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Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Signs Of Life (VG+/VG+) – LP, UK 1987

$45.00 - $45.00
$45.00
$45.00 - $45.00
$45.00
Condition: Second Hand
Ships from: Melbourne
Media: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+)
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  • Signs Of Life is an LP by Penguin Cafe Orchestra from 1987 released on the Editions EG label.

    About this album

    Signs Of Life is a graceful, mischievous Penguin Cafe Orchestra statement that turns chamber textures and pop instincts into something singular. Issued in 1987, the album sits comfortably between modern classical and left-field pop, with Satie-like poise, folk detail and rhythmic eccentricity working in tandem. Pieces such as “Perpetuum Mobile”, “Bean Fields” and “Southern Jukebox Music” show Simon Jeffes’ gift for making miniature forms feel complete and memorable. Rather than aiming for virtuosity, the record finds its strength in invention, contrast and melodic wit, and it helped define the group’s enduring reputation for music that is both uncategorisable and instantly recognisable.

  • Artist: Penguin Cafe Orchestra
    Label: Editions EG – EGED 50
    Format: LP, Album
    Units: 1
    Country: UK
    Released: 1987
    Genre: Classical

  • A1 Bean Fields
    A2 Southern Jukebox Music
    A3 Horns Of The Bull
    A4 Oscar Tango
    A5 The Snake And The Lotus (The Pond)
    A6 Rosasolis
    B1 Dirt
    B2 Sketch
    B3 Perpetuum Mobile
    B4 Swing The Cat
    B5 Wildlife