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Art in the Age of Automation

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Art in the Age of Automation
Studio album by
Released25 August 2017
RecordedDecember 2016 – January 2017
StudioFish Factory Studios, London
GenreJazz, ambient, electronic
Length50:37
LabelGondwana
ProducerPortico Quartet
Portico Quartet chronology
Living Fields
(2015)
Art in the Age of Automation
(2017)
Untitled (AITAOA #2)
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[1]
Blues & Soul[2]
DJ Mag[3]
Drowned in Sound[4]
London Evening Standard[5]
Mojo[6]
Record Collector[7]
Uncut[8]

Art in the Age of Automation is the fourth studio album by Portico Quartet. It was released on 25 August 2017.

Track listing

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All songs written by Duncan Bellamy and Jack Wyllie.

  1. Endless – 4:27
  2. Objects to Place in a Tomb – 5:27
  3. Rushing – 6:19
  4. Art in the Age of Automation – 4:55
  5. S/20005S – 0:37
  6. A Luminous Beam – 6:02
  7. Beyond Dialogue – 6:42
  8. RGB – 4:32
  9. Current History – 6:07
  10. Mercury Eyes – 1:36
  11. Lines Glow – 3:49

Untitled (AITAOA #2)

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On 9 March 2018, the band announced the release of a companion piece to Art in the Age of Automation, called "Untitled (AITAOA #2)" and featuring tracks recorded during the Art in the Age of Automation sessions. It is due to be released on 27 April.

  1. Double Space - 2:53
  2. Index - 3:58
  3. Unrest - 5:13
  4. In Where We Meet - 1:16
  5. View from a Satellite - 5:20
  6. Celestial Wife - 3:58
  7. Reflected in Neon - 2:22
  8. Dust - 4:46
  9. Berlin - 2:02

Personnel

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  • All instruments played by Portico Quartet except strings on 1, 2, 4, 6 and 11, performed by Francesca Ter-Burg and Anisa Arslanagic and additional bass on 2 and 7 by Tom Herbert.[9]
  • Mixed by Portico Quartet and Greg Freeman, assisted by Beau Blaise
  • Mixed at Vox-Ton Studios, Berlin and Mokik Studio, Berlin, February 2017
  • Mastered by Norman Nitzsche, CALYX Mastering, Berlin, May 2017
  • Artwork by Duncan Bellamy for veilprojects.com

Charts

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Chart (2017) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] 80

References

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  1. ^ "Portico Quartet: Art in the Age of Automation". All About Jazz. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  2. ^ Baird, Emrys (August 2017). "Portico Quartet: Art in the Age of Automation". Blues & Soul (1033): 31.
  3. ^ "Portico Quartet Art in the Age of Automation". DJ Mag. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Portico Quartet Art in the Age of Automation". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Portico Quartet - Art in the Age of Automation review". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  6. ^ Waring, Charles (October 2017). "Portico Quartet Art in the Age of Automation". Mojo (287): 92.
  7. ^ Sheppard, David (September 2017). "Portico Quartet Art in the Age of Automation". Record Collector (470): 105.
  8. ^ Wallace, Wyndham (October 2017). "Portico Quartet Art in the Age of Automation". Uncut (245): 36.
  9. ^ "Art in the Age of Automation, by Portico Quartet". Portico Quartet. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 September 2017.