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

From the mini album: The Kids And The Cosmos - Ambient Mixtape Vol.1

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Sound In Silence proudly announces the addition of The Kids And The Cosmos to its roster of artists, presenting his debut Ambient Mixtape Vol.1.

The Kids And The Cosmos is the alias of British producer/composer Justin Lee Radford. He is already known as one half of the ambient/electronic duo HIN, along with Jerome Alexander (Message To Bears), having released their highly acclaimed debut Warmer Weather EP on Sound In Silence in 2019. Radford has cultivated extensive collaborations with film makers, environmentalists, astronauts, scientists and social activists whilst composing music for film, VR, commercials, art installations and theatre. In late 2018 he released a 2-track single of solo piano pieces under his own name and, along with his childhood friends Jerome Alexander (Message To Bears) and Maximilian Fyfe (Paint Splat Faces), he is also member of the project Human Suits composing original scores for the documentaries of Planetary Collective.

Ambient Mixtape Vol.1 is made up of five soothing tracks, with a total duration of about 28 minutes. Ambient Mixtape Vol.1 is a slow and meditative exploration into the life and spirit cycle of a human being. The roots of these tracks grew when Justin held his Nan’s hand as she died, a powerful and transcendent moment he has carried with him ever since.
Utilizing crystalline electric piano chords, delicate electronic textures of calm synth-tones, subtle beats and choral voices, enhanced by the additional mixing and vocals by Jerome Alexander (Message To Bears) and cello performances by James Gow, The Kids And The Cosmos creates a wonderful debut release of warm ambient and dreamy electronica.

This is a limited edition of 200 handmade and hand-numbered collectible copies. It is packaged in a lovely hand-stamped 127mm x 127mm 250 gsm cream recycled cardboard envelope with the front cover image printed on a polaroid style photo paper and an insert sheet containing tracklist and information printed on a 160 gsm ivory cardboard. It also comes bundled with a download code coupon and a Sound In Silence card.

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From the album Origins.  Available February 17, 2023 on Western Vinyl.
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Origins  

Elskavon - "Coastline"

deep and peaceful synths, organic piano shimmers, and breath-like waves create a truly dream-like sonic experience. the lead single from upcoming EP fathoms (releasing november 25), below the surface submerges the listener into an all-encompassing meditative soundscape.

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we dream of eden - below the surface

Album and film OPENING by Christopher Willits, out September 2, 2014.
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OPENING - Album, Film, Photos - www.christopherwillits.com/opening

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Moog guitar / Voice / Baritone guitar / Keys / Drums / Percussion - Christopher Willits
Keys on 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 - Scott Hansen
Baritone on 6 - Zac Brown
Live drums on 2, 4, 6 - Rory O’Connor
Field recordings - Ryan Kleeman
Mixed and mastered by Christopher Willits and Ryan Kleeman at Overlap Studio
Engineered by Christopher Willits
Production consultants - Scott Hansen, Ryan Kleeman and Kenric McDowell
Artwork by Scott Hansen, Christopher Willits and Alingo Loh
Images sourced from the film OPENING by Christopher Willits

WIDE

bells, piano and guitar based sounds weave in and out of each other like cherry blossoms enveloping the figure of a person, inspired by the haiku;
The figure of a man
swallowed by the world
hanafubuki
by Natsume Soseki’

"   the concept of hanafubuki, which can be translated as “flower snowstorm”. It's a common theme in Japanese art and literature to represent the beauty of impermanence and cyclicity of life and nature. One of the most influential modern Japanese writers, Natsume Soseki’s literary career started in 1903, with a series of haiku and renga published on various literary magazines.

Between 1900 and 1903 he studied at the UCL in London, but this proved to be quite a dramatic experience for the young Soseki. Despite this, when Soseki returned to Japan, he exploded into prolific writing activity." Marco - Naviar Haiku To find out more and participate, visit https://www.naviarrecords.com/haiku-music-challenge/

Lost in Cherry Blossom(NaviarHaiku546)

AMG Records present single release 'Habitat' by Jellis.
Alone with nature, we will always honest.
Download: http://bit.ly/JellisAMG019

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Released by AmbientMusicalGenre
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Jellis - Habitat (AMG Release)

Taken from 'Atomic', the new album out 1st April 2016 on Rock Action Records (Temporary Residence will release the album in North America)

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Mogwai // Bitterness Centrifuge

Noah - Back

Track from my album "Biodance" on n5MD label

08 - Crisopa - Biodance With Me

One of the beautiful tracks that comes on the new Time Released Sound Around The World Ambient Music Program release. Available in both a limited edition CD version, and an extended digital version with three bonus tracks!

The Time Released Sound Around The World Ambient Music Program...Benoît Pioulard - VII

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