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Sound Liberation, an eclectic chamber ensemble/band, was formed in 1996. The band has gained exposure in the New York city area and has generated a loyal core following playing such notable venues as Joe's Pub, Wetlands, Knitting Factory, The Blue Note, Downtime, New Music Cafe, Cutting Room,, Le Poisson Rouge and many other performing spaces. The group performed at the Outreach Festival '06 and again in '07 in Schwaz, Austria. Also in '07 Sound Liberation performed at the Estonian House and presented Gene Pritsker's Opera Money at the Players Theatre and Flea Theatre in New York. In May of '08 'Money' was performed at the Etna music Festival in Catania, Sicily and Sound Liberation played in Ragusa, Sicily. In July '08 they performed at the Blaine jazz Festival in Blaine, Wa. In May of '09 Sound Liberation presented 2 nights at the Flea theater, performing Gene Pritsker's one hour VRE Suite written for the Sound Liberation Quintet and a concert with B3+ of music from their albums on Col-Legno records. In past years the group was part of the Peekaboo Festival of New Music and Theater and has toured Newfoundland, Canada in April of '99.In August of '09 the Song No Truth was featured in the Universal Home Videos motion picture 'The Wedding Bothers'. In the fall of 2010 'Human Condition' was featured on PBS's Road Trip Nation series. The band played a very publicized concert at New York's Le Poisson Rouge in January '10, the New Yorker wrote: "Pritsker, a rule-breaking composer-guitarist (and rapper) who impresses funk and rock beats onto classical structures, fronts this eclectic jazz-type combo of singers and instrumentalists"The band has released their 2nd album 'Open Up Your Ears and Get Some' on Col Legno Records (www.col-legno.com) and had an album release concert at Drom in New York in November '08.IIn July 2010 Innova Records released Gene Pritsker's 'VRE Suite' written for the quintet portion of Sound Liberation."Sound Liberation are afraid of nothing, mixing rhythm and genre to the point where the listener simply gives up on labels and enjoys the ride!....grab this indie gem now!" - RootdownFM.comTwo pre release show for the VRE Suite: May 24th at Cornelia Street Cafe, presented by 21st Century Schizoid which will also feature various chamber music of Gene Pritsker and June 25th at DROM with special guest IDO.Sound Liberation's musical philosophy, developed by band founder Gene Pritsker, is based upon "ending the segregation of sound vibration (i.e. musical Genres)". The group incorporates its philosophy by performing compositions that encompass a diverse range of musical genre, heavily influenced by hip-hop and rock rhythms. This enables one to hear elements from classical music to Jazz to music of various cultures at a Sound Liberation show.The members of Sound Liberation include:Gene Noizepunk Pritsker (composer, guitarist, rapper),David Criminal Cello Gotay (rapper, cellist), , Greg B-man Baker (guitarist), Charles Das Krooner Coleman (singer), Chanda Rule (voice), Franz Hackl (trumpet), Mat Fieldes (bassist), David Rosenblatt (drummer) Joe Abba (drummer) as well as guest performers such as: Dan Cooper (bass)John Clark (horn), Dave Taylor (trombone),James The Prophet Gotay (rapper), Vessko Gellev (violinist), Dan Barret (cellist/conductor), Mychio Suzuki (clarinetist), Margaret Lancaster (flutist), Melenie Mitrano (voice) Edmundo Remiraz (sitar)and many other outstanding musicians throughout the years. Sound Liberation, delivering the music of a new millennium to today's audience.

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rock, hip-hop, classical, funk, r&b, metal

hip-hop, classical, jazz,drum and bass, rock, opera, chamber

jazz, chamber, rock, minimalism, improv.

hip-hop, r&b, rock,

opera, hip-hop, electronica, rock, jazz, big band,

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Released on Col-Legno Records. distributed by Allegro

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Never had I heard Pritsker try to put all these elements together in one composition. Here, in Money, he does, and it is the apotheosis of his form. This is the best Pritsker work I have ever heard. We can only hope that Gene Pritsker, in his perfection of this very personal and idiosyncratic form and the strength of his exceptional talent, can reach the very pinnacle of the compositional mound. - Joseph Pehrson, The Music Connoisseur, Fall 2006"Genes rap songs are clever, complex, and very interesting musically, exactly what the market stuff is not. - Barry L. Cohen - The Music Connoisseur
"Barring the obvious exceptions, much of 21st century composition appears to be thinning in significance, but this might be about to change. Gene Pritsker is one of a very spare handful of composers effecting this change, and evidence of this is found in the Varieties of Religious Experiences Suite"- Raul d'Gama Rose, All About Jazz, June 2010
Sound Liberation create a recording as alive as creation itself... You can't help but be intrigued by such an ambitious and original cycle of songs... Sound Liberation always keeps things new and interesting.- Wildys world May. 09
"Gene Pritsker's music is much more than the sum of the elements involved ... No matter what camp you may be a part of, this recording will stretch the boundaries of what you expect. Most importantly Pritsker does it all with an assurance and lucidity that make a case for why such hybrids can provide exciting, absorbing listening."- Grego Applegate Edwards, Gapplegate Guitar & Bass Blog, Aug. 2010

