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	Kuriaki	why dont u make like radiohead?, everybody pay what they can for the music, so maybe i think is the best solution. I hope u can make the new album of P this year, is my favorite band all the times.....take care for now.....Kuriaki (K)   Posted by Kuriaki on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:02 AM [Reply to this]

	All Write Already!!! roi evans	Why don't you go the Prince route and sell a membership to a site, cater to the devoted and do all the selling/distributing?   Posted by All Write Already!!! on Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 8:45 AM [Reply to this]

	The Dark Wind...	Yeah...I know you aren't too keen on this idea but it seems to be the way to go, 'the future' if you will...   Posted by The Dark Wind... on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 3:15 PM [Reply to this]

	Imer	i suppose there isn't much money to be made with record sales these days. unless you package a record to look like an exquisite collector's item that people will WANT in their hands, in their possession. ultimately, the cash is in tours, tours, tours... and portishead deserves every penny they get.   Posted by Imer on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 3:11 AM [Reply to this]

	p'tit titi Thierry MIGNOT	hi there, what about the cash music idea (http://cashmusic.org/)... don't know if this could fit with the future of [P]????....all the best..;   Posted by p'tit titi on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:06 AM [Reply to this]

	Tony	As much as I hate to say it, when a band releases music for free/pay-what-you-want, as in, Radiohead and NIN, I find myself not enjoying it as much. I don't think it is that the quality of the music is worse than their other stuff, just that it leaves me with the impression that it is tossed-aside out-takes or something. Even though they ended up making tons of money, anyway. On that note, you sure you don't want to release anything for free? ....Also, Bob Dylan sold his song, and appeared in the commercial, for Victoria's Secret. Surely you could top that by selling your music to... okay, I don't think you can top that. Although I would buy a Portishead ringtone if I saw one. True! I look at what there is to buy as far as musical ringtones and it is all Britney Spears and Nickelback and the rest of the usual suspects. The best thing I could find was a Modern English song from almost 30 years ago.   Posted by Tony on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:07 AM [Reply to this]

	BURTON Andrew Burton	Portishead was on a victorias secrect commercial s well.... and I would say they top Dylan,.. cause they did it first. Cheers!   Posted by BURTON on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 8:44 PM [Reply to this]

	BURTON Andrew Burton	Portishead was on a victorias secrect commercial s well.... and I would say they top Dylan,.. cause they did it first. Cheers!   Posted by BURTON on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 8:43 PM [Reply to this]

	BURTON Andrew Burton	Portishead was on a victorias secrect commercial s well.... and I would say they top Dylan,.. cause they did it first. Cheers!   Posted by BURTON on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 8:43 PM [Reply to this]

	BURTON Andrew Burton	Portishead was on a victorias secrect commercial s well.... and I would say they top Dylan,.. cause they did it first. Cheers!   Posted by BURTON on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 8:43 PM [Reply to this]

	Tony	I forgot about that! How could I forget that? ....Some local furniture commercial years ago used the live Roseland version of Glory Box in their commercial. I'm thinking it was not an approved thing, but I think I've proven I don't know much about these things, hah.   Posted by Tony on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 1:26 AM [Reply to this]

	Gina-Marie	agreed!! Please please please come to the US?? Pretty please?....and do what makes the most sense to you guys... we love you the way you are :)   Posted by Gina-Marie on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 2:06 PM [Reply to this]

	Rock 'n roN Ron Eggler	talking about the future of [P] is very good already. I'm sure you guys figure out what you'll be doing and i'll totally go n check out Crippled Black Phoenix as they play in my neighborhood on 04/09. ....Thanksd for the tip dude!..Ron   Posted by Rock 'n roN on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:11 AM [Reply to this]

	xAl.54x Alan Simpson	Whatever you do, keep releasing CDs, mp3s can suck my ass! If I'm gonna pay for it, I want something I can hold!!!   Posted by xAl.54x on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:12 AM [Reply to this]

	1* #(&^^$ 2. 3! Sam Mortimer	Ditto   Posted by 1* #(&^^$ 2. 3! on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 4:45 PM [Reply to this]

	peto Peter Nejedly	agree, i don't want to pay for mp3s... keep releasing cds with artwork and stuff...   Posted by peto on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 6:50 PM [Reply to this]

	Malachi Lopez | photography Malachi Lopez	As long as you guys don't take over 12 years to relase a new cd again or ever break up i'll be solid with whatever ya'll do! lol Love all guys.....P.S. I think Beth should do the vocals for the end of new Lord of the Rings prequel movie there doing. She'd fit perfectly with her vocals for the end credits theme for The Hobbit.   Posted by Malachi Lopez | photography on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:13 AM [Reply to this]

