KALEESO - Noizepunk and BorisLove, Cello Lounge Vol. 1

KALEESO, for cello & electronics Performer: Borislove and Noizepunk BORISLAV STRULEV CELLO GENE PRITSKER COMPOSER., GIUTAR, DJ. CELLO LOUNGE CD VOL. 1 FACEBOOK WEBSITE Please support the artist by purchasing this Album on iTunes, The New York based duo Noizepunk & BorisLove are combining elements form classical, jazz, electronic, house, hip-hop, experimental, etc. It is hard to put into one word the genre of music they are playing, hence they do not try to classify. The originality lies in the openness to musical sound in all its forms, in getting out of the box which constricts our understanding and this duo does just that. “Eclecticism that opens new horizons in the perceptions of music“ Composer/guitarist/rapper/Di.J. Gene Pritsker has written over four hundred compositions, including chamber operas, orchestral and chamber works, electro-acoustic music, songs for hip-hop and rock ensembles, etc. All of his compositions employ an eclectic spectrum of styles and are influenced by his studies of various musical cultures. Gene’s music has been performed all over the world at various festivals and by many ensembles and performers. He has worked closely with Joe Zawinul and has orchestrated major Hollywood movies. Russian cellist Borislav Strulev has been fascinating audiences on some of the world’s most prestigious stages since his U.S. debut at the Kennedy Center in 1993 arranged on initiative of Isaac Stern, Former World Bank President James Wolfensohn and Byron Janis. His charismatic personal-ity, a virtuosic technique and extraordinarily large and beautiful tone have combined with the mature sensitivity of his interpretations. Critics call him a “soloist ... with a rich, singing tone“ - The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle said of Mr. Strulev he “boasts an enormous, gripping sound, full of bright colors and effortless power; when he plays he commandeers the sonic spotlight with ease.“ Associated Press wrote ’’cellist Borislav Strulev, channeling no one, or perhaps God.’’ Record Label: Composers Concordance Records NAXOS Cello Lounge by Borislove and Noizepunk: Gene Pritsker Conflates Category to Produce His Own Blend Romantic classical, hip-hop, and electronica combine is unusual ways on the new Composers Coincordance Records (004) release Cello Lounge. Here we have cellist Borislav Strulev and composer-instrumentalist Gene Pritsker under the nom de plume Borislove Noizepunk. It is an album of collage, of beats, electronic manipulation, sampling, keyboard, guitar and the art of the cello. Gene presents extended and looped romantic-era melodics from well-known works (primarily with Boris’s cello taking on those lines) along with what sounds like newly composed lines, all within the context of the sound of altered samples, electronic drum back-beats, and a kind of electronic orchestra. Boris adds written and/or improvised lines over the top as well. This sounds like a kind of hip-hop concerto for cello at times; other times it exudes the dynamic rock guitar of Gene’s in tandem with the cello and electronica. It is music of a piece, a music unified in an unexpected and unprecidented way. It will not be for everyone. But those who are willing to leave preconceptions behind will find a very stimulating program of music. Go on a different sort of trip with this one. You will find the ride both fun and musically rich.