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...

You should believe that this new song is just like his other work—simultaneously calming yet captivating. The new song by LOH-renzo, "Menace," depicts a time in his life when he was obnoxious about himself and his accomplishments and serves as a reflection of his journey so far. It dives inside his bold, young character, revealing a self-assured (and maybe a little conceited) side that he has...