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  • Summary: The jazz quartet includes live recordings from their 2012 tour and remixes by such artists as Luke Abbot, DJ Luca Lozano, Scratcha DVA, and Will Ward.
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Steepless
This life your body ends here you had a mouthful of god's love affair soon you 'll rise above your tower to a steepless state of calm Love is all... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. The live stuff is consistently inventive.... Randomness dogs the remixes, but that's standard.
  2. Apr 17, 2013
    80
    This double-album (half drawn from last year's live shows; the other half remixes by producers including Will Ward, Scratcha DVA and Berlin club DJ Luca Lozano) 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.
  3. Q Magazine
    Apr 17, 2013
    80
    [The glitchy beats and samples] gives them a whole new playground but even the most synthesized moments here sound natural and unforced. [May 2013, p.109]
  4. Mojo
    Apr 17, 2013
    60
    Though their sound seems delicate and ethereal, in a live setting the quartet's music yields plenty of compelling sonic drama. [May 2013, p.94]