ALEX PAXTON
CANDYFOLK SPACE DRUM
COMING OUT ON 3 APRIL 2026
1-8 Blue Chew Cheerio Earpiece
Riot Ensemble & Dreammusics Ensemble
9 - Pull Back Biome Dunk
Dreammusics Symphony Orchestra with improvising soloists Alex Paxton and Jennifer Walsh
Tracks 10 - 20 - Candyfolk Space Drum
Alex Paxton, London Sinfonietta, Children’s Chorus of The Belham Primary school conducted by Aga Serugo-Lugo
21 - Car-Pig
Alex Paxton, Zubin Kanga
Candyfolk Space Drum is an orchestral radio-scape extravaganza of symphonic proportions pulsating with jazz and children-choirs, groove, electricity and joyful life-blood. It is the fifth studio album released by Alex Paxton, the British award-winning composer, producer and jazz trombonist, described as “a magician of sound...hyperkinetic rainbow-hued...joy & freedom” (Financial Times) and “the most joyful sound” (New York Times).
The music on Candyfolk Space Drum was recorded by London Sinfonietta, Children’s Chorus of The Belham Primary School (conducted by Aga Serugo-Lugo), Riot Ensemble, Dreammusics Symphony Orchestra, Jennifer Walsh, Zubin Kanga and David Ingamells.
Track List
1. YOUR TONGUE (Blue Chew Cheerio Earpiece) - Alex Paxton, Riot Ensemble, Dreammusics Ensemble [4.17]
2. Nasty Caterpillar Strut (Blue Chew Cheerio Earpiece) - Alex Paxton, Riot Ensemble, Dreammusics Ensemble [3.22]
3. Breath Smells Nice (Blue Chew Cheerio Earpiece) - Alex Paxton, Riot Ensemble, Dreammusics Ensemble [1.01]
4. Doggy Chew Toy Tune (Blue Chew Cheerio Earpiece) - Alex Paxton, Riot Ensemble, Dreammusics Ensemble [6.49]
5. YOUR MOM Still Laughing (Blue Chew Cheerio Earpiece) - Alex Paxton, Riot Ensemble, Dreammusics Ensemble [5.59]
6. Birthday Balloon Let Go (Blue Chew Cheerio Earpiece) - Alex Paxton, Riot Ensemble, Dreammusics Ensemble [2.21]
7. Commuters In a lightbulb (Blue Chew Cheerio Earpiece) - Alex Paxton, Riot Ensemble, Dreammusics Ensemble [4.30]
8. Frank Bowling’s Christmas Trip To and From Brighten (Blue Chew Cheerio Earpiece) - Alex Paxton, Riot Ensemble, Dreammusics Ensemble [2.38]
9. Pullbackhat Biome Dunk - Alex Paxton, Jennifer Walsh, Dreammusics Symphony Orchestra [4.45]
10. Space Drum (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, Aga Serugo-Lugo, David Ingamells, London Sinfonietta [4.50]
11. Magic Science (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, Aga Serugo-Lugo, David Ingamells, London Sinfonietta, Children’s Chorus of The Belham Primary school [2.55]
12. Even Me Mom Dont’ Know (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, Aga Serugo-Lugo, David Ingamells, London Sinfonietta, Children’s Chorus of Belham Primary school [2.42]
13. Nice Relaxing Garden Trumpet (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, David Ingamells, London Sinfionetta [2.47]
14. I Know, You Need Help (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, Aga Serugo-Lugo, David Ingamells, London Sinfonietta, Children’s Chorus of The Belham Primary school [3.59]
15. I like it (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, Aga Serugo-Lugo, David Ingamells, London Sinfonietta, Children’s Chorus of The Belham Primary school [1.11]
16. Eye Dance (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, David Ingamells, London Sinfonietta [1.55]
17. Ice Cream Green Screen (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, David Ingamells, London Sinfonietta [2.47}
18. Up Slide (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, David Ingamells, London Sinfonietta [1.30]
