The composer and innovator of
experimental music known as Joseph Paul Freije has released his
latest full-length record, “Elements of Evidence.” The LP has
been proudly published on the Phrygian Music independent record label
outside the control of the corporate music industry. Evocative,
imaginative, and bursting with sonic color, “Elements of Evidence”
is a startling reason for fans of cutting-edge songwriting to pay
strict attention to this prolific artist from Hawaii.
Amusingly, a corresponding video for
“Elements of Evidence” has also appeared online, purportedly by
an extraterrestrial species from another dimension:
https://youtu.be/kZenbWjfOjs.
At 13 tracks and more than an hour
long, “Elements of Evidence” is a very comprehensive tour around
Joseph Freije's imagination. However, as part of a six-album series
being released in 2016 alone, “Elements...” only lights up one
angle of the Freije vision. Freije's repertoire extends to jazz, new
age, psychedelic, experimental and beyond.
In addition to the above, Joseph
Freije's listening habits include classical, classic rock, big band,
bluegrass, alternative, and much, much more. His personal CD library
has over 700 albums. This gives an idea of the unbounded vistas
available to him when he composes.
“Music is the highest form of
spiritual communication that exists,” writes Freije, a man of few
words. “The world uses music for purposes that cloud the reality of
what music really is: medicine and a reason for living.”
Joseph Paul Freije's surname is a
direct descendant of Phrygia, just as is the artist, himself. In
ancient times, Phrygian music was considered orgiastic. It was very
popular with the working classes. Prominent examples of the Phrygian
mode can be found in the music traditions of Spain, Italy, Greece,
Turkey, the Middle East and all of North Africa. The Phrygian spirit
is at the heart of Freije's compositions even when his melodies seem
least similar to the sound of old.
Fans of Freije's 2013 “Phrygian Piano
and Sound Spiral Part II” record will note that this new “Elements
of Evidence” LP is a departure from the improvisational and
unorthodox methods employed on the former. Using synth instruments
from every part of the postmodern orchestra, Freije's “Elements of
Evidence” belongs in nightclubs, DJ play lists, living rooms,
headphones and car stereos alike. Fans of legendary experimental
composers like Erik Satie and fans of mainstream digital-music giants
like David Guetta will both find fascination and inspiration in
“Elements of Evidence.”
“Elements of Evidence” by Joseph
Paul Freije is available online worldwide now. Fans of experimental,
alternative, and postmodern synth music should get in early.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
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