Penguin Cafe

Watch Penguin Cafe’s video for ‘Welcome to London’ which captures the isolation many feel in a city; the video’s executive producer, Robert Raths, said, “…this video is dedicated to those who feel lost in a place like London and yet make it their home.”

Whimsical yet also beautifully poignant, Penguin Cafe’s ‘Rain Before Seven…’ is a wonderfully exciting, energizing, and thoroughly immersive listening experience. Musically, it is impossible not to be swept up in its charm.

Penguin Cafe have announced ‘Rain Before Seven…’, out July 7th via Erased Tapes. Watch the video for their new single ‘In Re Budd’. The visuals were inspired by the cafe in Simon Jeffes’ infamous fever dream hallucinations, which led to the creation of the original Penguin Cafe Orchestra.

Penguin Cafe combines music and cultures, mixing them in ways that are almost unimaginable while being as gentle as a whisp of air. A Matter of Life 2021 only serves to confirm the wisdom of the choices Arthur Jeffes has made along the way.

Penguin Cafe have announced a 10th-anniversary reissue of their debut album ‘A Matter of Life… 2021’ – completely remastered and pressed on vinyl for the very first time + new artwork and a brand new 2021 recording of lead single ‘Harry Piers’.

Along with Arthur Jeffes and his talented array of musicians, Penguin Cafe are to headline London’s Barbican on September 27th, bringing their effervescent sound to one of London’s premier venues.

The ever-enigmatic Penguin Cafe have announced a UK tour for 2019, bringing their live show that transcends both popular and classical music all over the UK, combining elements of Classical, Ambient, World and Folk to form a truly unique and immersive sound.

It has been twenty years since the passing of English composer and multi-instrumentalist Simon Jeffes (the founder of Penguin Cafe Orchestra). To mark the Anniversary, Erased Tapes have reissued Penguin Cafe Orchestra’s final studio album ‘Union Cafe’, including a vinyl edition for the first time.

Arthur Jeffes proves he’s more than capable of following in his father’s footsteps as the Penguin Cafe prepare for their sophomore release ‘The Red Book’ and a UK Tour.

Listen to our latest mix: Coasting is a journey. A journey from a market square in Rhodes, Greece ending in a cafe in Anstruther, Scotland. This is a very gentle musical odyssey by bicycle…enjoy!

The founder of the late Penguin Cafe Orchestra Simon Jeffes died in 1997. Now his son, Arthur, has taken up where his father left off, no easy task. Where do you draw the line of familiarity and creativity? Difficult as this may be the latest Penguin Cafe offering A Matter of Life… manages to offer familiar trademarks amongst new inventions.