- ambient, art rock, chamber folk, electronic
- 49 min
- 15 tracks
- Virgin
Penguin Cafe Orchestra is the second studio album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, released in 1981, and recorded between 1977 and 1980. By this album, the line-up for the band had expanded greatly, with contribution including Simon Jeffes, Helen Leibmann, Steve Nye, Gavyn Wright of the original quartet, as well as Geoff Richardson, Peter Veitch, Braco, Giles Leaman, Julio Segovia and Neil Rennie.
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Character-led, spare, grave and intimate.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- warmbleak
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Tracks
- 1Air à Danser4:31
- 2Yodel 14:11
- 3Telephone and Rubber Band2:29
- 4Cutting Branches for a Temporary Shelter3:09
- 5Pythagoras's Trousers3:22
- 6Numbers 1-46:58
- 7Yodel 24:37
- 8Salty Bean Fumble2:14
- 9Paul's Dance1:46
- 10The Ecstasy of Dancing Fleas4:01
- 11Walk Don't Run3:02
- 12Flux1:49
- 13Simon's Dream1:49
- 14Harmonic Necklace1:14
- 15Steady State3:38
15 tracks, 49 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Penguin Cafe Orchestra
- Label
- Virgin
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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