{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65beadb4f0e6d100173ec7df/68558649412e0f0fbfdad9ad?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Portishead - Dummy (This Record Changed My Life)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65beadb4f0e6d100173ec7df/1750434923182-1636530e-41fa-4d0c-8854-894e69dc0e65.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The second installment of our series of episodes focusing on a single album  - I put out the call on social media for folks to get in touch with albums that changed their lives to possibly discuss on the show (with the caveat that I have to like the record as well) and the redoubtable Gary Mitchel (of <a href=\"https://www.goodtobeageek.com/a-podcask-of-amontillado\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">A Podcask of Amontillado</a>) suggested we discuss Portshead's <em>Dummy</em>. Naturally, I was delighted by this suggestion.</p><p><br></p><p>When <em>Dummy</em> came out I hadn’t really heard anything like it - the phrase trip-hop wasn’t really in my vocabulary but I loved it’s mixture of noir soul, spy movie static, and hip-hop style productions, with Beth Gibbons' voice floating above everything as she sang about heartbreak and wandering stars.</p><p><br></p><p>You can find the horror movie podcast Gary co-hosts (A Podcask of Amontillado) as well as his upcoming podcast on the <em>Wheel of Time</em> book series at Good to Be a Geek Media: <a href=\"https://www.goodtobeageek.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.goodtobeageek.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>You can email The Best Stuff in the World at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:gleamingpod@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">gleamingpod@gmail.com</a> </p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Best Stuff In The World"}