Cleveland-based artist and producer Tony Frissore envelops with “Stand for Freedom,” a moving new single that fuses experimental hip-hop, spoken-word, and electronic elements around a historic civil rights moment. Built on an excerpt from Ralph J. Bunche’s 1949 Nobel Peace Prize address, the track reframes his challenge to confront racial injustice as a present-tense call to action. Pulsing rhythms and atmospheric textures carry Bunche’s words with artful clarity, creating a piece that feels both reflective and confrontational, bridging history and contemporary urgency with resonant, thought-provoking force — and in a context of hopeful betterment and justice for all, which remains ever-relevant societally.
The track builds with a stylish sense of momentum, adding layer upon layer with seamless entrancement. Clanging piano moves into a funky bass crawl, then complemented by a brisk rhythmic backbone. Funky electric guitars emerge thereafter, then fade into Bunche’s vocal sample — declaring “the indispensable fundamentals for a just and peaceful world” — particularly in the context of the United Nations’ Charter. The hopeful addressing of equality and goodness remains evergreen today. This resonating vocal sample exudes a stately, serious character, which attains a more approachable delivery when complemented by the funky rock instrumentation. “Stand for Freedom” is a resonating success from Tony Frissore.
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
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