David Chesworth Ensemble
Exotica Suite CD

$25 inc. postage

Described as ‘a child of Igor Stravinsky and cartoon composer Carl Stalling!’ Chesworth's music plays oblique homage to a vast array of music genres and sound sources. His ensemble of highly skilled musicians tackles anything from fiery contrapuntal duets to ‘incredibly strange’ South Sea ambiences.

Something is definitely happening here and it has nothing to do with rock & roll. That David Chesworth Ensemble's new CD Exotica Suite, arrives just as cocktail culture is fizzing is a happy conjunction.
Brent Clough, Rolling Stone

Track List:
Malignant Humour
Green Lady
Expanda
Strange Spots
Shady Elements
Heaps
Totem Est
Beautiful Aropa
Flea Circus
Sad
Duet
Xpand amor
Soft Skin 1
Soft Skin 2
Soft Skin 3

James Koehne writes...
Exotica Suite is a delight for those to whom Bert Kaempfert, Hatari! and Hugo Montenegro are naturally accepted as contributors to the 20th Century musical canon, not to mention the inimitable presence of the less widely-known creator of 1950's Hawaiian bar music, Martin Denny. It features a large exotic and orchestral percussion section allowing a vast dynamic range of different timbres and textures. The music varies dramatically in pace and style; often it is intensely melodic employing a complex network of cyclic melodies and rhythms. His highly skilled ensemble tackles anything from fiery contrapuntal duets to 'incredibly strange' South Sea ambiences and 'jungle' rhythms.