Invited to be part of our 90th anniversary series celebrations, Portico Quartet were keen to make use of Studio One’s world-renowned acoustic.
“We can’t imagine anywhere better in the world to record strings” says composer and arranger Jack Wyllie, whereas for fellow composer Duncan Bellamy it represented the chance to document the piece properly,
“Terrain is probably my favourite of all of our albums, so to have the chance to revisit it in full with an extended ensemble, in a space as wonderful as this was an incredible opportunity”.
9 November 2021 ended up being a special session. The band (who had first recorded at Abbey Road for their second album
Isla back in 2009), brought long term collaborator, recording and mix engineer,
Greg Freeman over from Berlin to work with
Abbey Road’s Chris Bolster as well as
Marta Di Nozzi and
Daniel Hayden assisting and
Gondwana Records sent a film crew.
The resulting concert film
Terrain (Extended) - Live in Studio One An Abbey Road 90th Session is broadcast on the
Gondwana Youtube channel on Thursday 20 October at 8PM.