''Art in the Age of Automation'' is the fourth studio album by

Portico Quartet 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� ...

. It was released on 25 August 2017.

Track listing

All songs written by Duncan Bellamy and Jack Wyllie. # Endless – 4:27 # Objects to Place in a Tomb – 5:27 # Rushing – 6:19 # Art in the Age of Automation – 4:55 # S/20005S – 0:37 # A Luminous Beam – 6:02 # Beyond Dialogue – 6:42 # RGB – 4:32 # Current History – 6:07 # Mercury Eyes – 1:36 # Lines Glow – 3:49

Untitled (AITAOA #2)

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

Personnel

* 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. * 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

References

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