TOM PENAGUIN

French composer and instrumentalist takes a sonic trip to Canterbury.

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THE CANTERBURY SCENE extends well beyond the usual geographical boundaries and, it seems, is also exerting an influence among an increasingly younger generation of musicians. France’s Tom Penaguin is one such example. The multi-instrumentalist’s self-titled album of original compositions is clearly influenced by the tone and timbre of the likes of Egg, National Health and other luminaries, but he also brings his own idiosyncratic stamp of authority to music that boasts quirky time signatures, complex arrangements and strikingly melodic themes. Now in his late 20s and playing guitar with stoner post-rock outfit Djiin, Penaguin was captivated by all things Canterbury as a teenager. “I was 14 or 15 years old. I heard a specific sound on a record, I don’t know which one, and I was like, ‘What’s this instrument?…

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