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Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Penguin Cafe Orchestra

How to describe this album? Eclectic acoustic? Pop world music? Think the soundtrack to several TV shows (maybe “Thirty-Something?”) or movies (“Telephone and Rubber Band” has been in several), more than a few commercials. Overall very pleasant and relaxing.

If you like acoustic guitar recorded with Neumann Tube microphones, btw this should be the standard of how to record, just saying for a friend.

Fausto Mesolella- Live ad Alcatraz ( no, not the prison )

His, Madama Terra album is also spectacular.

Qobuz Hi-Rez with Euphony Stylus

Fausto Mesolella- Live ad Alcatraz

Qobuz Hi-Res

morningstaraudio, good call.  

Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Penguin Cafe Orchestra on Qobuz via 16f4's recommendation.  Very interesting, I see they are often categorized as folk/neo-classical, and although I hear the references to minimalist classical (Reich, Glass, etc) I also sense they are adjacent to new age.

If this group floats your boat you might check out the band Balmorhea!  Not exactly alike but distant musical cousins, maybe.

Yes, @morningstaraudio,thanks for the tip on that Mesolella record - sounds beautiful.

Another Italian guitarist whose recordings sound great is Antonio Forcione, especially the album he cut with Charlie Haden - Heartplay, for the Naim label.