Portico Quartet - Instrumental Experimental Music (UK)

Portico Quartet are an instrumental band from London, UK. They are known for their use of the Hang, a modern percussion instrument. Their debut album, Knee-Deep in the North Sea, was nominated for the 2008 Mercury Prize and was Time Out’s Jazz, Folk and World album of the year 2007. The group consists of Duncan Bellamy (drums and electronics), Jack Wyllie (saxophones and keyboards), Milo Fitzpatrick (electric and double-bass) and Keir Vine (keyboards). Their name comes from when one of their early gigs was rained off in Italy and they ended up playing under a portico. All of the groups album covers, artwork and graphic design is done by the drummer, Duncan Bellamy, who has a degree in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins.

The group predominantly makes modern instrumental music. They are known for the use of the hang, a modern percussion instrument. Their main influences are jazz, ambient and electronic music. The band’s first two albums are largely acoustic recordings, reflecting their origins as a live busking band. These are based around the hang drum, double bass and drums, with the saxophone playing the melody line. Nick Mulvey’s departure from the band in 2011 heralded a notable change in style. The group had already been exploring use of electronics, live samples and looping when touring their second album Isla in 2010. Without their main hang player, for their self-titled third studio album Portico Quartet 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. The Living Fields album featured another change style, focused on experimental electronic pop music rather than instrumental compositions. Reflecting this the group chose to release it under the name Portico rather than Portico Quartet, considering it to be a separate band...

ISLA (2010)

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