Penguin Cafe are back with a lovingly produced 10th anniversary reissue of their debut album, titled A Matter of Life… 2021. Besides being completely remastered and pressed on vinyl for the very first time, the record also features a brand new 2021 recording of lead single Harry Piers, a song commemorating Arthur Jeffes’ late father and PCO founder Simon Jeffes.

“I originally wrote Harry Piers to play at my dad‘s memorial service 24 years ago, and I played it at the end of pretty much every gig (and soundcheck) we’ve done since, so I’ve probably played it hundreds if not thousands of times since we originally released A Matter of Life. So when we decided to reissue the album, Robert and I both felt it would be fun to record an up-to-date version of this song, because it has changed over time and it continues to evolve. So while this is still very much the same tune, I think it has a lot more nuance and detail that reflect the years that have passed since 2011,” Arthur explains.

“When I asked Art to dig out the original recordings in order to give them the sonic treatment they deserved, it just so happened that the session file for the most important piece was missing — his ode to his father. A brief moment of panic was shortly followed by the realisation that this might be a sign, a chance to record the glorious new form this song has naturally developed into over the years. I had this strong memory of seeing Arthur genuinely reach out to Simon through the piano, which had to be captured for others to witness,” adds co-producer Robert Raths.

The remastered 10th anniversary edition of A Matter of Life… will be available digitally, on 12” vinyl and on CD from April 29.

A Matter of Life... 2021

Harry Piers 2021

Penguin Cafe - Harry Piers 2021

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Someone Else Instead

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This special mix with Electronica / Krautrock Music from 1969-1982 is dedicated to my beloved Father.
He is passed away this month before thirteen Years on his sixty's Birthday.
My dad was totally addicted to Music and also a record collector.
All this passion and enthusiasm to Music i got from him.
The first record I heard in my childhood on his stereo was from Cluster a well known german krautrock project....often played in this mix...

Thanks dad and see you later!

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@jan-platek provides us with our latest guest mix featuring the likes of Bill Lawrence, Neil Cowley, Ben Lukas Boyson, Hania Rani, Luke Abbot and much more. 

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Message from Jan: "Hello, I really feel honored that Matt from Contemplative Classical asked me to create this little, one hour long mix of my favorite songs from the past months. I hope you`ll dig it. If you like what you hear - please support the artists and buy their music. Thanks for listening."

Track List:
(00:00) BILL LAURENCE - The Keeper
(06:00) NEIL COWLEY & BEN LUKAS BOYSEN - Solitary Refinement
(11:54) ELUVIUM - Recital
(15:34) HANIA RANI - Hawaii Oslo
(19:44) LUKE ABBOTT - Tree
(23:00) TOM BLANKENBERG - Oktober
(27:28) LTO - Deja Reve Part 1
(31:54) LAMBERT - Sweet Apocalypse
(35:02) JOHANNES HIRSCHMANN - Winter In An Empty Church
(38:52) ARNOLD KASAR - A Million Miles From Silence
(42:48) 36 - D.R.E.A.M Link
(46:56) JOEP BEVING - Unus Mundus
(51:00) KUBA KAPSA - Exciting The Last Flight

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