Song · Portishead
“Mysterons” by Portishead
From the album Dummy (1994)
“Mysterons” by Portishead appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2024. It was first released in 1994 on the album Dummy. Its best result is #113 on The Best Opening Tracks of All Time.
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"Mysterons" comes from Dummy, the debut Portishead released on Go! Beat on 22 August 1994, and it's as eerie as anything on it. Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley wrote it together, and the band produced it themselves, with Utley co-producing and Dave McDonald engineering.
Barrow and Gibbons had met in 1991 on an Enterprise Allowance course and recorded the album in Bristol at the Coach House Studios, where Utley met Barrow and started trading ideas. On this track Utley plays guitar and theremin, Barrow lays down Rhodes piano, Clive Deamer handles the drums, and Gibbons sings over the top in a voice that sounds like it's coming through the wall from the next flat. The theremin gives it the air of an old sci-fi soundtrack warped into something darker.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 113 | KEXP | The Best Opening Tracks of All Time | 738 |
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