Monday, June 23, 2025

Penguin Cafe Orchestra. The - Union Cafe (1993)

 

The fifth and final album from this band from Great Britain.

The band was a ten plus pieces big orchestra with a lineup of percussion, strings, piano, electronics and woodwinds.

The band was still on Virgin Records and they were still a disciple of Brian Eno. That makes me believe that the band was not exactly Richard Branson and his Virgin Records top priority.....

We get one hour and fifteen minutes worth of chamber orchestra neo-classical music. There is a nice blend of woodwinds and strings, with the occasional help of piano, on this album. 

The music is melodic and a bit naive. It lacks a lot in complexity.

This band's name is more exciting and interesting than their music is my conclusion based on their five albums and my reviews of them.

This is a decent enough album but just that.

2 points 

 

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