After their monumental headline performance at Roundhouse last year, and having recently sold out Studio 9294 in record time Portico Quartet bring their unique, mesmerising and groundbreaking sound to Barbican for one very special night. Expect new music from their forthcoming album out later this year on Gondwana Records.

“Portico Quartet stake claims to territory occupied by Radiohead, Cinematic Orchestra and Efterklang”. ***** The Guardian

Sending out echoes of jazz, electronica, ambient music and minimalism, the group created their own singular, cinematic sound over the course of five studio albums, from the band’s 2007 breakthrough ‘Knee-Deep in the North Sea’, and the John Leckie produced ‘Isla’ in 2010, to the self-titled recording ‘Portico Quartet’ in 2012 and the heralded ‘Art In The Age Of Automation’ in August 2017 and Untitled (AITAOA #2) in April 2018.

Duncan Bellamy drums and electronics

Milo Fitzpatrick bass

Keir Vine hang drums and keys

Jack Wyllie saxophone and keys

Visions of Sound – October 2021

Every month, we bring you a collection of the best world music-related videos. That’s our way to give value to too often overlooked, rich and diverse artistic expressions. Listen with your eyes! Watch the full playlist: TweetSharePin0 Shares

Artists: Badbadnotgood , Ben Lamar Gay , Black Flower , Bomba Estereo , CHEB , Imarhan , La Chica , Leon Bridges , Little Simz , Matata , Nneka , Philippe Cohen Solal , Portico Quartet , Sevdaliza