	Dog Man Star	None of your stuff has ever deluded me, so I will lay my trust on you! Always anxious...   Posted by Dog Man Star on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:14 AM [Reply to this]

	[joseph] Joseph Penola	Geoff,....i would recommend following the business model Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails recently invented. It obviously isn't for all musicians, but you guys definitely have enough of a following for it to work.....you should watch the case study Michael Masnick of Techdirt presented at the MIDEM conference here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njuo1puB1lg......[j]   Posted by [joseph] on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:16 AM [Reply to this]

	DUDDLEZZ	eeee you guys are rad! ..go on tour ..XCORE! ..   Posted by DUDDLEZZ on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:21 AM [Reply to this]

	cede	thanks for the info on crippled black phoenix   Posted by cede on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:22 AM [Reply to this]

	Bobtimus Prime Bobby Walker	Everyone moving to the digital age scares the shit out of me. I like having physical media, something tangible that I can touch. I know that if my harddrive crashes, I'll still have my Phead cds. With that being said, and me being a huge technology enthusiast, the world is moving to digital distribution. It's cheaper and you can reach a lot more people that way. Look into clever ways of marketing yourselves with the use of flash drives (I found a 2GB drive for $5 USD) and I'm sure you can find 128mb or 256mb drives for REALLY cheap since albums don't really exceed 70 - 100MB at 320KBps sample rate.   Posted by Bobtimus Prime on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:25 AM [Reply to this]

	Marsellus Wallace Marcy Lyzun	Come to the US to tour and I will pay mad money to see you!!!! Keep making awesome music and I'll keep buying...   Posted by Marsellus Wallace on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:27 AM [Reply to this]

	GENOPHYTE	i've always wished for an accapella album kinda like jayz's black album,..or .....i'm out of ideas......but i'd buy it on vinyl in a heartbeat......   Posted by GENOPHYTE on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:28 AM [Reply to this]

	the rEvolution is NOW-(within) Veritas Vincit	......   Posted by the rEvolution is NOW-(within) Veritas Vincit on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:29 AM [Reply to this]

	Silencia	I think you should follow NIN/Radiohead in that you just produce your own stuff... distribute it digitally either for free or for a small fee, and then package cds and box sets with extra features on your own. If you don't need the label then don't go with the label. Your true fans will pay for the music regardless of the format, whereas the people who would illegally download your music are going to do so no matter how you release it. Personally I own your first two studio albums and live in NYC on cd and your three studio albums on vinyl... those people who are diehard fans (like myself) will always pay for it. Look at how much money Trent made off of NIN's last release... you should follow that sort of business model. You have enough fans to do so.   Posted by Silencia on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:30 AM [Reply to this]

	Derick	well with all da crap out dere... ..i think u guys should stick to ur guns...aka. ur mode of record sales. ..we do live in a world where there are serious expenses in creating a record & just to survive. ..beautiful music lke yours should just not be given away.. ..my only rec. wld be to cut dwn on bureaucratic industry btw u & ur fans.. ..how?, will lve dat question for 1 more literate in dese things. ..as it is said in da hood in da US .."don't hate da player, hate da game.." ..;P ..much respect ..me   Posted by Derick on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:34 AM [Reply to this]

	s.	form an orchestra.   Posted by s. on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:38 AM [Reply to this]

	Andre Sachs Andre Sachs	I would second going on the road... and i would love too see that... 3 was the best things i listened to recently... wow!   Posted by Andre Sachs on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:39 AM [Reply to this]

	Chaz Strummer	I'll try to check them out.   Posted by Chaz Strummer on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:40 AM [Reply to this]

	Tom	I'd say, as far as selling your music... just set up a paypal account and go through CDBaby, or just do it completely independently. You have a big enough following as it is to continue to make it worthwhile financially.....Or just go purely digital.   Posted by Tom on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:42 AM [Reply to this]

	justin justin cole	well i hope you continue to make albums. but i what i really hope is that you would come play for your fans in the US. all of us couldn't make it to see you at coachella.   Posted by justin on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:47 AM [Reply to this]

	Geoffrey Michael Spurgin	start Obamapaloosa in the US! Give money to trillion dollar deficeit! Go on Bill O'Reilly as heroes! Have 14 babies, accept donations on website. Write songs about hope and change, not this gloomy business. And don't take too much fish oil, you'll burp it up all day long!   Posted by Geoffrey Michael Spurgin on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 12:56 AM [Reply to this]

