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, Drom, Wetlands, Knitting Factory, The Blue Note, Downtime, New Music cafe, Cutting Room,, and many other performing spaces.

Recently 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 past years the group was part of the Peekaboo Festival of New Music and Theater and has toured Newfoundland, Canada in April of ‘99.

The band has recently 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. The song No Truth from this album will be featured in the motionpicture The Marconi Brothers. Their first album is available through iTunes.

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)
as well as guest performers such as:
James “The Prophet” Gotay (rapper),
Dave Taylor (trombone), John Clark (horn),
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.

"Open up your Ears and Get Some: 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

"The freedom of sounds, as the name suggests, is truly implemented in a masterful way"
                                        - Thorsten Bendnarz - Jazzethic Magazine, August '08

"The future belongs to Sound Liberation . . . even if takes a while to gethere"-                                             - Frank BenderRagazzi online magazine, March '09

“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.”
                                                                                                - Wildy’s World May. ‘09

“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

"Gene’s rap songs are clever, complex, and very interesting musically, exactly what the market stuff is not.
                                                             - Barry L. Cohen - The Music Connoisseur

"The cover of this demo shows the two rappers behind bars, heads
hanging down. Lighten up guys, I say, since as I peruse the liner notes,
I see words like "cello" and "flute" next to people's names. What?!? A
rap disc with cello and flute?!? Yo G, straight up. Perhaps it's
surprising because I've never really heard rap over classically infused
music, and I have to admit, it's pretty interesting. Sound Liberation
have been at it a few years now, and if this disc is any indication,
they seem to be in peak form. The juxtaposition of rapping over
classical or jazz with hip-hop beats opens doors to improvisation;
further, the band isn't saddled with a DJ scratching noise to muddy up
the mix. The only confusing thing here is why some A&R person hasn't
picked up on them yet"

--Bill Ribas - NY Rock Street Beat

" Wow, indie rap. Two verbose MCs cram in as many syllables as they can
between every measure of music. The music on "Loan Shark" includes
acoustic guitar and synth strings repeating a minor key figure. "Which
of the Days" is a nice pimp-jam with sweet beats and, uh, flute and
bass. Not sure how convincing the "I-had-it-hard" lyrics are but the
rhymes are good and the music is well produced. "No Truth" adds
classical piano and strings to the funky mix. The lyrical flows are
modern and intriguing. "Money" is this crew's response to Wu-Tang's
"C.R.E.A.M." "What Shall I Do" flows over a, um, disco music bed. Disco
ballad. Cool. "Rap Sense" has the fattest beat and wonders, "Can a MC
get a lap dance?" Very cool."

--Ian C. Stewart - AutoReverse

"The lyrics where a nice change with the intelligence and the smoothness
of the flow from the rappers."

-- Michael Allison, THE GLOBAL MUSE.COM

"Strange crew from NYC, eight deep, rhyme and sing over traditional
classical music. Symphonic strings, medieval harpsichords and
straightforward beats behind thug flows, R&B crooning and even opera.
Think Dre's "Been There, Done That," but more extreme."

-- Listen.com

" I am definitely feeling the whole element here. I hope every listener
can grasp what these musician's are offering every listener."

-- Ultravibe.com

"Gene's rap songs are clever, complex, and very interesting musically,
exactly what the market stuff is not."

-- Barry L. Cohen, The Music Connoisseur

"This self-produced demo shows talent. The instruments are well done.
And for this being a self-produced CD I am impressed at how clear
everything is and how well the mix is. Overall, this is a pretty good
CD. I would like to see where this group ends up in a year."

--Jade Kamden, Nefarious Magazine