Broadcasting from Home

by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Overview

Bandleader Simon Jeffes composed the leadoff track "Music for a Found Harmonium" on a harmonium he found abandoned on a Tokyo street, which offers an inkling of the musical inspiration that sprang from this remarkable Englishman. As usual, he gathers a loose aggregation of musicians who create stunning, free-flowing acoustic sounds that defy categorization. Jeffes includes brass here for the first time on a Penguin Cafe Orchestra recording. Recorded over three years, the band's third album is worth the painstaking studio overdubbing by its leader, who died of a brain tumor in 1997. ~ Mark Allan

Product Details

Release Date:	02/14/2025
Label:	INTEGRAL
UPC:	5400863166335

Tracks

1. Music for a Found Harmonium
2. Prelude and Yodel
3. More Milk
4. Sheep Dip
5. White Mischief
6. In the Back of a Taxi
7. Music by Numbers
8. Another One from the Colonies
9. Air
10. Heartwind
11. Isle of View (Music for Helicopter Pilots)
12. Now Nothing

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Penguin Cafe Orchestra   Primary Artist
Neil Rennie   Ukulele,Cuatro
Fami   Drums
Dave Defries   Wind,Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Marcus Beale   Violin,Violin (Electric)
Mike Giles   Drums
Steve Nye   Keyboards,Piano
Simon Jeffes   Bass,Drums,Piano,Bottle,Cuatro,Guitar,Spinet,Violin,Vocals,Ukulele,Triangle,Dulcitone,Harmonium,Omnichord,Percussion,Drum Machine,Metal Plates,Penny Whistle,Guitar (Electric)
Geoffrey Richardson   Bass,Viola,Shaker,Ukulele,Percussion,Penny Whistle,Guitar (Electric)
Kuma Harada   Bass
Trevor Morais   Hi Hat,Cowbell,Percussion,Wood Block,Grup Kala Laut
Gavyn Wright   Violin
Helen Liebmann   Cello,Strings
Annie Whitehead   Trombone

Technical Credits

Ian Marais   Engineer
Simon Jaffes   Producer
Neil Rennie   Composer,Group Member
Dave Defries   Group Member
Marcus Beale   Group Member
Mike Giles   Group Member
Emily Young   Paintings,Cover Painting
Steve Nye   Group Member
Ian Morais   Engineer
Traditional   Composer
Simon Jeffes   Composer,Producer,Group Member
Geoffrey Richardson   Composer,Group Member
Kuma Harada   Group Member
Ryuichi Sakamoto   Composer
Tony Cousins   Remastering
Gavyn Wright   Group Member
Helen Liebmann   Group Member
Annie Whitehead   Group Member