David T. Chastain has announced the release of two "Odd Ball" collections.
Odd Ball is a collection of over 2 hours of instrumentals culled from David T. Chastain's vast catalog of instrumental releases. David's unique ability to play so many different styles so well is a testament to David's longevity as a musician. This collection showcases his ability to play metal, hard rock, fusion, jam, blues, classical and other esoteric styles.
David states: "I have always played a little outside of the box and more than once was categorized as 'Odd' so I set about putting together tracks that are a little out of the ordinary to capitalize on that nomenclature."
Odd Ball Demos And Live Stuff is a collection of live music and demos of instrumentals from David's career. Many never before heard by the public. This collection showcases his ability to play a wide array of musical styles in a rawer environment.
David states: "This collection has a lot energy that a studio recording sometimes lacks when you set about layering track after track after track. I hadn't heard many of these in years and was surprised how well they held up in their stripped down format."
David's final words on the release: "To be honest I don't know if I will ever record another all new instrumental release. I feel these collections, that are in reality 4 albums worth of material, will make a good statement on my instrumental music. There are some new arrangements that the serious fan should recognize. I am pretty proud all in all with the way things turned out.
"Odd Ball" tracklist:
1. 18th Century Inamorata (22) 3:20
2. Attack of the Mechonrites 4:07
3. The Oracle Within 4:15
4. Excursions into Reality (Intro) 1:15
5. Schizophrenia 3:21
6. Evil for Evil (22) 3:27
7. Apassionata Minore 4:19
8. Countdown to Infinity 3:53
9. Now or Never 3:26
10. Lexa 3.3.16 in F Minor 5:53
11. Within the Heat 3:46
12. Fortunate Happenstance 4:28
13. So Alone 22 4:24
14. Positional Strategy 3:57
15. No Repeat Discourse 3:21
16. Keeper of Tomorrow 4:29
17. Dangerzone F107 4:02
18. Pyramid of the Sun 3:57
19. Demonic Harmonic Justice Lullaby 5:35
20. Blitzkrieg 4:09
21. Watching Time Go By 6:10
22. Desert Nights 3:02
23. 7 Hills Groove 3:25
24. Back Door Outro 2:10
25. Dirge for Yesterday 3:59
26. Return of the 6 2:32
27. Blame It on Rio 4:18
28. Victim of the System 4:22
29. In Memoriam 4:35
30. Project Transformation 5:30
31. Nightmares 4:26
"Odd Ball Demos And Live Stuff" tracklist:
1. Capriccio in E Minor (Demo) 6:15
2. Thunder and Lightning (Demo) 4:02
3. Execution 731 1:10
4. Wild and Truly, Truly Diminished (Live) 6:47
5. Qp827v2 (Demo) 3:15
6. First Sight of Light (Demo) 1:20
7. An Exercise in Fultility (Demo) 4:30
8. The Gates Of Hades (Demo) 2:48
9. Menage a Trois (Demo) 2:27
10. No Man's Territory (Demo) 4:08
11. Flashattaxe V2 (Live) 2:03
12. Project 107: Code 3x (Demo) 4:44
13. New York Rush (Live) 3:42
14. Next Planet 22 (Live) 5:06
15. Paradox 13v2 (Demo) 2:42
16. Illusions of Eternity (Demo) 3:12
17. Capriccio in E Minor (Demo #2) 5:16
18. Cinderella Blue (Demo) 2:14