Marking the re-issue of the first six PCO albums, Arthur Jeffes is bringing the music of the legendary Penguin Cafe Orchestra back to life, with a UK tour featuring a collection of PCO classics, celebrating the unique sound that has captivated audiences worldwide.
Some of the most unusual and delightful music of the last 40 years The Guardian
Stately and bouncy in equal measure Pitchfork
Jeffes has safeguarded the Orchestra’s broad, eccentric range of instruments, and shifts effortlessly from drones to good-natured, pastoral pleasures Uncut
Bouncy minimalist quavers, global folk influences and genteel surrealism. He shares his father’s talent for painting delightful scenes with limited palettes The Wire
Arthur Jeffes founded Penguin Cafe in 2009, after bringing together a talented and disparate group of musicians including members of Suede and Gorillaz to perform his late father Simon Jeffes’ legacy of world-renowned Penguin Cafe Orchestra music. Soon after he began to create new and unique genre-defying music, with the spellbinding philosophy of his father always in mind.
Outside of Penguin Cafe, Arthur’s composition work has included several shorts and commissions. He worked with Greenpeace and Aardman Animations to compose the soundtrack for ‘Turtle Journey’, released in 2020 to high acclaim, to promote the Greenpeace ‘Protect the Ocean’ campaign. The film since won the Jury Prize in the ‘Commissioned Film’ category at the Annecy Festival 2020, alongside multiple Gold awards at The Drum Roses Awards and the Ocean Hero Award at Blue Water Film Festival.