19. Shake up and Smell the Rain (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, Aga Serugo-Lugo, David Ingamells, London Sinfonietta, Children’s Chorus of Belham Primary school [3.36]
20. Wind and Rain and Other Types of Song (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, Aga Serugo-Lugo, David Ingamells, London Sinfonietta, Children’s Chorus of The Belham Primary school [2.20]
21. Carpig - Alex Paxton, Zubin Kanga [8.41]
2. Nasty Caterpillar Strut (Blue Chew Cheerio Earpiece) - Alex Paxton, Riot Ensemble, Dreammusics Ensemble [3.22]
3. Breath Smells Nice (Blue Chew Cheerio Earpiece) - Alex Paxton, Riot Ensemble, Dreammusics Ensemble [1.01]
4. Doggy Chew Toy Tune (Blue Chew Cheerio Earpiece) - Alex Paxton, Riot Ensemble, Dreammusics Ensemble [6.49]
5. YOUR MOM Still Laughing (Blue Chew Cheerio Earpiece) - Alex Paxton, Riot Ensemble, Dreammusics Ensemble [5.59]
6. Birthday Balloon Let Go (Blue Chew Cheerio Earpiece) - Alex Paxton, Riot Ensemble, Dreammusics Ensemble [2.21]
7. Commuters In a lightbulb (Blue Chew Cheerio Earpiece) - Alex Paxton, Riot Ensemble, Dreammusics Ensemble [4.30]
8. Frank Bowling’s Christmas Trip To and From Brighten (Blue Chew Cheerio Earpiece) - Alex Paxton, Riot Ensemble, Dreammusics Ensemble [2.38]
9. Pullbackhat Biome Dunk - Alex Paxton, Jennifer Walsh, Dreammusics Symphony Orchestra [4.45]
10. Space Drum (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, Aga Serugo-Lugo, David Ingamells, London Sinfonietta [4.50]
11. Magic Science (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, Aga Serugo-Lugo, David Ingamells, London Sinfonietta, Children’s Chorus of The Belham Primary school [2.55]
12. Even Me Mom Dont’ Know (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, Aga Serugo-Lugo, David Ingamells, London Sinfonietta, Children’s Chorus of Belham Primary school [2.42]
13. Nice Relaxing Garden Trumpet (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, David Ingamells, London Sinfionetta [2.47]
14. I Know, You Need Help (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, Aga Serugo-Lugo, David Ingamells, London Sinfonietta, Children’s Chorus of The Belham Primary school [3.59]
15. I like it (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, Aga Serugo-Lugo, David Ingamells, London Sinfonietta, Children’s Chorus of The Belham Primary school [1.11]
16. Eye Dance (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, David Ingamells, London Sinfonietta [1.55]
17. Ice Cream Green Screen (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, David Ingamells, London Sinfonietta [2.47}
18. Up Slide (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, David Ingamells, London Sinfonietta [1.30]
19. Shake up and Smell the Rain (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, Aga Serugo-Lugo, David Ingamells, London Sinfonietta, Children’s Chorus of Belham Primary school [3.36]
20. Wind and Rain and Other Types of Song (Candyfolk Space Drum) - Alex Paxton, Aga Serugo-Lugo, David Ingamells, London Sinfonietta, Children’s Chorus of The Belham Primary school [2.20]
21. Carpig - Alex Paxton, Zubin Kanga [8.41]
About Alex Paxton
Alex Paxton (1990), “highly innovative...of exceptional creative imagination and musical energy, packed with life force unlike anything else” (BBC Magazine/Ivor Novello British Composer Awards) is an award-winning composer & jazz-trombonist. He is sighned to Schott Music with older scores published by Ricordi.
