Signs of Life (Penguin Cafe Orchestra album)

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Signs of Life
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1987
Recorded1985–1987
Genre Instrumental folk
Length50:36
Label E.G. Records
Producer Simon Jeffes
Penguin Cafe Orchestra chronology
Broadcasting from Home
(1984)
Signs of Life
(1987)
When in Rome
(1988)
Professional ratings
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Signs of Life is the fourth studio album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. It was recorded at the Penguin Cafe between 1985 and 1987 and released in March 1987. It includes "Perpetuum Mobile", one of their most famous pieces. The album reached number 49 in the UK Albums Chart. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All music composed by Simon Jeffes.

Side one

  1. "Bean Fields" - 4:20
  2. "Southern Jukebox Music" - 4:39
  3. "Horns of the Bull" - 4:32
  4. "Oscar Tango" - 3:12
  5. "The Snake and the Lotus (The Pond)" - 2:57
  6. "Rosasolis" - 4:12

Side two

  1. "Dirt" - 4:46
  2. "Sketch" - 3:19
  3. "Perpetuum Mobile" - 4:26
  4. "Swing the Cat" - 3:19
  5. "Wildlife" - 10:54

Personnel

Other information

"Perpetuum Mobile" was sampled by Swedish DJ Avicii in his 2011 single "Penguin," aka "Fade into Darkness", which in turn was sampled by British recording artist Leona Lewis in her 2011 single "Collide".

Additionally, the song was used as the main theme for the film Mary and Max .

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References

  1. Mills, Ted. "Signs of Life". Allmusic. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 422. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.