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The album saw a notable development in style, incorporating significant use of electronics and looping compared to the acoustic sound of their first two albums Knee-Deep in the North Sea and Isla.The group had already been exploring use of electronics, live samples and looping when touring their second album Isla in 2010.[11] This was accelerated when founding member Nick Mulvey left in 2011 to pursue a career as a singer-songwriter.[12] Without their main hang player, the group turned to sampling the hang, as well as using a hybrid mix of electronic and acoustic drums, and electronically treated and looped bowed bass and saxophone lines.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The drummer, Duncan Bellamy, explained the new approach for the track Laker Boo in a contemporary interview:\u201cThe twinkly loop that starts it is actually the hang on the loop station but pitched up a couple of octaves and then I pitched the hang down two octaves so the bass notes on that tune are the hang as well. Then Milo is bowing the bass and I was playing the bass drum and the hi hat – then Jack was playing all the samples on the keyboard – because we are now looking for ways to not always have the saxophone, or the sound of the hang, but it’s still in there – and that really felt like a breakthrough.\u201d[13]The artwork and design for the album was done by the drummer Duncan Bellamy, who has a degree in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins.Critical reception[edit]Portico Quartet received widespread critical acclaim upon its release. In the UK it charted at #98 the week after its release.[14]Many reviewers heralded the album’s mix of electronic and acoustic sounds, and its use of texture. Music OMH highlighted how it managed to \u201camalgamate arrangements of modern and traditional instruments to devastating, hypnotic effect\u201d[15] and All About Jazz praised the \u201cgreatly expanded sonic palette and stylistic purview\u201d.[16]DIY Magazine called it \u201cone of the first truly remarkable records of 2012\u2026an album which grabs the zeitgeist but still stays true to its roots: callipygously shuffling, painlessly seguing, mingling the darkest rags \u2018n\u2019 bones of dubstep, d \u2018n\u2019b and off-kilter jazz, all the while interweaving heck loads of new-found textures and electronics. It\u2019s a forward-thinking game-change which feels rich, warm and \u2013 quite simply \u2013 astounding\u201d.[17]Other reviewers highlighted the album’s production. Crack Magazine said that \u201cPortico Quartet’s subtle musical intricacies combined with production values heralding unrivalled clarity have been meshed in a very modern way to create an album of wonderful proportions and balanced minimalism. Stunning.\u201d[18]The inclusion of a track with vocals – for the first time ever on a Portico Quartet album – divided opinion, however. The Guardian called it \u201cthe best track\u2026a triumph\u201d,[19] while Music OMH thought it was \u201cjarring\u201d.[20]The album came 3rd in Crack Magazine’s top 100 albums of 2012 who commented that it was \u201ca glorious success in changing direction\u2026less focused on the hang-drum that defined previous releases, the minimal sparse approach and killer production quality left an indelible mark on our listening.\u201d[21]Track listing[edit]All songs composed, arranged and performed by Portico Quartet.Window Seat – 3:18Ruins – 5:34Spinner – 4:39Rubidium – 8:44Export to Hot Climates – 1:08Laker Boo – 7:51Steepless ft. Cornelia – 3:574096 Colours – 4:35City of Glass – 6:36Trace – 1:53EP02 Portico Quartet[edit]A separate 2012 EP collected together bonus tracks and outtakes from the Portico Quartet sessions.Coy Carp – 5:24Sock Puppets – 5:47VTOL – 2:31Steepless ft. Cornelia (Remix) – 2:02Train to Montauk – 6:16Personnel[edit]Jack Wyllie – Saxophones, electronics, piano, synthDuncan Bellamy – Drums, electronics, vocalsMilo Fitzpatrick – Double bass, electronicsKeir Vine – Hang, synthProduced by Portico Quartet.Engineered by Greg Freeman. Mixed by Greg Freeman and Portico Quartet.Mastered by Mandy Parnell at Black Saloon.Artwork and design by Duncan Bellamy.References[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/portico-quartet-album-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Portico Quartet (album) – Wikipedia"}}]}]