Eugene Chadbourne & David Menestres Duo, D Hotep
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Eugene Chadbourne & David Menestres have been playing together for 22 years now. They are touring behind their recent release “Children“, a banjo/guitar + double bass duo exploring the further reaches of Messiaen, Albert Ayler, John Coltrane, and more.
Eugene Chadbourne has spewed forth a ceaseless stream of records and cassettes that easily represent the oddest version of country and folk music ever. While the notable left-winger’s guitar playing is looser than clams, it harbors wildly unique energy. He also plays banjo, electric rake, and balloon. The North Carolinian is the master of several different voices, some of them deceptively sincere. Harsh, funny, irritating and packed with ideas. Since his first recordings in 1976 on the Parachute label, Chadbourne has played and recorded with many of the greats from the free jazz scene (including Frank Lowe, John Zorn, Paul Lovens) as well as musicians from the indie rock and alternative music scenes (Sun City Girls, Camper Van Beethoven, Evan Johns). His prolific career includes over 200 releases on vinyl, CD, or cassettes wrapped in socks and there’s no sign this workaholic will be stopping anytime soon.
David Menestres is a bassist, composer, and writer currently living in the Piedmont region of North Carolina. David is the founder/leader of the Polyorchard ensemble and is the host/producer of Tone Science, a weekly two-hour radio show on taintradio.org since 2010.
D. Hotep:
Among many other projects and collaborations, D.Hotep is a long-standing member of Sun Ra’s Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen. He has developed many through-composed and free-improvised performances, compositions, and orchestrations for an international list of ensembles and artists. He is half of the duo Jupiter Blue with vocalist Tara Middleton, and continues to explore sonic textures live and recorded.
Among many other projects and collaborations, D.Hotep is a long-standing member of Sun Ra’s Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen. He has developed many through-composed and free-improvised performances, compositions, and orchestrations for an international list of ensembles and artists. He is half of the duo Jupiter Blue with vocalist Tara Middleton, and continues to explore sonic textures live and recorded.