Some poster's seem to have missed that Simon Jeffes died in 1997 and along with him the Penguin Café Orchestra. This is Penguin Café run by Arthur Jeffes, his son. I was / am a fan of PCO (since the 1980's) but I am now definitely a fan of Arthur's "new" band after seeing them at London's Union Chapel. They delivered superb renditions of PCO material mixed with Arthur's new material, maintaining the genre and moving it on. The use of the Chapel's pipe organ was particularly spectacular.
I grew up listening to the original Penguin Cafe Orchestra in the 80s. Perpetuum Mobile is my very favourite track. Good that Arthur Jeffes is carrying on his father's legacy.
“My father, Simon Jeffes, was in the south of France in 1972-73, where he got terrible food poisoning from some bad shellfish and spent 3 or 4 days with a terrible fever. During this, he had very vivid waking dream - a nightmare vision of the near future - where everyone lived in big concrete blocks and spent their lives looking into screens. There was a big camera in the corner of everyone’s room, an eye looking down at them. In one room there was a couple making love lovelessly, while in another there was a musician sat at a vast array of equipment but with headphones on so there was no actual music in the room. This was a very disconnected de-humanising world that people had made for themselves… However you could reject that and look further afield, and if you went down this dusty road you would eventually find a ramshackle old building with noise and light pouring out into the dark. It’s a place you just fundamentally want to go into, and this is the Penguin Cafe. There are long tables and everyone sits together, and it’s very cheerfully chaotic. In the back there is always a band playing music that you are sure you’ve heard somewhere but you have no idea where - and that is the Penguin Cafe Orchestra - they play this music." Arthur Jeffes
This done was in Japanese Story with Toni Collette. I’ve never sobbed through a movie like that one. This song brings me deep grief, confusing elation and a feeling of peace in my soul. Truly genius.
+Carlos Vázquez Jiménez You must be deaf...I love the new modern penguin café` run by Simons son none the less and if I`m to be honest this is more m cup of tea....father like Son he would be very proud ...so no joke at all.
Hard to clap along to 15/8, hahaha
Jorg Hannakh Exactly what I was thinking! I couldn’t help but cringe when the audience slowly stopped clapping after falling out of time 😭😂
They kinda kept the polyrythm down, though!
hard to laugh at your shite attempt at humour
Some poster's seem to have missed that Simon Jeffes died in 1997 and along with him the Penguin Café Orchestra. This is Penguin Café run by Arthur Jeffes, his son. I was / am a fan of PCO (since the 1980's) but I am now definitely a fan of Arthur's "new" band after seeing them at London's Union Chapel. They delivered superb renditions of PCO material mixed with Arthur's new material, maintaining the genre and moving it on. The use of the Chapel's pipe organ was particularly spectacular.
Tony Buckley ty for the report
Glad the clapping stopped. Often ruins an experience like this.
The person who always claps along is the Tosspot who cant keep time
Especially since this song is in 15/8, but they were clapping in 4/4...totally throwing the band off! Really just stop, clappers.
I grew up listening to the original Penguin Cafe Orchestra in the 80s. Perpetuum Mobile is my very favourite track. Good that Arthur Jeffes is carrying on his father's legacy.
“My father, Simon Jeffes, was in the south of France in 1972-73, where he got terrible food poisoning from some bad shellfish and spent 3 or 4 days with a terrible fever. During this, he had very vivid waking dream - a nightmare vision of the near future - where everyone lived in big concrete blocks and spent their lives looking into screens. There was a big camera in the corner of everyone’s room, an eye looking down at them. In one room there was a couple making love lovelessly, while in another there was a musician sat at a vast array of equipment but with headphones on so there was no actual music in the room. This was a very disconnected de-humanising world that people had made for themselves…
However you could reject that and look further afield, and if you went down this dusty road you would eventually find a ramshackle old building with noise and light pouring out into the dark. It’s a place you just fundamentally want to go into, and this is the Penguin Cafe. There are long tables and everyone sits together, and it’s very cheerfully chaotic. In the back there is always a band playing music that you are sure you’ve heard somewhere but you have no idea where - and that is the Penguin Cafe Orchestra - they play this music." Arthur Jeffes
John Smith That’s a pretty accurate powerful and bleak yet still hopeful vision. Must’ve been some crazy fish!!
Thanks for sharing , more apropos today than ever
Nothing embarrassing about the new penguin cafe, as good as the original having seen both.
song in 15/8, claps in 4/4 haha
They were, are and always be one of the most wonderful groups of the history of music. THIS IS MUSIC!
Truth
This done was in Japanese Story with Toni Collette. I’ve never sobbed through a movie like that one. This song brings me deep grief, confusing elation and a feeling of peace in my soul. Truly genius.
I've actually asked this to be played at my death "service".
Splendiferous!
What Magic, Bye for now love Alan 👨🏫️
I've loved this since I first heard it, and though I couldn't hear it every day, when I rest, and listen again.... I love it anew.
It's nice!
makes me smile!
I loved Avicii’s instrumental for ‘Fade into Darkness’ aka Penguin, an ode to Perpetuum Mobile
Delightful 😎
Glorious , I love it !
Wow¡👏👏👏👏sensational and emotional
America: Always on the move.
tssssssss rolotaaaaa
😍
Found it
What is instrument with mouth piece and piano?
Melodica!
Does anyone know where i can see the original long version filmed in the early 70's on bbc i think
Hi Chris, try The South Bank Show. Dave (I had to wait years for someone to put it on YT!).
old grey whistle test, possibly
Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC 2, 1984: ua-cam.com/video/41HBZ3QqvhE/v-deo.html
Looks like they want to be more important than the music. Carnaval people :(
always idiots clapping
Certainly not bad, but It doesn't sound like the original. It's better for them to play their own music, i think.
+Francis Broka be77er 7han original! you could no7 hear 7he lower no7es....
+Brooke Bowers enjoy every swell
Is it a joke? No Penguin Cafe Oechestra without Simon Jeffes.
Hi son Arthur Jeffes is running the show. I enjoyed it and will see them again.
Try "The Orchestra that Fell to Earth" :)
+Carlos Vázquez Jiménez You must be deaf...I love the new modern penguin café` run by Simons son none the less and if I`m to be honest this is more m cup of tea....father like Son he would be very proud ...so no joke at all.
+fastasfox OK then. You're right. I hope we will see a Beatles formation with Julian Lennon and Dhani Harrison soon.
Oh so it is true, the older you get the more sarcastic and grumpy you become.