Discography.
THEIA (RELEASE TBD)
1. Confuser
2. 5-5-5
3. Round & Round
4. Cover Your Ears
5. No Wonder
6. That’s How We Roll
Recorded and performed in the fall of 2023 by David Porteous at the Whisper Gallery, Ontario.
Resolute Heart (RELEASE TBD)
1. Hercules
2. flood
3. Little Light
4. Resolute Heart
5. Al Capone
6. Partisan
7. Saviour
8. Little Spoon
9. Lightning 1996
10. Forevermore
11. Thorns
12. Dear Virgil
13. Voodoo
Produced, recorded, written and performed by David Porteous at the Whisper Gallery. Artwork by Ryan Isojima.
tigerlily (2020)
1. Darling
2. tigerlily
3. Overcome
4. Lovers on a Roll
5. The Control
6. Words Worth
7. The Whisper Gallery
Produced, recorded, written and performed by David Porteous at Porteous Media. Buy the album via bandcamp
31 (2015)
1. In My Head
2. Pretty Shame
3. The Blue
4. Into The Storm
5. The Pressure
6. Sleeping Dogs
7. Hometown Blues
8. Fighting Talk
9. Heart and Soul
Produced, recorded, written and performed by David Porteous at in an apartment bedroom, Toronto, winter 2014. Mixed at Blackwatch Studio, Toronto. Mastered by Reuben Ghose at Mojito Mastering, Toronto.
Leaving April (2015)
1. Addict
2. Undermine
3. The Dirt
4. Hearts of Gold
5. The Sea
6. Locks
7. Leaving April
8. The Dirt (live at Sundlaugin Studio)
Produced, written and performed by David Porteous. Drums by Gail Thompson. Recorded in the spring of 2014 at: Studio W19, Toronto by Michael "Mez" Dilario Sundlaugin Studio, Iceland by Birgir Jón "Biggi" Birgisson, Blackwatch Studio, Toronto by David Porteous
Artwork by Ryan Isojima
Black of Hearts(2013)
1. by the hour
2. traffic
3. message
4. bonny eyes
5. black of hearts
Produced, recorded, written and performed
by David Porteous at Mekka Sound, Toronto,
July 2013. Artwork by Ryan Isojima
The Red (2013)
1. skin and bones
2. deep in the red
3. sigh and relief
4. a fire below
Produced, recorded, written and performed
by David Porteous at Mekka Sound, Toronto,
September 2012
Artwork by Ryan Isojima
The Blue (2013)
1. willow tree
2. simple love
3. the blue
4. sticks and stones
Produced, recorded, written and performed
by David Porteous at Mekka Sound, Toronto,
December 2012
Artwork by Ryan Isojima
The Black (2013)
1. the black out
2. arrest
3. waste
4. no record
Produced, recorded, written and performed
by David Porteous at Mekka Sound, Toronto,
February 2013
Artwork by Ryan Isojima
8-Track Session (2013)
1. the blue
2. 33 (such a pretty shame)
3. back into my heart (piano version)
Produced, recorded, written and performed
by David Porteous at Mekka Sound, Toronto,
May 2013
Recorded and mixed on a Tascam 488 cassette 8 track recorder
Shelter (2012)
1. Security
2. Crossing It Off
3. Move Me
4. Red Squares
5. Rescue
6. Shelter
Produced, recorded, written and performed
by David Porteous at Mekka Sound, Toronto, July 2012
Artwork by Ryan Isojima
Memoriam (2012)
1. I Think I Got Away
2. Spite listen
3. The Difference
4. Nobody Needs To Know
5. I Decide When You Sleep
6. Bridges
7. White Moon
Produced, recorded, written and performed by David Porteous at Mekka Sound, Toronto, March 2012
The album was released as a acknowledgment to the suffering endured by civilians during the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.
