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“This is what an orchestra can be like in the 21st century: an ensemble that speaks with one voice yet also gives voice to each of its members” —The Times

“Brimmingly heartfelt multi sensorial...makes me grin and groove...super nova of a new work” —New Music Show BBC 3

“Surfing on the crest of [Paxton's] exuberance is an extraordinary experience” —The Wire

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Delicious is a joyous and satiating sonic experience from start to finish, set within a utopian ambient landscape, orchestrated like a symphony and decorated with a.s.m.r. inflections. The music unfolds organically, giving a sense of improvised structure, yet every detail is meticulously composed for maximum listening sensation. Like a flock of birds able to shift on a wing’s beat, Paxton finds the perfect pacing between these episodic dreamscapes. Momentum is key to this music. Each piece, section, or episode has a trajectory that feels surprising, yet inevitable upon arrival.

“This music is often rich in harmony and diverse stylistic influences, grown from our fast internet behaviours, video games, hyper-pop and highly detailed production. World-building for full bodily sonic experience: the heart, head, gut and bum. Technological fireworks fungi-fused with the pastoral,” explains Paxton.

The common thread in Paxton’s musical language is melody. He elaborates: “I start composing by following a feeling. Melody is the core of my musical language and the first thing I write. For me, tunes are the most tentacular of music languages able to reach all kinds of alcoves, juices and specialities of our existing. The harmony of a piece is always looking for the maximum pleasure and everything left to do I call “orchestrating’. Here I am constantly imagining to experience the music through the whole body, from large gradations.......
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