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Review

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 Café 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, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Music for a Found Harmonium Simon Jeffes Penguin Cafe Orchestra (3:39)
Prelude and Yodel Simon Jeffes Penguin Cafe Orchestra (3:50)
More Milk Simon Jeffes, Geoffrey Richardson Penguin Cafe Orchestra (3:11)
Sheep Dip Simon Jeffes, Geoffrey Richardson Penguin Cafe Orchestra (3:59)
White Mischief Simon Jeffes Penguin Cafe Orchestra (5:49)
In the Back of a Taxi Simon Jeffes Penguin Cafe Orchestra (3:21)
Music by Numbers Simon Jeffes, Geoffrey Richardson Penguin Cafe Orchestra (4:42)
Another One from the Colonies Simon Jeffes, Neil Rennie Penguin Cafe Orchestra (3:05)
Air Simon Jeffes Penguin Cafe Orchestra (4:19)
Heartwind Simon Jeffes, Ryuichi Sakamoto Penguin Cafe Orchestra (4:12)
Isle of View (Music for Helicopter Pilots) Simon Jeffes Penguin Cafe Orchestra (4:30)
Now Nothing Simon Jeffes Penguin Cafe Orchestra (3:03)

Credits

Annie Whitehead (Trombone), Geoffrey Richardson (Shaker), Geoffrey Richardson (Group Member), Simon Jeffes (Drums), Fami (Drums), Emily Young (Cover Painting), Trevor Morais (Percussion), Neil Rennie (Group Member), Simon Jeffes (Triangle), Kuma Harada (Group Member), Simon Jeffes (Guitar), Trevor Morais (Wood Block), Simon Jeffes (Metal Plates), Simon Jeffes (Vocals), Simon Jaffes (Producer), Simon Jeffes (Spinet), Simon Jeffes (Guitar (Electric)), Trevor Morais (Grup Kala Laut), Steve Nye (Group Member), Simon Jeffes (Dulcitone), Simon Jeffes (Bass), Emily Young (Paintings), Geoffrey Richardson (Bass), Simon Jeffes (Omnichord), Simon Jeffes (Ukulele), Kuma Harada (Bass), Simon Jeffes (Piano), Simon Jeffes (Penny Whistle), Trevor Morais (Hi Hat), Geoffrey Richardson (Viola), Gavyn Wright (Violin), Neil Rennie (Cuatro), Annie Whitehead (Group Member), Simon Jeffes (Violin), Helen Liebmann (Group Member), Ian Morais (Engineer), Steve Nye (Keyboards), Neil Rennie (Ukulele), Simon Jeffes (Percussion), Geoffrey Richardson (Ukulele), Simon Jeffes (Group Member), Trevor Morais (Cowbell), Simon Jeffes (Bottle), Dave Defries (Flugelhorn), Steve Nye (Piano), Gavyn Wright (Group Member), Mike Giles (Drums), Dave Defries (Group Member), Geoffrey Richardson (Percussion), Simon Jeffes (Producer), Tony Cousins (Remastering), Marcus Beale (Group Member), Mike Giles (Group Member), Simon Jeffes (Harmonium), Simon Jeffes (Drum Machine), Geoffrey Richardson (Penny Whistle), Helen Liebmann (Cello), Dave Defries (Wind), Helen Liebmann (Strings), Marcus Beale (Violin (Electric)), Geoffrey Richardson (Guitar (Electric)), Marcus Beale (Violin), Dave Defries (Trumpet), Simon Jeffes (Cuatro), Ian Marais (Engineer)
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Broadcasting from Home
Studio album by Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Released 1984
Genre Instrumental
Length 47:27
Label E.G.
JEM
Producer Simon Jeffes
Professional reviews
Penguin Cafe Orchestra chronology
The Penguin Cafe Orchestra Mini Album
(1983)		 Broadcasting from Home
(1984)		 Signs of Life
(1987)

Broadcasting from Home is the fourth album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, and was released in 1984 on E.G. Records. The opening song was named after PCO leader Simon Jeffes found a discarded harmonium in an alleyway in Japan.

The original Vinyl record was pressed by EMI from a damaged master and had a distinctive click on it in track one - neither Virgin or EMI would pay to restore this, ignoring multiple requests and fans therefore had to wait until the DVD's release to hear it again.

Contents

Track listing

All music composed by Simon Jeffes except as indicated.

Side one

  1. "Music for a Found Harmonium" - 3:36
  2. "Prelude & Yodel" - 3:51
  3. "More Milk" (Jeffes, Geoffrey Richardson) - 3:10
  4. "Sheep Dip" (Jeffes, Richardson) - 3:57
  5. "White Mischief" - 5:48
  6. "In the Back of a Taxi" - 3:21

Side two

  1. "Music by Numbers" (Jeffes, Richardson) - 4:41
  2. "Another One from the Colonies" (Jeffes, Neil Rennie) - 3:04
  3. "Air" - 4:20
  4. "Heartwind" (Jeffes, Ryuichi Sakamoto) - 4:11
  5. "Isle of View (Music for Helicopter Pilots)" - 4:29
  6. "Now Nothing" - 2:59

Personnel


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