Artwork by Ryan Isojima
The Pressure (2012)
1. Oh Secret
2. Let It Rain
3. The Pressure listen
4. Swansea Blues
5. Stuxnet
Produced, recorded, written and performed
by David Porteous at Mekka Sound, Toronto,
September 2011
Artwork by Ryan Isojima
Bellingham Hall (2011)
1. Ellingham Hall
2. Bid Adieu listen
3. Alexandria
4. John Pilger
5. Key My Car listen
6. Virginia
7. Black Moon
Produced, recorded, written and performed by David Porteous at Mekka Sound, Toronto, January 2011
Guest Musicians: Paul Massie
War Music (2010)
1. Bayeux, France
2. Bastogne 3, Belgium
3. Paris, France
4. Cologne, Germany
5. Leupoldsgrün, Germany
6. Laide et Conne (feat. Marie Lambretch)
7. Leaving Like A Friend
8. Bastogne 1, Belgium
9. Knokke, Belgium
10. Berlin, Germany
Produced, written and recorded by David Porteous during his journey across Europe following in the footsteps of soldiers who fought during World War II.
Recorded/filmed in Canada, Scotland, England, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, and Poland, summer 2006. CD recorded in part by Rob Lamothe, mixed by Reuben Ghose, mastered by Tom Rogers.
Artwork by Sumit Ajwani Guest Musicians: Rob Lamothe, Zander Lamothe, Simeon Ross, Mary Simon, James Porteous, Paul Massie.
Twelve Months (2010)
David Porteous dared himself to write and
record an EP per month for a year straight,
starting from his twenty-fifth birthday.
The end result was 70 songs containing
over four hours of new material.
Photos on cover art by Bart Tecza.
Guest Musicians: Iain Taylor, Douglas Brown,
Mary Simon, Paul Massie, Rob Lamothe,
Zander Lamothe, Kris Foran
The Black Hills (2010)
1. Anything
2. She's A Ghost
3. Fighting Talk
4. Secret Wish listen
5. Long Dark Road
6. The Black Hills
7. Dakota Stars
Produced, recorded, written and performed
by David Porteous at Mekka Sound, Toronto,
and death-by-digital, Toronto, August 2010
Guest Musicians: Douglas Brown, Kris Foran
Aberdeen WIllodalw St. Charles (2008)
1. Aberdeen
2. She's Sweet To WooHoo To
3. I Remember It Well listen
4. Back Into My Heart listen
5. Pure Tops
6. Heal
7. Bring Us Back To Earth
8. Same Old Thing
9. No Reservations
10. Willowdale
11. Liebe
12. Scarlett Johansson
13. St. Charles (Sweet Earth)
14. Bop Bop (Product For Peace)
15. Song For Emma
16. Calm Calm
Produced, recorded, written and performed by David Porteous at Mekka Sound, Toronto, and death-by-digital, Toronto, July-August 2008.
Three EPs were recorded separately but released together.
Photo on cover art by James Porteous, painting by Emma Porteous.
Guest Musicians: Douglas Brown, Mary Simon
Finding Peace On Isabella (2008)
1. With All My Weight (revisited)
2. Finding Peace On Isabella listen
3. Sleeping Dogs
4. Better Days
5. And Then You Sent Me Home
6. Nine Six
7. Getaway
8. Goodbye Victoria
Produced, recorded, written and performed by
David Porteous at Simeon Ross' apartment,
Toronto, August 2007. Photo on cover art by
James Porteous. Guest Musicians: Simeon Ross
Parliament (2007)
1. Save My Name
2. Parliament
3. Someone's Approaching The Car
4. So Cold
5. Hard Darn Day
6. 2
7. Love Sweet Love
8. I Never Changed
9. Shades
Produced, recorded, written and performed by David Porteous at Simeon Ross' apartment, Toronto, September-November, 2006.
Photo on cover art by Jessica Hayes
Guest Musicians: James Porteous
Without Any Warming (2007)
1. Lakes to Darkness
2. Paper or Plastic
3. Even If We Tried
Produced, recorded, written and performed
by David Porteous at Mekka Sound, Toronto,
September 2006.
Photo on cover art by Melanie Gückle
No News (2006)
1. Don't Wait Babe
2. No News But I'll See You Soon
3. I Remember It Well
4. My Friends
5. Praise Song
6. Usual Cost
7. Lonely Days
Produced, recorded, written and performed by David Porteous at Mekka Sound, Toronto, August 2005, and X-Block, Ayr, Scotland, March 2006.
Guest Musicians: Paul Massie
Live In Toronto (2006)
1. East Anchor
2. I Remember It Well
3. I Will Hunt You Down
4. Shades
Produced and filmed by Sumit Ajwani and
Bart Tecza, at Clinton's Tavern,
August 24, 2005. Special thanks to Sumit,
Bart, and Max.
