Mercury Prize-nominated Art in the Age of Automation marks a bold and deeply compelling chapter in Portico Quartet's ever-evolving story. Drawing on elements of electronic music and jazz, the London-based group crafted this record at Fish Factory Studios before it was mixed in Berlin and mastered at the renowned CALYX studio — a journey that lends the album a richly textured, cinematic quality. Hailed by The Guardian as staking "claims to territory occupied by Radiohead, Cinematic Orchestra and Efterklang," this is a record that refuses easy categorization.
Released in 2017 on Gondwana Records, Art in the Age of Automation finds Portico Quartet tapping into their roots while pushing their sound into adventurous new territory, weaving atmospheric electronics with jazz-influenced instrumentation across eleven tracks. The album's distinctive art, design, and layout were handled by Duncan Bellamy for VEIL PROJECTS, giving the package a strong visual identity to match its sonic ambition. For fans of boundary-pushing, genre-defying music, this is an essential listen.
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- Format: Vinyl
- Label: Gondwana Records
- Genre: Electronic, Jazz
- Release Date: 02/26/2021
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TRACKS
A1. Endless
A2. Objects To Place In A Tomb
A3. RGB
B1. Art In The Age Of Automation
B2. S/2000S5
B3. A Luminous Beam
C1. Beyond Dialogue
C2. Rushing
D1. Current History
D2. Mercury Eyes
D3. Lines Glow
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