Portion Control: London based trio who've been together since 1980. Starting work in the studio primarily, they released a 12" (deleated), 'With Mixed Emotions' (cassette) and an LP, 'I Staggered Mentally' through In Phaze (see In Phaze). With a successful European tour under their belts - "the audiences over there are much more receptive" - they are currently working on their next LP.

With a healthy regard for their contemporaries Portion Control admit freely that they aren't in any way that extreme and from hearing their music it's easy to pick up that they, probably more than any, are the most likely to break through on a commercial level.

Also in progress at the moment is the first Portion Control video which they are compiling from material from over the past few years, having already contributed some images to the forthcoming Twin-Vision compilation tape. Another European tour is scheduled for the summer and already several people have shown an interest in the group with regard to releasing future material.

Although still taking risks Portion Control manage to retain a commercial edge that will surely see them through to a much wider audience.

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