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Portico Quartet
Portico Quartet are an instrumental band from London, United Kingdom. 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 out and they ended up playing under a portico.
All of the group's album covers, artwork and graphic design is done by the drummer, Bellamy, who has a degree in fine art from Central Saint Martins.
The band was formed from two groups of childhood friends (Jack Wyllie and Milo Fitzpatrick from Southampton, and Duncan Bellamy and Nick Mulvey from Cambridge) who met in 2005 while studying at university in London. Bellamy and Mulvey had originally spotted the hang instrument at the WOMAD festival.
The group initially honed their style by busking regularly outside the National Theatre on London's South Bank. At the time, they all lived together in a shared house with Jamie Woon. They were part of the One Taste Collective (with artists including Kae Tempest, Little Dragon and Woon).
In 2007, they signed to be the first release on the Vortex imprint of Babel Label. 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 music album of the year 2007.
They subsequently signed to Peter Gabriel's Real World Records and released two albums: 2009's Isla and 2012's self-titled Portico Quartet.
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Portico Quartet
Portico Quartet are an instrumental band from London, United Kingdom. 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 out and they ended up playing under a portico.
All of the group's album covers, artwork and graphic design is done by the drummer, Bellamy, who has a degree in fine art from Central Saint Martins.
The band was formed from two groups of childhood friends (Jack Wyllie and Milo Fitzpatrick from Southampton, and Duncan Bellamy and Nick Mulvey from Cambridge) who met in 2005 while studying at university in London. Bellamy and Mulvey had originally spotted the hang instrument at the WOMAD festival.
The group initially honed their style by busking regularly outside the National Theatre on London's South Bank. At the time, they all lived together in a shared house with Jamie Woon. They were part of the One Taste Collective (with artists including Kae Tempest, Little Dragon and Woon).
In 2007, they signed to be the first release on the Vortex imprint of Babel Label. 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 music album of the year 2007.
They subsequently signed to Peter Gabriel's Real World Records and released two albums: 2009's Isla and 2012's self-titled Portico Quartet.
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