DAVID CHESKY
The Agnostic (Chesky Records)
Reviewed by Shaun Dale

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This album has to be considered from at least three directions. First, the score, by composer David Chesky, and performed by the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra in Bratislava, presents an epic panorama of sound, both instrumentally and vocally. The vocals present the work of David Chesky the thinker, since the libretto is a complex and thoughtful work of existentialist philosophy, as much as musical lyric.

Finally, there's David Chesky the audiophile label executive, who has pioneered the use of 96kHz/24-bit technology and produced some of the finest jazz, classical and world music recordings in recent years. All that technology and experience is brought to bear on the music and message contained on this disc, meaning what you hear will be beautiful, meaningful, and heard with the full dynamic range the composer/producer intended.

It operates on several levels. It works on all of them. A marvellous listening experience.

Track List:

Introduction * Todd * Sam * Sam's Prayer * Ego * False Gods Interlude * False Gods * Cowardice * Surrender * Death Of The Spirit * Resurrection

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