Four men and a Swiss saucepan...

...But these are no ordinary men, and theirs is no ordinary Swiss saucepan.

These four men are four musicians from East London who collectively go by the name of the Portico Quartet. And their Swiss saucepan is actually not a saucepan at all, but a wonderfull pan shaped instrument called the 'hang'.

Shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize in 2008, and with two fantastic albums out on the shelves of your local HMV, it is definitely time that anyone who has not yet heard of them to check them out.

Below is the first track that I heard from the Portico Quartet that got me hooked on their unique sound...