He has been described as “a Magician of Sound...hyperkinetic rainbow-hued...joy & freedom” (Financial Times), “a riotous overabundance of love and rage...an extraordinary experience” (The Wire), “a system-crasher of genre...unmistakable style...highly complex, sophisticated and
extremely entertaining, virtuoso ad absurdum” (Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik), and “a musical supermarket sweep. A swirling big-band fantasy, cartoonish and candy-bright, it seizes great handfuls of musical experience – mariachi, swing, Christmas carols, school recorder ensembles, a baroque jig... enticing invitation, made with swagger & plenty of groove” The Guardian.
Prizes include an Ivor Novello, Paul Hindemith Prize: “a Brit who defies every conceivable genre boundary…an extremely modern and future-oriented style” Ernst von Siemens Composer Prize: “Unbridled joy…sophisticated, passionate music full of pulsating energy and stylistic diversity”, Elb Philharmonie’s Claussen Simon Composition Prize, RPS Royal Philharmonic Society Prize, Dankworth Jazz Prize.
Alex has released 4 critically acclaimed albums Delicious (New Amsterdam) MUSIC for BOSCH PEOPLE (Birmingham Record Company/ NMC label), iLOLLI-POP (non-classical) and HAPPY MUSIC for ORCHESTRA (Delphian) as well as many smaller releases. Each has been widely reviewed and featured in Uk, USA and Europe in broad sheets and Music magazines. He is a commissioned contributor to John Zorn’s Arcana X 2021.
Credits
London Sinfonietta. Tracks 10-20
Helen Keen. Flutes
Timothy Lines. Bass Clarinet
Holly Clark. Trumpet
Darragh Morgan. Violin
Rolf Hind Keyboard
Siwan Rhys Keyboard
David Ingamells. Drum Kit
Children’s Chorus of The Belham Primary school
conducted by Aga Serugo-Lugo.
Riot Ensemble. Tracks 1-8, 22
Richard Craig. Flutes
Philip Haworth. Oboe
Horia Dumitrache. Clarinets
Fraser Tannock. Trumpet
Dreammuscis Ensemble and Orchestra 1-9, 22
Jennifer Walsh. Voice. Track 9
Phoebe Bognar. Flutes. Track 9
Jeanne Degos. Oboes. Track 9
Raymond Brien. Clarinets. Track 9
Lucy Humphris. Trumpets. Track 9
Mike De Souza. Electric Guitar. Tracks 1-8, 22
Lasma Taimina. Violins and Violas. Track 9
Cecilia Bignall. Cellos. Track 9
Riverton Vilela. Double Bass. Track 9
Helen Keen. Flutes
Timothy Lines. Bass Clarinet
Holly Clark. Trumpet
Darragh Morgan. Violin
Rolf Hind Keyboard
Siwan Rhys Keyboard
David Ingamells. Drum Kit
Children’s Chorus of The Belham Primary school
conducted by Aga Serugo-Lugo.
Riot Ensemble. Tracks 1-8, 22
Richard Craig. Flutes
Philip Haworth. Oboe
Horia Dumitrache. Clarinets
Fraser Tannock. Trumpet
Dreammuscis Ensemble and Orchestra 1-9, 22
Jennifer Walsh. Voice. Track 9
Phoebe Bognar. Flutes. Track 9
Jeanne Degos. Oboes. Track 9
Raymond Brien. Clarinets. Track 9
Lucy Humphris. Trumpets. Track 9
Mike De Souza. Electric Guitar. Tracks 1-8, 22
Lasma Taimina. Violins and Violas. Track 9
Cecilia Bignall. Cellos. Track 9
Riverton Vilela. Double Bass. Track 9
Composer. Conductor. Trombone soloist.
All other instruments. Mixing. Producer.
Alex Paxton. All Tracks
Animation
Oz animation
Mastering
Helmut Erler. All tracks
Sound Engineering.
Myles Eastwood and Alex Paxton
Editing
Samuel D Loveless. All tracks
Mitchell kelly. tracks 1-8
Location
Dreammusics Studio. London
Score Editor
Luciano Williamson. All tracks
Commissioners
London Sinfionetta. Tracks 10-20
WDR Symphony Orchestra. Tracks 9
Riot Ensemble & Aaron Holloway-Nahum. Tracks 1-8, 22
Zubin Kanga & Cyborg Soloists. Track 21
All other instruments. Mixing. Producer.
