Live/Remix is the fourth album by Portico Quartet, and their first live album. It was released in 2013.
| Live/Remix | |
| Type: | live |
| Artist: | Portico Quartet |
| Cover: | Portico_Quartet_Live-Remix_album_cover.jpeg |
| Released: | 25 March 2013 |
| Recorded: | 2012 |
| Genre: | Jazz, ambient, electronic |
| Length: | 2:04:11 |
| Label: | Real World |
| Producer: | Portico Quartet |
| Prev Title: | Portico Quartet |
| Prev Year: | 2012 |
| Next Title: | Living Fields |
| Next Year: | 2015 |
Live/Remix is the band's third album to be released on Real World Records. It is a double album.
The first disc features songs from their Isla and Portico Quartet albums, recorded live on tour in 2012.
The second disc features remixes of the studio versions of the songs by a range of artists including Sbtrkt, Luke Abbott and Konx-om-Pax. A remix of Steepless by Capac is included after winning a remix competition the band had run as part of the promotion for their Portico Quartet album.[1]
The artwork and design for the album was done by the drummer Duncan Bellamy, who has a degree in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins.
The album was generally positively received.
John Fordham in The Guardian wrote that it is "a memorable set [that] catches the sweeping big-venue confidence and charisma of Portico Quartet's recent performances with a rare balance of studio-like clarity and audience presence" and takes "their emotional clout to another level".[2]
The Independent praised the live material as "consistently inventive"[3] and Q Magazine commented that "even the most synthesized moments here sound natural and unforced".
All tracks composed by Portico Quartet.
Live
Remix