	Tha' C'Losian	Why not go the route radiohead and nin went. They're still making sales and they still have their fans! Plus, I'm hooked on the P!!!!!!   Posted by Tha' C'Losian on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 1:00 AM [Reply to this]

	cstag	Your followers / fans / supporters LOVE you. ..So whatever plans you have, you will be supported strongly. ..A tour to the US for your fans here, would be greatly appreciated as well!   Posted by cstag on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 1:00 AM [Reply to this]

	sara d	you are Portishead. you can do whatever the fuck you want.   Posted by sara d on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 1:04 AM [Reply to this]

	:10:	CD baby, or direct sales from your website. .. ..then, you could post some of your tracks up as remix kits, so that other musicians can remix your stuff. that would be pretty wicked. Kind of like NIN does. :)   Posted by :10: on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 1:16 AM [Reply to this]

	Matthew Matthew Brown	Start your own label, sell your music on your website, and or exclusively through iTunes. What about a subscription model where people sign-up for x dollars a year and receive access to any new music you release? This would of course oblige you to produce a certain number of tracks every year. The fact that people are able to download music for free means that artists need to somehow add extra value to physical album sales. Perhaps some method of providing access to exclusive content, or creating a unique package that will make people want to purchase the physical album. I'm sure there are far smarter folks than myself who have spent a great deal of time attempting to solve this dilemma, so I am just going to stop rambling.   Posted by Matthew on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 1:39 AM [Reply to this]

	Trake	As far as selling is concerned, there arent too many brilliant ideas, you have digital distribution (set price or 'pay as you like'), CDs and Records in diminishing music stores.... however, I say development of a new style of presentation may be a wonderful idea. Imagine the next album as an cohesive aural visual journey -- Koyaanisqatsi style -- Get Michel Gondry on board again and you're set :)   Posted by Trake on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 1:40 AM [Reply to this]

	THE SUPERVillAiN™ Jarred Ashton Newallo	hey, ima get one free copy ..and pay 45 bucks for the rest, i support change ..:)   Posted by THE SUPERVillAiN™ on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 1:43 AM [Reply to this]

	King of Hearts	Whatever you do dont sign any commitments to put out x ammount of albums in x space of time :)   Posted by King of Hearts on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 1:50 AM [Reply to this]

	Malyssa	Keep making wonderful music - oh please please please!   Posted by Malyssa on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 1:57 AM [Reply to this]

	Achimba	*Video game soundtracks* ..Television soundtracks ..Movie soundtracks ..and get played in an Itunes commercial somehow. .. ..Above all else take a tour of the US. I know that you could sell-out multiple nights at multiple cities. I know that it is expensive to arrange for the tour but plan it out and it will happen. We would pay a premium to see you. Have a contest for each city for fans to wine and dine you and house you whatever. You would be suprised of the results. .. ..In the near future there will be a DJ type equivalent to Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Get music on any and all of those for more sales and exposure. .. ..Love you all dearly. We've been around for awhile. Now we grew up and made some money. Come get it from us. Album and single sales are not the revenue stream that will lead you into the future.   Posted by Achimba on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 1:59 AM [Reply to this]

	J.Moncrief Photography	I don't care how you sell albums, I'll spend the money reguardless,I just want to see a live show in Cali soon! I love me some portishead!!!!!!   Posted by J.Moncrief Photography on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 2:02 AM [Reply to this]

	Sam samantha grinstead	You should watch this. It actually pays to give your music away for free if you have a large fan population... ..http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/02/video-trent-reznors-new-model-for-music-business-profits.html....Honestly, Im not really into buying musician's music just so they can have heated swimming pools. That was quite a shady comment if you ask me. Anyway not trying to be rude, and I really do like your music. I just think there is more to making, and selling music than getting rich off of it and having things like heated swimming pools. ;)....Hope the video helped. ....   Posted by Sam on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 2:11 AM [Reply to this]

	invada records uk	it was a joke....   Posted by invada records uk on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 7:28 AM [Reply to this]

	The Dark Wind...	LOL forgive her   Posted by The Dark Wind... on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 - 3:43 PM [Reply to this]

	Brian	Just keep releasing your music on vinyl and I will buy all of it!!!!   Posted by Brian on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 2:14 AM [Reply to this]

	Ox	...in records stores, of course.......chaOX!   Posted by Ox on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 2:18 AM [Reply to this]

	Sam samantha grinstead	Im telling you watch this http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2009/02/video-trent-reznors-new-model-for-music-business-profits.html and give Trent Reznor a call   Posted by Sam on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 2:23 AM [Reply to this]

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