Portico Quartet

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Portico Quartet is a British contemporary jazz and ambient music group known for its atmospheric soundscapes, innovative use of the hang drum, and blending of jazz, electronic, and minimalist influences.

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Knee-Deep in the North Sea 0
Isla 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British jazz ensemble
ambient music group
contemporary jazz group
music album
activeIn 21st century
album Art in the Age of Automation NERFINISHED
Isla NERFINISHED
Knee-Deep in the North Sea NERFINISHED
Live/Remix NERFINISHED
Memory Streams NERFINISHED
Monument NERFINISHED
Next Stop NERFINISHED
Portico Quartet NERFINISHED
Terrain NERFINISHED
Untitled (AITAOA #2) NERFINISHED
basedIn London NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
debutAlbum Knee-Deep in the North Sea NERFINISHED
formedIn London NERFINISHED
formerMember Nick Mulvey NERFINISHED
genre ambient music
contemporary jazz
electronic music
minimalism
nu jazz
post-jazz
hasMember Duncan Bellamy NERFINISHED
Jack Wyllie NERFINISHED
Keir Vine NERFINISHED
Milo Fitzpatrick NERFINISHED
instrumentationIncludes double bass
drums
electronics
hang drum
saxophone
languageOfWork instrumental music
nominatedFor Mercury Prize NERFINISHED
notableFor atmospheric soundscapes
blending jazz and electronic influences
blending jazz and minimalist influences
use of hang drum
performer Portico Quartet NERFINISHED
Portico Quartet NERFINISHED
recordLabel Gondwana Records NERFINISHED
Real World Records NERFINISHED
styleCharacteristic cinematic textures
improvisation
loop-based structures

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Real World Records hasPublishedArtist Portico Quartet