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'Elegy'

Sound Liberation
 

COMPOSERS CONCORDANCE RECORDS
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Release:  6/20/2025
Bar Code: 691821344017

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   Sound Liberation’s ninth studio album, Elegy, continues the band's fearless exploration of eclectic soundscapes. Founded by Gene Pritsker, the group follows a bold musical philosophy—breaking down barriers between genres and “ending the segregation of sound vibration.” Their music blends an array of styles, driven by hip-hop and rock rhythms, seamlessly weaving elements of classical, jazz, and world music into a uniquely immersive experience.


   On Elegy, Gene Pritsker and Sound Liberation push the boundaries even further, fusing modern jazz, hip-hop, neo-soul, spoken word, fusion jazz, opera, and funk. The track Dealin’ With It is a heartfelt tribute to Gene’s best friend, Sean Satin, who passed away in 2024, while the title track, Elegy, sets the album’s reflective tone, honoring those we’ve lost. Strive features a powerful rap by David Gotay, another of Gene’s close friends, who passed in 2015. The album also includes three electrifying live tracks, capturing the raw, genre-defying energy that defines Sound Liberation’s unforgettable performances.

VIDEO SINGLES

Sampler Video

Tracks:

All words and music written by Gene Pritsker, accept where indicated 

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1 Source 

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2 Dealin’ With It   

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3 Elegy 

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4 The Cauldron  

   Featuring a poem by Robert C. Ford 

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5 Petrichor  - Oliver Marec

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6 Strive 

Featuring raps by David Gotay and Paul Mack

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7 Portrait In My Locket (Live at The 2024 Outreach Festival)

   Poem by Erik T. Johnson

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8 Jocose Flows  

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9 Alpha - Oliver Marec

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10 K'Nuf Funk  (Live at The 2024 Outreach Festival)

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11 unCharted Deconstructed II

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12 TMI   

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13 Brahms Infinity (Live at Joe’s Pub)

  Featuring a poem by Imelda O'Reilly 

Musicians


Gene Pritsker - guitar/rap

Chanda Rule – voice
David Banks - voice 
Adriana Valdés - voice
Charles Coleman - voice

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Imelda O’reilly - narrator/poet
Robert C. Ford  - poet/narrator

Dave ‘Criminal Cello’ Gotay - rap
Paul ‘The Pallbearer’ Mack - rap

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Oliver Marec - sax
Franz Hackl - trumpet
Peter Oswald - trumpets
Lara St. John – violin

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Florian Reider – keyboard
Geoffrey Burleson - keyboard

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Amanda Ruzza - bass
Clemens Rofner  - bass
Philipp Moll – bass
Jose Moura - bass

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John Ferrari - drums
Stefan Kemminger - drums
Raffael Auer – drums
David Cossin - drums

 

Album cover by Astrid Steiner 

Mixed by Gene Pritsker 

Mastering by Ehab Omar

Personnel and Info

Tracks 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 12 

(Recorded in Vienna Studios, Vienna, Austria)

Oliver Marec -  sax

Gene Pritsker - guitar

Clemens Rofner  - bass

Stefan Kemminger - drums 

 

Track 2

 (Recorded in Noizepunk Studios, Auer studios, Moll Studios, Rule studio))

Chanda Rule - voice

David Banks - voice 

Lara St. John - violin

Franz Hackl - trumpet

Gene Pritsker - guitar

Philipp Moll - bass

Raffael Auer  - drums

 

Track 6

(Recorded in Noizepunk Studios, Hackl Studios, Moura Studios, Baker Studios)

Gene ‘Noizepunk’ Pritsker - rap/guitar

Dave ‘Criminal Cello’ Gotay - rap

Paul ‘The Pallbearer’ Mack - rap

Charles Coleman - voice 

Franz Hackl - trumpet

Jose Moura - bass 

Greg Baker - guitar 

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Track 4 

(Recorded in Cossin Studios, NYC)

Adriana Valdez  - voice

Robert C, Ford  - poet/narrator

Gene Pritsker - guitar

Franz Hackl - trumpet

Amanda Ruzza - bass

David Cossin  - drums

 

 

Track 8

(Recorded in Noizepunk Studios, Cossin Studios)

Peter Oswald - trumpets 

Gene Pritsker - guitar

David Cossin  - drums

 

Track 13

(live at the Joe’s Pub NYC)  

Adriana Valdés, Charles Coleman - voices 

Imelda O’reilly - narrator/poet 

Gene Pritsker - guitar/rap

Lara St. John - violin 

Franz Hackl - trumpet

Geoffrey Burleson - keyboard 

Amanda Ruzza - bass

John Ferrari  - drums 

 

Tracks 7 and 10 

(live at the the 2024 Outreach Festival )  

Chanda Rule – voice

Lara St. John – violin

Franz Hackl – trumpet

Gene Pritsker – guitar

Florian Reider –  keyboard 

Philipp Moll – bass

Raffael Auer – drums

Recorded by the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (Radio Österreich 1)

http://oe1.ORF.at/

Recording Producer: Gunter Schneider (ORF) 

Recording engineer: Michael Kogler (ORF)

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Reviews

   “Pritsker’s band is Wagnerian in its concept and ecumenical in delivery, inviting all to join on stage for the journey to freedom.” 

