Liberation Prophecy Record Release Party August 28, 2006

The Liberation Prophecy is a nine-piece cataclysmic ensemble, led by Jacob Duncan, capable of astonishing power, beauty, inventiveness and precision, as well as the occasional flight of inspired anarchy.

Their debut album Last Exit Angel, may bear trace elements of Carla Bley, John Coltrane, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk, but the range of influences that color Jacob Duncan’s musical thinking isn’t limited to the world of jazz; he’s also quick to cite the work of Frank Zappa, songwriters Randy Newman and Tom Waits, woodcut novelist Frans Masereel, and the fiction of Kerouac, Salinger, and Hubert Selby, Jr.

Despite such a heady brew of inspirations, and the possibility-rich instrumentation of piano, Hammond organ, accordion, electric or acoustic bass, drum set, guitar, baritone sax, trombone, tenor sax, clarinet, alto sax, flute, and vocals, the music of Liberation Prophecy remains inviting, playful, immediate and genuinely original.

Another key ingredient is the utilization of the human voice. Amber Estes, the latest vocalist, has the unenviable role of replacing Norah Jones, who lent her talents to the Liberation line-up in the past; Norah Jones returns to guest on “Lonely Lament,” one of the CD’s quieter songs but it is also one of its highlights.

The album is not completely avant-garde or anything, but it’s definitely organized madness. If there are boundaries at all, they’re blurred beyond recognition. Make room for the monstering musical juggernaut that is The Liberation Prophecy.

Official Website: http://www.myspace.com/liberationprophecy