My Fallen Company (2005)
1. I Remember It Well
2. The Follower
3. The Trains
4. Celtic Song
5. I Will Hunt You Down
6. Breakthrough
7. With All My Weight
Video album produced, filmed, recorded, written and performed by David Porteous on location in Ayr, Scotland.Artwork by Jose Espinoza.
This was the world's first video album for portable Video Players.
Special thanks to Paul Massie.
Missing April (2004)
1. East Anchor listen
2. Atarita listen
3. Night Road
4. For I Can Save Your Tree
5. Celtic Song listen
6. Sex In The Forest
7. Keeps Me Satisfied
8. Lost In Translation
9. West Anchor
10. WWI/II/III
Produced and recorded by Rob Lamothe. Mixed by Jonathan Seet. Mastered by Tom Rogers.
Written and performed by David Porteous at Angel Cave Studios, April 1-5, 2004.
Guest Musicians: Rob Lamothe, Grant Scott, Douglas Brown, Dave Brown
Afternoon EP (2004)
1. I Will Hunt You Down
2. Give Me Soul (oh my my)
3. It's All So Long
4. In A Lull
5. Catching Eye
Produced, recorded, written and performed
by David Porteous at Mekka Sound, Toronto, in four hours on January 16, 2004.
From The Walls (2003)
1. A Picture
2. Atarita
3. The Window
4. Dare To Love
5. Breaking The Waves
6. S.I.A.
7. Stable
8. Saturday
9. The Walls (have seen it all)
Produced, recorded, written and performed by David Porteous at Mekka Sound, Toronto, December 2002/January 2003.
Guest Musicians: Douglas Brown, Christine Lee, Shehan Andradi
Battalion (2002)
1. Foreign Armies
2. P.L.S.
3. West Anchor
4. Friendly Fire
5. Battalion
6. Not A Number
7. WWI/II/III
8. Night Road
Produced, recorded, written and performed by David Porteous at Mekka Sound, Toronto, Head Track Studios, Toronto, February 2002.
Guest Musicians: Douglas Brown, Mike Cohen
Life After Digital (2001)
1. I Am Not A Number
2. Friendly Fire
3. Cycle Fixed
Produced, recorded, written and
performedby David Porteous at
Mekka Sound, Toronto,
October 2001.
The Mind’s Eye (2001)
1. January 18th
2. My Travel
3. Broken Clock
4. Monday to Friday
5. The Mind's Eye
6. Midnight
7. Stones
8. A Cloud In A Suitcase
Produced, recorded, written and performed by David Porteous at Mekka Sound, Toronto, Head Track Studios, Toronto, July-August 2001.
Guest Musicians: Douglas Brown, Dwayne Foster, Claudia Aguirre, Mike Cohen
My Travel (2001)
1. My Travel
2. Broken Clock (live)
3. The Mind's Eye (live)
4. Midnight (live)
Produced, recorded, written and performed
by David Porteous at Mekka Sound, Toronto,
Head Track Studios, Toronto, February-March 2001.
Live tracks recorded at the Flying Cloud Folk Club, The Transact.
Guest Musicians: Norm Hacking
Portrait-Robot (2001)
1. Old House (beginning)
2. Lifeless
3. Safeman
4. How to Disapper Completly and
Never Be Found (live)
5. Old House (ending)
Produced, recorded, written and performed by David Porteous at Mekka Sound, Toronto, Head Track Studios, Toronto, August 2001/October 2001
Guest Musicians: Douglas Brown, Heather Cunningham, Erica Hung.
The Kafka Networking (2000)
1. todaylight
2. Person1992
3. However I Think It's Normal Enough
4. We Almost Hit The Ground
5. They Talk Of Dreams
6. Echoes And Angels
7. Midnight
8. Person1992(2)
9. Sentimental Reasons
10. Lucky Nothing
11. tkn
Produced, recorded, written and performed by David Porteous at Mekka Sound, Toronto, Head Track Studios, Toronto, July-August 2000.
Guest Musicians: Douglas Brown, Shehan Andradi
Vota Idiota (1999)
1. Intro
2. Festival
3. Trade Natural Positions
4. Cheap
5. [sound-sonic]
6. Lovestar 07097
7. Sounds Like Family
8. Hello and Welcome
Produced, recorded, written and performed by David Porteous at Mekka Sound, Toronto, July-August 1999.
