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August 9, 2024

New Vinyl Alert! "Two Freedoms" by Zach Barocas New Freedom Sound

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Happy New Music Friday to everyone.

This Friday, there is something extra special to announce — the vinyl pre-order of Two Freedoms, the latest installment of Zach Barocas’s expansive, joyous, and otherworldly project, New Freedom Sound.

A painting by Lyle Kissack, which is the cover art for Two Freedoms
Two Freedoms cover painting by Lyle Kissack: https://www.instagram.com/lylekissack/

I’m thrilled to be a part of this group. Our compositional style generally starts with drumbeats and acapella, non-lyrical vocal melodies by Zach, against which I add cello loops and improvisations. From there, each piece expands to include melodies and improvisations from a variety of incredible collaborators, such as multi-instrumentalist Mark Cisneros, J Robbins (piano), Janet Morgan (voices), Lenny Young (oboe, English horn, and recorders), and on this release, even more strings from Amy Domingues (viol de gamba) and Erica Kane (viola)!

It is truly unique, incredible music, which I hope you add to your collection. The vinyl drops on August 20, but the pre-order is open now. Get it before it’s gone! And if you’re curious as to what New Freedom Sound is like, you can check out Eight Freedoms (2022) on streaming services, and all prior releases on Bandcamp.

Thank you as always,

Gordon

PS. This project is extra-special as it is one of the first few releases on the new Dayton, Ohio label Sweet Cheetah Records, which our dear friend and Certified Super-Mensch Tim Anderl runs. Tim courageously runs his PR and label businesses charity-first, meaning that his clients pledge to compensate his services via charitable donations and community action. If there were ever a perfect model of how to fulfill your life’s calling (in this case, promoting excellent music) while still maintaining a family and societally necessary “regular” career/day job, Tim would be the first example cited. We’re honored that he was excited to include Two Freedoms as part of his excellent work.

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