Name: Knee-Deep In the North Sea
Brand: CD
SKU: 21182330
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Knee-Deep In the North Sea

Rating

Album: Knee-Deep In the North Sea
#	Song Title		Time
1)	News From Verona	More Info...	0:04
2)	(Something's Going Down On) Zavadovski Island	More Info...	0:04
3)	Knee-Deep In The North Sea	More Info...	0:05
4)	Too Many Cooks	More Info...	0:05
5)	Steps In The Wrong Direction	More Info...	0:06
6)	Monsoon: Top To Bottom	More Info...	0:04
7)	The Kon Tiki Expedition	More Info...	0:04
8)	Cittagazze	More Info...	0:04
9)	Pompidou	More Info...	0:12

Album: Knee-Deep In the North Sea
#	Song Title		Time
1)	News From Verona	More Info...	0:04
2)	(Something's Going Down On) Zavadovski Island	More Info...	0:04
3)	Knee-Deep In The North Sea	More Info...	0:05
4)	Too Many Cooks	More Info...	0:05
5)	Steps In The Wrong Direction	More Info...	0:06
6)	Monsoon: Top To Bottom	More Info...	0:04
7)	The Kon Tiki Expedition	More Info...	0:04
8)	Cittagazze	More Info...	0:04
9)	Pompidou	More Info...	0:12

Performer Notes

Personnel: Jack Wyllie (saxophone); Milo Fitzpatrick (double bass); Duncan Bellamy (drums).
Audio Mixer: John Leckie.
Recording information: Copenhagen Jazzhouse, Denmark (02/07/2007-08/08/2007); Livingston Studios, London (02/07/2007-08/08/2007); Copenhagen Jazzhouse, Denmark (07/02/2010); Livingston Studios, London (07/02/2010).
Arranger: Portico Quartet.
On its debut CD, KNEE DEEP IN THE NORTH SEA, Mercury Prize-nominated combo the Portico Quartet delivers an unusually meditative brand of world music-influenced jazz that matches a minimalist classical music vibe with a pop/jam band-informed compositional sense. Centered on repeated figures played on the hang (a type of steel drum) and soprano saxophonist Jack Wylie's Wayne Shorter-esque improvisational explorations, Portico Quartet's music should appeal to fans of Weather Report and the Dave Matthews Band alike.

Professional Reviews

Uncut (magazine) (p.97) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Leckie's soundboard skills move Portico's inventive jazz/classical noodlings even closer to Radiohead..."