Art in the Age of Automation is the fourth studio album by the English instrumental group Portico Quartet, 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 came out 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 Chart (2017) Peakposition
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