, led by English composer and musician Arthur Jeffes, serves as both a continuation of and homage to his father ' original avant-pop band . Distinct from the original ensemble, features no former members of , but they perform some of their compositions, and play a similarly uncategorizable blend of folk, jazz, pop, and chamber music influences, occasionally using unconventional instrumentation. While 's early releases largely stayed true to the established style, the group expanded their sound with albums like the electronic-influenced (yet largely acoustic) 2017 full-length and the more rhythmic, even tropical-sounding (2023).

Moved by a series of reunion concerts that took place at London's Union Chapel ten years after his father's death in 1997, formed his own band, known simply as . The lineup featured a number of notables like (), (), (), and Oli Langford (), alongside musicians from the Royal College of Music.

The newly formed group released their first album in 2011 through their own independent label. was received warmly as being an almost perfect stylistic match for the 's sound; even so, was very much a composer in his own right, and despite a desire to stay true to the music of his father's band, he was never constricted by it. 's next record was inspired by a project that worked on with the International Space Orchestra and NASA Ames. The project spawned the pieces "Aurora" and "1420," which were eventually beamed into space, and also marked the beginning of what would become , released in 2014. The four-song EP Umbrella, a collaboration with Japanese artist , appeared in 2015.

The group continued to include an ever-revolving number of musicians, sometimes numbering up to ten at a time. On their third record, took his cue from one of his father's sayings: "We wade in a sea of imperfections." 2017's , although in the main self-composed, also features covers of 's "Franz Schubert," 's "Wheels Within Wheels," and a reworking of ' "Now Nothing." 's fourth full-length, 2019's , was conceived after Greenpeace commissioned to write four pieces of music about specific breeds of penguins. He then expanded this concept into an entire album, envisioned as a soundtrack to a world of anthropomorphic penguins. , a remastered and updated version of the band's debut, including one re-recorded song, was released in 2022. , a more upbeat album incorporating Afro-Cuban influences, while also paying tribute to the late pianist , appeared in 2023. ~ Bekki Bemrose & Paul Simpson

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