly recommended. I am just floored by this release.” (Everything is Chemical)


To buy "Options" using Paypal, click the link below:



BIOGRAPHY

Over the last 13 years, Portal have released a series of singles and albums on a variety of independent labels, most notably Make Mine Music, the label co-founded by Portal main man Scott Sinfield. Portal's music won early support from the legendary DJ John Peel, for whom a BBC radio session was recorded in 2000, and has received acclaim from the likes of The Guardian, NME and DJ Magazine.

Portal returned from an extended hiatus in November 2008 with an exclusive track on Make Mine Music's "MMM050" compilation, followed in March 2009 by a 4-track EP "Options", written and recorded with several new collaborators. The new material shows another evolutionary shift, something that has perhaps become something of a trademark of Portal's music over the years.


SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY

Albums:

Gone But Not Forgiven (2006) Make Mine Music CD
Prehistory (2006) Make Mine Music CDR
Waves & Echoes (2005) Make Mine Music CD
Music for Broadcast (2004) Make Mine Music CDR
Promise (2003) Make Mine Music CD
Split (2002) Make Mine Music CD mini-album with Yellow6
Tristesse (2001) Alice-in-Wonder CD
Remixes (2001) Roisin Recordings CD
Reprise (2000) Roisin Recordings CD
Prehistory (1999) self-released cassette

Singles:

Options (2009) Make Mine Music CD EP
Quartet (2004) Tricycle-Evolutif 3” CDR EP
EP (2003) Make Mine Music CD EP with Schengen
Closer/Red Over Blue (2001) Earworm 7” with V/Vm
Falling (2001) Roisin Recordings 7”
Naming Stars (2000) Awkward Silence 7” with Yellow6
Series 1 (2000) Awkward Silence 7” with Yellow6
July/Lost (1999) Roisin Recordings 7”
Hydro-electric (1998) Earworm 7” with Fridge

Portal tracks have also appeared on compilations on various labels including Darla, Misplaced Music, Enraptured Records, Earworm, Gonzo Circus, Rocket Racer, Alice-in-Wonder and Make Mine Music.


Radio Sessions:

Jan Willem Broek, Radio 100 (Holland), broadcast 30.05.2005
John Peel, BBC Radio 1 (UK), broadcast 27.09.2000



BUY PORTAL RELEASES

Portal's releases are distributed by:
Cargo Records, UK
Darla, USA
P*Dis, Japan

Make Mine Music's Mail Order service is provided by:
Norman Records

All of Portal's albums are also available as mp3 downloads from:
Boomkat



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Portal's Friends Comments
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D A ä R i





Jul 3 2009 2:06 PM

hi friends, come listen to our new song "troubled" !
Jonny Bedlam





Jun 29 2009 1:47 PM

Hey friend, I hope this comment finds you well.
PAULO CASTRO





Jun 18 2009 12:11 PM

Thank you!
SONIC MYSTERY





May 24 2009 5:59 PM

Great music!
Thank you!
Greetings from Slovenia!
Megology





May 21 2009 5:42 PM

..thank you. as soon as i get a job, 'options' is one of the first things i'm buying. love your tunes.

cheers,
meg
PHOTOGRAPHIQUE





May 9 2009 6:34 PM

I received my copy of "Options"!

absolutely brilliant.

Thanks.

JS.
maestro.-.mischief





May 9 2009 7:35 AM




Thanx.
Deleyaman





May 7 2009 7:40 AM

a sincere thank you.
I am happy to be a part of your circle of friends.
A.
PHOTOGRAPHIQUE





Apr 30 2009 3:01 PM

 © Jérôme Sevrette
HC-B





Apr 28 2009 7:14 PM

Hey, thanks for the add!

Greetings from Italy.
Ödland





Apr 21 2009 5:24 PM

Thanks for the add.

Merci Pour l'ajout.


Glen Johnson





Apr 21 2009 5:19 PM

Raskolnikov’s Dream





Apr 13 2009 8:49 AM

Thanks for adding me as a friend Portal! I really hope that you enjoy my music!

If you have the time and you want to keep in touch, then please check out my mailing list.
I am planning to include some free stuff there ;-)
yuco





Mar 29 2009 4:24 PM

thank you for the add

yuco
sketchfj





Mar 27 2009 1:09 PM

That's what happens when you grow up surrounded by farms and one of your few neighbours (with a turn table and records) have a copy of London Calling and you are 12 years old.
Not that bad ;-)
To The Happy Few





Mar 22 2009 7:24 PM

+++++++++++++++++++
Really like Options
+++++++++++++++++++
Kuss
++++
David
°°°°°
TTHF
++++
SKELETEEN





Mar 21 2009 6:17 PM

;)
Feed Me!





Mar 16 2009 2:00 PM

Hello there, we are a Post Rock/Electronica band from Cairo, Egypt. Please check us out ;)
Home Assembly Music





Feb 24 2009 1:03 PM

Northerner 'The Ridings'
Limited Edition 2xCD
Release Date 23.02.
09


'Album Of The Week'
Norman Records.

'Record Of The Week'
Piccadilly Records.

'Recommended Release'
Boomkat.

"The Ridings draws together strands of guitar and delicate electronics....by embedding lightly sculpted six string textures in a tapestry of field recordings and plugin tweaks".

Boomkat.

Includes full length bonus CD of remixes courtesy of Bracken, The Declining Winter, Part Timer, aus, Epic45, Portal, Gareth S Brown, Fieldhead, Glen Shipley, Winter North Atlantic and Yuri Lugovskoy.

www. homeassemblymusic. com
BRAHMA LAGAH supports Guitariver the filmshow!





Feb 23 2009 10:24 AM

peace from brahma
PP Dog





Feb 21 2009 12:25 PM

Thanks for the add!

chachacha xx
Helygleef





Jan 29 2009 12:33 AM

thanx for the add...rouge et noir
Northerner





Jan 28 2009 7:08 AM

Thanks Scott.
Will be in touch for that pint in the near future!
Crumbs In The Butter (Online music magazine)





Jan 23 2009 5:05 PM

A review of the Make Mine Music compilation is now online!

http://crumbsinthebutter. art. officelive. com/MMM050. aspx
SeAn





Jan 18 2009 3:02 PM

Without wanting to sound too much like Borat, all I can say is "I like very much".
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