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The first penguin is never forgotten...
“Small exercises in magic,” Riccardo used to say. Between folkie happiness and melancholic grace.
And anyway, there are so many things to say that it will be best to say very few.
In the meantime, just sit down...
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Pause is pressing the stop button. Rest is feeling at home. The difference is something in the air, a small involuntary leap across the ford.
It arrives, it happens, and you don't know why.
Rest is a small coffee, a “clean, well-lit place,” a half-smile of the eyes, an energy that asks for nothing.
Then, without you even realizing it, you find a position, relax the shoulders, the legs, the back...
Then you look around and everything is exactly as it should be.
For example, I now see a cat sleeping, but for him, it doesn't count, he's always at the Penguin café.
And anyway, if unlearning is more valuable than learning, here the surplus is wiped clean. It's no small thing.
“I am the owner of the Penguin café... and I will tell you random words.” Among those words, the ellipses that we must fill in.
But without hurry.
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The whole repertoire one would expect from a little orchestra: popular tunes, old-fashioned exoticisms, atmospheric visions, small mantras. Plus a few secrets that are better left unrevealed.
Let's just say that, a small miracle, order and spontaneity come together for once.
The first penguin is never forgotten...
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This review explores Penguin Cafe Orchestra's album 'Broadcasting From Home' as a delicate blend of folk happiness and melancholic grace. It highlights the music’s ability to create peaceful, spontaneous moments filled with warmth and atmosphere. The reviewer appreciates the album's subtle magic and the balance between order and spontaneity. Overall, it evokes a sense of rest and comfort within its small orchestral arrangements.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Penguin Cafe Orchestra was a British ensemble founded by composer Simon Jeffes, blending minimalist patterns, folk and world motifs, and chamber textures. Active from the 1970s until Jeffes’s death in 1997, the group released five studio albums and is known for pieces like Music for a Found Harmonium and Telephone and Rubber Band.07 Reviews
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