   “Sound Liberation comes across as more of a worldview than just a bunch of musicians getting together to record.“

- Jazz Weekly, by George W. Harris • June 9, 2025 

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   ”boundary-pushing collective” 

   “There’s a funkiness to it that welcomes the listener in, even those who would consider themselves to be jazz-sceptical.” 

   “Sound Liberation follows the bold musical philosophy of ending the segregation of sound vibration. We’re fans of them here” 

- York Calling by Graeme Smith • June 20, 2025 

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 “It's an epic. A sonic ceremony for the living, the absent, and souls in transition.” 

   “Led by the prolific and unclassifiable Gene Pritsker, this polymorphic ensemble summons chamber jazz, spiritual hip-hop, spectral funk, mutant opera, and cosmic spoken word—and burns dogma in the process.” 

   “On Elegy , we hear everything that makes Pritsker so rare: this way of superimposing raw emotion on complex musical architectures,” 

    “This album is a ceremony. A sacred chaos. A farewell song that becomes a cry for life. Gene Pritsker doesn't want to be genre-bending: he wants to liberate sound. Mission accomplished.”

- Extravafrench • June 21, 2025 

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   “This album is not merely a collection of songs; it’s a powerful reflection on loss, a bold statement of artistic freedom, and a masterclass in musical diversity. Across thirteen tracks, Elegy folds jazz, hip-hop, rock, opera, neo-soul, funk, classical, and spoken word into one ever-shifting soundscape—proving once again that Sound Liberation is not just a band, but a musical ideology.”

 

   “One of the most impressive aspects of Elegy is how natural its genre-blending feels. There’s nothing forced about the transitions from classical to funk, from spoken word to jazz-fusion. Each track unfolds in its own world, yet everything is tied together by Pritsker’s compositional vision.”

 

   “Sound Liberation doesn’t just make music—they challenge the very idea of what music is supposed to be. And on Elegy, that challenge becomes something beautiful, profound, and undeniably human.

This is an album that demands your full attention. Not because it’s difficult to listen to—it’s actually quite inviting—but because it dares to be everything at once. It’s not background music. It’s not genre music. It’s Sound Liberation.” 

- Haymai / • June 22, 2025 

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-"This album doesn’t just blend genres; it throws them into a particle accelerator. Sometimes you get pure gold, sometimes a fascinating new element, and sometimes, well, a delightful little explosion that leaves you wondering what just happened. It’s reflective, certainly, but it’s a reflection seen in a shattered mirror, each piece showing a different angle of the same, aching core."

-"Does “Elegy” soothe? Not always. Does it comfort? Perhaps in the way that knowing you’re not the only one feeling complex things can comfort. Mostly, it makes you listen. Really listen. And what, in these fleeting moments, is more vital than that?"

- ViviPlay / • June 24, 2025 

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   “contagion through a fresh, syncopated and swinging atmosphere,”

   “Avant-garde, above all, the album proposes surprising lyrical lines that greatly enhance the listener's listening experience.”

   " The album highlights the beauty of maximum purity while putting jazz back in the spotlight. A definitely beautiful product.”

- Diego Pinheiro, Roadie Music / June 23, 2025 

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“Elegy,” Sound Liberation's ninth studio album, is a bold, emotionally stirring record that perfectly captures the band's fundamental goal of bridging genre lines and examining the entire range of musical expression. Under the direction of the visionary Gene Pritsker, the group keeps pushing the boundaries of classification with its smooth blending of jazz improvisation, hip-hop rhythms, rock intensity, classical melodies, and international musical textures.”

 

"In addition to straddling genres, Gene Pritsker and Sound Liberation are completely destroying boundaries. “Elegy” is a celebration of life's raw, unpredictably beautiful beauty as well as a tribute to the dead. A must-listen for anyone looking for sound without boundaries and passion without restraint, it's music with brains, heart, and an unwavering soul.”

 

- Kamil Bobin, The Musical Road, June 30th, 2025 

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