Portico Quartet: Art in the Age of Automation review – reunited foursome make dreamy, layered trance
October 2014
Music blog
Mercury nominees 2014: Nick Mulvey
With his Americana finger-picking, calypso rhythms and experimental jazz background, Mulvey’s the bookies’ 10/1 outsider for this year’s Mercury prize
May 2014
Nick Mulvey interview – 'My aim is to appeal to your subconscious first'
Album streams
Nick Mulvey: hear his new album, First Mind
September 2012
Music blog
Mercury prize 2012: who will be on the shortlist?
The Mercury prize albums of the year will be announced later today. Is it time for Plan B? Did alt-j make your blood flow? Let us know who you'd really like to see make the shortlist
April 2012
How I wrote ...
Portico Quartet: Line and Rubidium live session - video
London electronic outfit the Portico Quartet perform a combination of two of their pieces, Line and Rubidium
February 2011
Portico Quartet/Penguin Cafe – review
The Portico Quartet's sublime, balm-like melodies – despite being played with sticks, like percussion – form a core ingredient of its mesmerising sound, writes Dave Simpson
This week's new live music
This week's new live music
British Sea Power | The Go! Team | Hiss Golden Messenger | Matthias Pintscher | Everybody Digs Piano Trios | Penguin Cafe/Portico Quartet
Portico Quartet: Knee-Deep in the North Sea – review
The live recordings on this update of the band's 2007 debut sufficiently ramp up their melodious murmur to attract new listeners, writes John Fordham
September 2010
Paul Morley's showing off ...
... Ms Dynamite, M People and Portico Quartet
Paul Morley introduces the Mercury prize nominees and winners that make up his prizes and awards discussion panel
March 2010
Live music this week
MGMT | In The Alps | John Surman/Jazz Scene Europe | Alasdair Roberts | Four Tet | Portico Quartet
November 2009
Portico Quartet
Koko, London The shimmering Steve Reich-like patterns of this British world music group have a folky, rural feel, writes John L Walters
October 2009
This week's music previews
Portico Quartet: Isla
September 2008
Music blog
Portico Quartet's Mercury nomination illustrates the jazz dilemma
The Portico Quartet's Mercury sales spike proves jazz needs and deserves a wider audience
August 2008
The buskers who came in from the cold
The Portico Quartet tell Jude Rogers why making it big won't keep them off the streets
