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The Penguin Cafe Orchestra was one of those delightfully unclassifiable groups. Not really classical, not really jazz; sort of minimalist, and decidedly not new age (despite their usual classification), the PCO blended the first three of those ingredients into a quirky, beautiful, and timeless music that sounds like no one else. Lots of strings, piano, harmonium, bass, and ukuleles are the main instruments, and the music they produce is pretty, humorous, and utterly unique. Preludes, Airs & Yodels is a collection (one couldn't really use the term "Greatest Hits" for the PCO) that features many of their best-loved tunes like the "Penguin Cafe Single," "Air à Danser," and "Telephone and Rubber Band" (What? No "Ecstasy of Dancing Fleas?"). "Music for a Found Harmonium" actually appears three times: the original version by the PCO, a version by the traditional Irish band Patrick Street, and an electronicized version whipped up by pioneering electronica act the Orb. To be honest, the Orb remix doesn't really fit into the flow of the album all that well, but the point they make about the wide-ranging appeal of the group is well-taken (and it's easy enough to program out). The remastered sound is a marked improvement over their individual albums (as of 2004), and this compilation could serve as the perfect entry point for the curious. Once you hear it, you'll probably want to pick up the four-CD box, History, which contains the rest of their recordings along with various unreleased outtakes and live performances. This is great stuff.
© Sean Westergaard /TiVo
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Penguin Café Orchestra, MainArtist - Simon Harry Piers Jeffes, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1996 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1984 Virgin Records Limited
Gavyn Wright, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nye, Producer - Simon Jeffes, Composer, Producer, Drums, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Liebmann, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Penguin Café Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Loveday, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Morais, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elizabeth Perry, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1987 Virgin Records Limited
Gavyn Wright, Composer, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Eno, Producer, Executive Producer - Steve Nye, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Jeffes, Composer, Producer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Liebmann, Composer, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Penguin Café Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1976 Virgin Records Limited
Gavyn Wright, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Morais, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Jeffes, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Triangle, Harmonium, Participant, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Annie Whitehead, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Liebmann, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Penguin Café Orchestra, MainArtist - Ian Morais, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Defries, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Beale, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1984 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Jeffes, ComposerLyricist - Penguin Café Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1981 Virgin Records Limited
Steve Nye, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Jeffes, Composer, Producer, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Violin, Whistle, Participant, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Danny Cummings, Participant - Penguin Café Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Loveday, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Rennie, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Morais, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1996 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1987 Virgin Records Limited
Gavyn Wright, Viola, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Eno, Producer, Executive Producer - Steve Nye, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Simon Jeffes, Producer, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Participant, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Helen Liebmann, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Giles Farnaby, Composer - Penguin Café Orchestra, MainArtist - Neil Rennie, Ukulele, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1976 Virgin Records Limited
Gavyn Wright, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nye, Producer - Simon Jeffes, Composer, Producer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Geoffrey Richardson, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Liebmann, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Penguin Café Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Loveday, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Morais, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elizabeth Perry, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1987 Virgin Records Limited
Steve Nye, Producer - Simon Jeffes, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Geoffrey Richardson, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Liebmann, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Cummings, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Penguin Café Orchestra, MainArtist - Bob Loveday, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Morais, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1996 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1987 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Jeffes, Composer, Producer - Colin Green, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Penguin Café Orchestra, MainArtist - Ian Morais, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1996 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1981 Virgin Records Limited
Traditional, Composer - Simon Jeffes, Producer - Patrick Street, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1992 Zopf Ltd
Gavyn Wright, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Morais, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Jeffes, Composer, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Triangle, Harmonium, Participant, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Annie Whitehead, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Liebmann, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Penguin Café Orchestra, MainArtist - Ian Morais, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Defries, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1984 Virgin Records Limited
Gavyn Wright, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Morais, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Jeffes, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Triangle, Harmonium, Participant, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Annie Whitehead, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Liebmann, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Penguin Café Orchestra, MainArtist - Ian Morais, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Defries, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1984 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Jeffes, Composer, Producer - Colin Green, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Penguin Café Orchestra, MainArtist - Ian Morais, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1996 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1981 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Jeffes, Composer, Producer - Colin Green, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Penguin Café Orchestra, MainArtist - Ian Morais, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1996 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1981 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Jeffes, Composer - The Orb, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1996 Virgin Records Limited
Simon Jeffes, Composer, Producer - Penguin Café Orchestra, MainArtist
(C) 1996 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1996 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1983 Virgin Records Limited
Albumbeschreibung
The Penguin Cafe Orchestra was one of those delightfully unclassifiable groups. Not really classical, not really jazz; sort of minimalist, and decidedly not new age (despite their usual classification), the PCO blended the first three of those ingredients into a quirky, beautiful, and timeless music that sounds like no one else. Lots of strings, piano, harmonium, bass, and ukuleles are the main instruments, and the music they produce is pretty, humorous, and utterly unique. Preludes, Airs & Yodels is a collection (one couldn't really use the term "Greatest Hits" for the PCO) that features many of their best-loved tunes like the "Penguin Cafe Single," "Air à Danser," and "Telephone and Rubber Band" (What? No "Ecstasy of Dancing Fleas?"). "Music for a Found Harmonium" actually appears three times: the original version by the PCO, a version by the traditional Irish band Patrick Street, and an electronicized version whipped up by pioneering electronica act the Orb. To be honest, the Orb remix doesn't really fit into the flow of the album all that well, but the point they make about the wide-ranging appeal of the group is well-taken (and it's easy enough to program out). The remastered sound is a marked improvement over their individual albums (as of 2004), and this compilation could serve as the perfect entry point for the curious. Once you hear it, you'll probably want to pick up the four-CD box, History, which contains the rest of their recordings along with various unreleased outtakes and live performances. This is great stuff.
© Sean Westergaard /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:17
- Main artists: Penguin Cafe Orchestra
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EG Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1996 Virgin Records Limited This Compilation ℗ 1996 Virgin Records Limited
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