Sound Liberation’s “Elegy” isn’t so much an album as it is an unbolting of several sonic cages, letting the inhabitants mingle, argue, and eventually, find a strange, compelling harmony. Gene Pritsker and his rotating ensemble are, as ever, on a crusade against the "segregation of sound vibration," and here, their weapon of choice is grief, remembrance, and an absolutely defiant refusal to sit still...

Two decades of harmony culminate in this eclectic tribute to iconic voices and far-flung inspirations from throughout the world. The core of I NU was created when Marianne and Hnawej's magnetic fields were coupled together. Their creative affinity spans a greater breadth, thanks to the two decades' worth of life experiences and musical discovery that have been woven together to form a symphony, and their enthusiasm...