Penguin Cafe
+ Portico Quartet
Fri 11 Feb 2011 7.30pm
Theatre: £12.50, £14.50
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ClosePenguin Cafe’s music has infiltrated daily life from films like Napoleon Dynamite to countless theme tunes, and they’ve played festivals from Bestival and The Big Chill to the Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms. Their sound is at once familiar and new, combining acoustic power and a beguiling, feisty charm.
“Penguin Cafe continues to occupy a unique place in music: nothing else has ever sounded quite like it. Eccentric, charming, accommodating, surprising, seductive, warm, reliable, modest and unforgettable: it’s a true friend.” Brian Eno, Feb 2010
Electronica meets 21st century jazz in Portico Quartet’s melodic, rhythmic music that mixes the inspiration of Philip Glass and Steve Reich with a very contemporary kind of improvisation. It’s the blend of ethereal saxophone, splattering electronics, otherworldly Hang, clattering drums and earthy double-bass that gives their music its unique sound.
Their hook-laden, darkly atmospheric post-jazz has pushed them to the forefront of the contemporary music scene and got them nominated for a Mercury Music Prize – their inimitable sound has been compared to Radiohead, E.S.T and The Cinematic Orchestra.
Penguin Cafe
Portico Quartet
Portico Quartet
Theatre
Seating up to 550, audiences are assured of an excellent view of the stage and comfortable seating in this well-designed auditorium. The theatre stages the best national and international plays and performances, as well as contemporary and international dance, music and comedians.
Portico Quartet
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Simply awesome gig - opening with the fabulous Portico Quartet and the topped by the beautiful sounds and performance from the Penguin Cafe. Come back again soon as that was something special to behold and I will need another fix.
Simon Dainty at 12:51pm on Sat 12th Feb 2011