Signs of Life

by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1987
  • Label: Editions EG
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 51:22
  • Community rating: 3.99/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Bob Loveday, Neil Rennie, Steve Nye, Simon Jeffes, Gavyn Wright, Danny Cummings, Geoffrey Richardson, Elisabeth Perry, Helen Liebmann

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Simon Jeffes continues his pursuit of idiosyncratic, pan-global chamber music with 'Signs of Life', blending systemic minimalism with rustic folk instrumentation. The compositions are deeply structured yet emotionally accessible, relying on repetitive melodic loops and acoustic textures to evoke an eccentric, pastoral warmth.

Genres

Descriptors: Leftfield, instrumental, repetitive, folk, acoustic, minimal, melodic, orchestral, experimental, chamber, ensemble, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Bean Fields (4:26)
  2. Southern Jukebox Music (4:38)
  3. Horns Of The Bull (4:35)
  4. Oscar Tango (3:14)
  5. The Snake And The Lotus (The Pond) (2:55)
  6. Rosasolis (4:22)
  7. Dirt (4:49)
  8. Sketch (3:22)
  9. Perpetuum Mobile (4:27)
  10. Swing The Cat (3:25)
  11. Wildlife (11:05)

Credits

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