"The future belongs to Sound Liberation . . . even if takes a while to get there"- Frank Bender- Ragazzi online magazine, March '09
DownBeat"The classic 1902 tome [The Varieties of Religious Experience] by philosopher William James serves as inspired fodder for guitarist/conceptualist/composer Gene Pritsker. The results may have you seeing visions Listeners may hear strains of jazz, contemporary classical music, minimalism and even hip-hop and African rhythms Driven by both Pritsker and fellow guitarist Greg Baker, the music has a light, playful feel to it. "'William James' Introduction' immediately sets the stage with faint echoes of some of Ornette Coleman's electric music with Prime Time. 'Consciousness Of A Presence' continues the polyphonic feel, the Sound Liberation band both earthy with electric guitar peals and lighter than air with its implied but not really stated bottom end. Another tonally and harmonically ambiguous song, 'Dream,' is filled with unexpected twists and turns, both foreground and background moving in and out."by John Ephland, Downbeat Nov. 2010
"It is amazing how masterfully Pritsker explored the opportunities offered by James poetic vocabulary." "Exceptionally curious and inclusive rather than aggressive or confrontational" "The VRE Suite is full of tasteful improvisation, sturdy melodies and voice-leading, strong grooves. Mystical it may be, but VRE Suite is far from enigmatic. It positively asserts that your cosmic, mystical experience is as genuine as my mystical experience; or as genuine as that of any organized religion.- Douglas McNair, Chamber Music Today
"VRE Suite is one of the more unusual works-performances I've heard in some time. It will no doubt appeal to those who look for rock that moves deeply into the "serious" music category. - Grego Applegate Edwards, Gapplegate Guitar & Bass Blog, Aug. 2010
"I really like the sound and the interaction of the different instruments. There's some great guitar & cello unisono lines, beautiful lyrical melodies and exciting improvisations.".... "Varieties Of Religious Experience Suite" is an impressive Album"- Peter Van Laarhoven, United-Mutations, Dec. 2010
"Sound Liberation are afraid of nothing, mixing rhythm and genre to the point where the listener simply gives up on labels and enjoys the ride!....grab this indie gem now!" - RootdownFM.com
"A glorious result it truly is..... This is the best Sound Liberation product so far." "There is something for every kind of music enthusiast in this album. This is part of the Sound Liberation philosophy." "Nerve Crashes is an amazing tour-de-force of harmonic and rhythmic writing. Harmonically it explores new places in progression. Pritsker gets away with this and still has, essentially, a pop song. Likewise, the rhythms are unusual"- Joseph Pehrson - New Music Connoisseur, winter/spring 2008-09
"He (G. Pritsker) is in the advance guard of musical genre conflationists out there""moments that come together in a sublime new hybrid,""this is some startlingly original music. I am very encouraged when I hear music like this"- Grego Applegate Edwards, Gapplegate Guitar & Bass Blog, Nov. 2010
"The freedom of sounds, as the name suggests, is truly implemented in a masterful way"- Thorsten Bendnarz - Jazzethic Magazine, August '08
"a most unusual combination of hip hop, bebop, rock shred, show tunes, punk, funk and classical" - Grego Applegate Edwards, Gapplegate Guitar & Bass Blog, Jan 2011
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- THE JAZZ ECLECTICS & UNDER THE RADAR SHOWCASE featuring Sound Liberation performin at DROM. Nov. 29th SITE - Sound Liberation is performed at the 2011 Bremen Musikfest in Bremen, Germany on September 7th. Music included the VRE Suite pulse songs and raps from their other albums - VIDEO - Sound Liberation is recording their new album 'DAYS" to be released on Composers Concordance Records in 2012 - 'Human Condition' from Sound Liberations last album 'Open Up Your Ears & Get Some' featured in Episode 1 on the new season of Road Trip Nation on PBS - The song 'No Truth' featured in the motion picture wedding brothers

2010 Performances- Sound Liberation perform a CD prerelease concert for the VRE Suite on Innova Records at DROM on the 25th with special guest IDO - Sound Liberation perform excerpts from The VRE Suite and various chamber music of Gene a part of the 21st Century Schizoid Series at Cornelia Street Cafe on May 24th.- May 6th a special show for hiphopsaveslives.org at The Shrine in Harlem - April 19th Excerpts from the opera 'Varieties of Religious Experineces' at Players Theater - Sound Liberation performed at Le Poisson Rouge on Jan. 6th Performing an hour set of music from 'Money;, 'VRE Suite' &'Open Up Your Ears and Get Some'.
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