Isla, by Portico Quartet

Isla

by Portico Quartet

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Tom Colquhoun Mellow, jazzy ambiencescapes defined by glittery hang drums, like watching rainy waves drip slowly over a rugged coastline from a train window... a wild and delicate limbo through which seabirds wheel and call. Favorite track: Su-Bo’s Mental Meltdown.

StrangeFlow After hearing their recent releases it's quite interesting to see where some of the ideas and themes went in the last 10 years of the existence of Portico Quartet. This first release is already well planned and crafted.

netinsect This album is creating a happy firework in my brain. Exquisite mix of jazz and ambient, im hooked! Favorite track: Su-Bo’s Mental Meltdown.

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1.	Paper Scissors Stone 05:27	buy track
2.	The Visitor 05:30	buy track
3.	Dawn Patrol 06:00	buy track
4.	Line 07:29	buy track
5.	Life Mask (Interlude) 01:15	buy track
6.	Clipper 06:31	buy track
7.	Life Mask 07:16	buy track
8.	Isla 05:09	buy track
9.	Shed Song (Improv No. 1) 08:23	buy track
10.	Su-Bo’s Mental Meltdown 05:47	buy track

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released October 19, 2009

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Portico Quartet London, UK

Portico Quartet have defied categorisation over the course of six studio albums.

Their new electronic driven album Monument shows the band at their most direct, with a streamlined, rhythmic sound.

Full of precisely sculpted ideas combining human touch with electronic efficiency, ‘Monument’ displays the acclaimed widescreen minimalists at their best. ... more

porticoquartet.com

shows

Oct 06

Babylon

Istanbul, Turkey
Oct 07

Club Control

Bucharest, Romania
Oct 08

Piraeus Club Academy

Athens, Greece
Oct 12

Salle Nougaro

Toulouse, France
Oct 30

The Everyman Palace Theatre

Cork, Ireland
Nov 15

Théâtre des Feuillants

Dijon, France
Nov 16

Pannonica

Nantes, France
Nov 17

Le Quai M

La Roche-sur-Yon, France
Nov 18

Théâtre Verdiere, La Coursive

La Rochelle, France
Nov 19

Théâtre Verdiere, La Coursive

La Rochelle, France
Apr 12

Paul B

Massy, France
Apr 13

Centre Culturel Les Arcs

Quéven, France

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