by John Bush
Portisheads DJ Andy Smith first met group frontman Geoff Barrow while the two were at school; he eventually joined Barrows touring band as support DJ. He also appeared with the Fugees, Republica, and Prophets of the City, and released his debut mix album, The , in early 1998. A follow-up was five years in coming, but The II proved just as varied and exciting as the first.