Broadcasting from Home

Broadcasting from Home is the third studio album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, released in 1984 on E.G. Records. The opening song was named after PCO leader Simon Jeffes found a discarded harmonium in an alleyway in Japan.

Broadcasting from Home
Studio album by
Released1984
Recorded1982–1984
GenreInstrumental, avant-pop[1]
Length47:17
LabelE.G.
ProducerSimon Jeffes
Penguin Cafe Orchestra chronology
The Penguin Cafe Orchestra Mini Album
(1983)
Broadcasting from Home
(1984)
Signs of Life
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]

The original vinyl record was pressed by Polydor from a damaged master and had a distinctive click on the first track. Polydor wouldn't pay to restore this, and fans therefore had to wait until the CD's 2008 release by Virgin (which by then had bought the Editions EG catalogue) to hear the undamaged track.

Track listing

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All music composed by Simon Jeffes except as indicated

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Music for a Found Harmonium" 3:34
2."Prelude and Yodel" 3:51
3."More Milk"Jeffes, Geoffrey Richardson3:05
4."Sheep Dip"Jeffes, Richardson3:57
5."White Mischief" 5:48
6."In The Back of a Taxi" 3:21

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Music by Numbers"Jeffes, Richardson4:40
8."Another One from the Colonies"Jeffes, Neil Rennie3:04
9."Air" 4:20
10."Heartwind"Jeffes, Ryuichi Sakamoto4:10
11."Isle of View (Music for Helicopter Pilots)" 4:29
12."Now Nothing" 2:58

Personnel

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  • Simon Jeffes - Harmonium, Cuatro, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Milkbottles, Triangle, Bass, Violin (4), Drum, Piano (5, 10, 12), Line Drum Computer, Ukelele (8, 10), Metal Plate, Omnichord, Soloban, Spinet, Dulcitone, Penny Whistles (11)

References

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  1. ^ "Pop Recommended". Billboard. Vol. 96, no. 51. 22 December 1984. p. 72. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. ^ Allan, Mark. "Broadcasting from Home". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Penguin Cafe Orchestra: Broadcasting From Home". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved 10 September 2012.