Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Penguin Cafe Orchestra (1981)

Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Penguin Cafe Orchestra (1981)

new age, chamber jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 270MB

EG Records

Allmusic:
The sophmore album from Simon Jeffes' homegrown band took over three years to record, but the signs are here that it was a labor of love. While drawing compositional and textural inspiration from both English folk and chamber music, it manages to sound like neither and a wondrous hybrid of both. "Walk Don't Run," a cover of the Ventures' classic, turns from a surf tune into a merry jig of sorts, with the violins and cellos playing the melody backed by drums, bongos, and shakers. "Telephone and Rubber Band" turns a busy signal into something full of beauty and joy. Unfailingly romantic, sunny music and an album that set the tone of all further PCO releases.

Tracks:
-01. Air à Danser - 4:30
-02. Yodel 1 - 4:07
-03. Telephone and Rubber Band - 2:28
-04. Cutting Branches for a Temporary Shelter - 3:09
-05. Pythagoras's Trousers - 3:18
-06. Numbers 1-4 - 6:57
-07. Yodel 2 - 4:34
-08. Salty Bean Fumble - 2:11
-09. Paul's Dance - 1:45
-10. The Ecstasy of Dancing Fleas - 4:01
-11. Walk Don't Run- 3:01
-12. Flux - 1:48
-13. Simon's Dream - 1:48
-14. Harmonic Necklace - 1:12
-15. Steady State - 3:36

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