Alex Paxton. All Tracks
Animation
Oz animation
Mastering
Helmut Erler. All tracks
Sound Engineering.
Myles Eastwood and Alex Paxton
Editing
Samuel D Loveless. All tracks
Mitchell kelly. tracks 1-8
Location
Dreammusics Studio. London
Score Editor
Luciano Williamson. All tracks
Commissioners
London Sinfionetta. Tracks 10-20
WDR Symphony Orchestra. Tracks 9
Riot Ensemble & Aaron Holloway-Nahum. Tracks 1-8, 22
Zubin Kanga & Cyborg Soloists. Track 21
Screenshot from London Sinfonietta CandyFolk Space Drum Video Youtube. Live Premiere
Composer’s Program Notes
Blue Chew Cheerio
Strike and Blow, stoking electrical and other bits of sciencefact to keep YOUR FEET
improvising continuously intensive details. Improvements. Biological fiction. Still…you gotta keep moving aintcha? *(Lipsmacks)* Guts pulled at gibet, 1st swimming lesson. Drones hold their entrails runin’ all over the bloody place - batty. Tiny scales on the window sill boiled in death-throw-frozen-still nipple-legs PLEEEASE maybe a trade for something better still, here’s to hopin’, metamorphy and maybe some soul-transmigrationary sewn on broadsheetglossy-stuffed tights or…better still…jam today jam today jam today jam today…smells well bad but feels good held against YOUR TONGUE sizzles popping-candy chocolate spangles. Trying new things: midi-fresco tattoo meanly stained on mid an.alBUM didn’t know YOUR LOVER wanted until it flows, wept into the sheets. Bosch machine spinnin’on extrahot EP heartsichord in concert with…oh!…and that nice fuzzy YOUR-MOM-still-laughin’ feelin’ streamin’ Ye olde-sitcom song…just when you thought you’d get round to the washingup then damn n blast your goggly eyes, its pudding time again! Steamed.
Pullbackhat Biome-Dunk
(a Chat-Can Let-Go)
for Improvising Soloists and Orchestra
I wrote this piece for Symphony Orchestra + 2 improvising soloists (initially myself and Jennifer Walsh). Jennifer and I met for a jam/chat before I wrote the piece. We are able to continue the creative process here in live performances and on the recording. The orchestra part is entirely notated and the solo parts are improvised.
Body jiggllin’ there when that Heart can merely throb at it Guinea-pigged under a wet towel. Boggle. You might catch it. Fomo. On it. Cam’. lots of ‘em. Don’t share squiggle piggle! Get your own on 2 take off, pull right back and let go. fWaaaaalop! Smack lips. Then just bottoms and bums fall out, gurgle-swirl plugged-up buzzing and candy balls. Little bits there in the air to smell at. Egg. Soldier. A special dance with nan’s stretchy bits still. (Tough grain chew nicely).
Humpty-Dupty’s Warning:
We are snack bats, And that’s that.
And, if you're at our snacks...we’ll attack, snatch and snap-back.
‘Cos we’re snack bats. And that’s that!
EAT.
Carpig
Travel barrel on the English channel.
Vibrating flesh machine, string, singing songs and television. strum hum ti dum. Waiting while i wash wot i’m not wearing. ”your face is dirty use a flannel!” It’s so bad mate, you need to clean it. Get one of those little hoovers which run on battery house smells early morning mouth (*grunt) Hog! The sodin’ vicar is leaning on the clutch, wearin’ it out. Grovalin’ aroun’ underneath, at your feet, your well, take a sip, wrong foot, leak…well cos you like it. Like you own it, when you need it, do you get me? Put the collar back on! It’s not a fucking ferrite. Carpig = Half car and half pig…yeah. Like transformers.
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