Released March 1987 Signs of Life
(1987) When in Rome...
(1988) Release date March 1987 Label Editions EG | Length 50:59 Artist Penguin Cafe Orchestra Producer Simon Jeffes Genres Folk music, Instrumental | |
Similar Broadcasting from Home, When in Rome, Music from the Penguin, Preludes Airs and Yodels: A, Oskar und Leni | ||
Bean fields by penguin cafe orchestra
Signs of Life is the fifth 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 songs. The album reached number 49 in the UK Albums Chart.
Contents
Track listing
All music composed by Simon Jeffes.
- "Bean Fields" - 4:19
- "Southern Jukebox Music" - 4:34
- "Horns of the Bull" - 4:30
- "Oscar Tango" - 3:10
- "The Snake and the Lotus (The Pond)" - 2:51
- "Rosasolis" - 4:12
- "Dirt" - 4:46
- "Sketch" - 3:19
- "Perpetuum Mobile" - 4:24
- "Swing the Cat" - 3:19
- "Wildlife" - 10:54
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.
Songs
1Bean Fields4:26
2Southern Jukebox Music4:39
3Horns of the Bull4:35
References
Signs of Life (Penguin Cafe Orchestra album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA