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Turkish Artist Barista Re-Enlists Rock Notables for Eclectic New Album “Justice Now!”

The album features Simon Phillips (Toto, Judas Priest), Jesse Siebenberg (Kenny Loggins, Supertramp), Andrew Freeman (Great White, Lynch Mob) and more.

Known by his moniker ‘Barista’, extremely innovative Turkish artist Bahadır Han Eryılmaz has announced the release date for his highly anticipated 2022 album “Justice Now!” (MTS Records). With a pre-sale date of September 9th, 2022, the official LP will be released on September 23rd, 2022.

Featuring an impressive roster of notable vocalists and musicians including Simon Phillips on drums (Toto, Judas Priest, The Who), Jesse Siebenberg on guitars (Kenny Loggins, Supertramp), and Andrew Freeman on vocals (Great White, Lynch Mob) among others, “Justice Now!” is a collaborative effort building on Han’s melodic songwriting style. By bringing together a diverse team of creative people from different corners of the world, Barista creates a unique musical experience that is unmatched.

Other notable artists on the album include Reggie Hamilton on bass (Waren Zevon, John Mellencamp), Dave Palmer on keys (Fleetwood Mac), Lenny Castro on percussion (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pat Benatar), Jacob Scesney on Sax (Kanye West, Maroon 5, Seth MacFarlane, Warren Hill) and Phillip Saisse on Keyboard (David Sanborn, David Bowie, Al Jarreau, Chaka Khan).  Additional vocalists include Kyle Tkatch, Mariami, Mike Harding, Rudiger, and Scheherazade Stone.

Justice Now!” features 11 highly powerful and thought-provoking songs. Carrying political undertones, the album combines different genres to deliver poignant messages: Injustice and inequality in the world, dealing with loneliness despite/amid social media craze, and on the human condition.

Justice Now!” is the follow-up album to Barista’s 5-volume opus, “Open Sesame” which contained several international #1 iTunes charting singles.

Listen to Barista’s music at https://open.spotify.com/artist/0xhbQugDe8eTfmvSROYjDg?si=hJUQe0aTRAaaNgefBHgD6g

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More details about Barista and “Justice Now” can be seen at https://www.instagram.com/baristamusic

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Lisa Boostani creates a mesmerizing tidal realm in “Ocean”

Lisa Boostani

Lisa Boostani’s “Ocean” takes you deep into a sensory world where body, spirit, and myth come together, beyond the surface of genre. Boostani makes a soundscape that is both ethereal and deeply human by combining the broad essence of psychedelic pop with the strong appeal of alternative rock.

Her voice rises as if it is coming from deep within her, shaped by emotion rather than action. She intentionally channels the intangible, turning weakness into strength rather than a source of pain, and “Ocean” tells people to get involved in this inner world, not just watch it. This release is an integral part of her first EP, “One,” which will come out in March 2026 and is based on love, sensuality, and unity.

If “Ocean” is any indication, the EP will show sensuality not as something pretty, but as a kind of spiritual intelligence, a way to know yourself by connecting with others. The song’s textures and structure have an aquatic quality, moving between clarity and delirium, rhythm and freedom. Its emotional focus is on immersion instead of resolution.

The striking quality of “Ocean” is the blend of the mystical worlds. Boostani understands that strength often shows up as gentleness and that deep feelings are better expressed through frequencies than words. She wants people to see consciousness as immediacy, sensation as truth, and openness as an undeniable strength.

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NOAH. captures the unspoken signals in enchanting R&B track “That’s Bless”

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“That’s Bless” captures the unspoken late-night message, the smile that was exchanged from afar, and the feeling you sense but are afraid to say. NOAH. offers a song with a smoky R&B feel and lyrics that capture unspoken tension, firmly in the realm of emotional ambiguity, where connection is clear but not defined.

This piece concerns the subtle discomfort of mixed signals and quiet longings, when looks say more than words ever could. NOAH. handles the theme with restraint, letting the chemistry simmer rather than explode. NOAH.’s delivery shows a confident gentleness, recognizing that some feelings don’t need strict definitions to be real.

In “That’s Bless,” he captures the essence of connection and the compelling allure that endures, even when both parties pretend it is not there. The composition is based on real-life events, and it acknowledges that specific attachments endure in the heart long after one has persuaded oneself of having progressed.

“That’s Bless” is at the crossroads of closeness and distance, clarity and confusion. The song doesn’t resolve the tension it talks about, and that’s what makes it so powerful. It sums up the connection we say we don’t want but keep coming back to in memory, rhythm, and pulse.

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