Union Caf茅

by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Union Caf茅 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1993
  • Label: Zopf
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:14:06
  • Community rating: 3.78/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Alex Gifford, Anthony Pleeth, Paul Cullington, Annie Whitehead, Paul Kegg, Chris Laurence, Geoffrey Richardson, Traditional, George Robertson, Neil Rennie, Roger Smith, Ian Maidman, Stephen Tees, Katie Wilkinson, Peter McGowan, Steve Fletcher, Helen Liebmann, Khakberdy Allamuradov, Nigel Kennedy, Kurban Kurbanov, Roger Chase, Sabir Rizaev, Simon Jeffes, Martin Loveday

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The final studio album released during founder Simon Jeffes's lifetime presents a beautifully whimsical, pastoral blending of chamber strings, folk traditions, and minimalist repetition. The lighthearted, entirely acoustic compositions serve as an elegant and deeply optimistic culmination of the ensemble's eclectic musical vision.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, Modern, instrumental, folk, acoustic, orchestral, piano, chamber, minimal, ensemble, melodic, strings, delicate, sophisticated

Tracklist

  1. Scherzo and Trio (6:56)
  2. Lifeboat (Lovers Rock) (7:15)
  3. Nothing Really Blue (5:18)
  4. Cage Dead (4:36)
  5. Vega (10:32)
  6. Yodel 3 (3:26)
  7. Organum (3:49)
  8. Another One from Porlock (2:57)
  9. Thorn Tree Wind (3:16)
  10. Silver Star of Bologna (4:05)
  11. Discover America (3:03)
  12. Pythagoras on the Line (1:51)
  13. Kora Kora (3:05)
  14. Lie Back and Think of England (4:21)
  15. Red Shorts (4:09)
  16. Passing Through (5:19)

Credits

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