Art in the Age of Automation

Art in the Age of Automation is the fourth studio album by Portico Quartet. It was released on 25 August 2017.

Art in the Age of Automation
Studio album by Portico Quartet
Released	25 August 2017
Recorded	December 2016 – January 2017
Studio	Fish Factory Studios, London
Genre	Jazz, ambient, electronic
Length	50:37
Label	Gondwana
Producer	Portico Quartet
Portico Quartet chronology
Living Fields (2015) Art in the Age of Automation (2017) Untitled (AITAOA #2) (2018)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	[1]
Blues & Soul	[2]
DJ Mag	[3]
Drowned in Sound	[4]
London Evening Standard	[5]
Mojo	[6]
Record Collector	[7]
Uncut	[8]

Track listing

All songs written by Duncan Bellamy and Jack Wyllie.

1. Endless – 4:27
2. Objects to Place in a Tomb – 5:27
3. Rushing – 6:19
4. Art in the Age of Automation – 4:55
5. S/20005S – 0:37
6. A Luminous Beam – 6:02
7. Beyond Dialogue – 6:42
8. RGB – 4:32
9. Current History – 6:07
10. Mercury Eyes – 1:36
11. 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.

1. Double Space - 2:53
2. Index - 3:58
3. Unrest - 5:13
4. In Where We Meet - 1:16
5. View from a Satellite - 5:20
6. Celestial Wife - 3:58
7. Reflected in Neon - 2:22
8. Dust - 4:46
9. 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.^[9]
• 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)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[10]	80