Portraits of Past was a emohardcore band from the San Francisco Bay Area. They were active from 1993 to 1995, touring the US in the Summer of 1995. The genre of music that they helped create is often described as "screamo," though that term was not used at the time the band was active.
Former members of the band later formed Nexus Six, Seventeen Queen, The Audience, Funeral Diner, Vue and Bellavista.
Discography: Portraits of Past / Bleed - 2 songs on split 7" - Ebullition Records. - XXX compilation - 1 song on 2x12" - Ebullition Records. - self-titled 12" LP - Ebullition Records. - Stealing the Pocket compilation - 1 song - Positively Punk Records. - Discography CD - Ebullition Records.
Emo (an abbreviation of emotional) is a term now broadly used to describe almost any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that expresses emotions beyond traditional rocks limited emotional palette of alienation and rage. ... Hardcore is a generic term, used to describe something more extreme than mainstream versions. ... Screamo is a music style that developed out of Emo, more specifically hardcore Emo, in the early 1990s. ... For Hewlett-Packards Visual User Environment see VUE Vue is a cinema company in the UK. The company was formed in May 2003 when SBC International Cinemas bought Warner Village Cinemas. ... Bellavista is Spanish for Beautiful view. It is the name of the following places: Barrio Bellavista, an area of Santiago de Chile. ... Ebullition Records is an independent record label and distro based out of Goleta, California. ... Ebullition Records is an independent record label and distro based out of Goleta, California. ... Ebullition Records is an independent record label and distro based out of Goleta, California. ... Ebullition Records is an independent record label and distro based out of Goleta, California. ...
External links
www.portraitsofpast.com - official site. www.ebullition.com - Ebullition Records site. Ebullition Records is an independent record label and distro based out of Goleta, California. ...
Once the Portraits of Past Discography is nearer to production, two or three shows' worth of live recordings will be released for free as.mp3's on this site.
Portraits of Past was fully functional 1994-1995 or thereabouts.
After the break-up of Portraits of Past, Bringetto, Buffa and Shelverton continued to play music under various guises, culminating in the Vue, who have released a number of EPs and full-length records.
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