Electronic press kit
photo by Julia Stanek
Freaque is for the derelicts, the heretics, the tree stumps, and those who live on the fringes of society. A tattered voice, made of strung out words, hung to dry over broken chords on his mother’s piano. “Decompose" was created in his childhood dining room, on the piano he played for 11 years before a spinal cord injury took away his hands. In a wooden womb of darkness, he took what he had and rose above a society that constantly tells us we are not enough, that we’re only worth the possessions we own, the money in our bank accounts, and our body's abilities. We do not have to conform to societal standards to be valued as human beings. That is why he creates music and art.
Press: The Current - Star Tribune - The Current
“““Decompose,” features darkly poetic, midnight-moody but sometimes playful songs that are part Tom Waits and part Rickie Lee Jones…””
““On Decompose, Rodreick’s voice is noticeably deeper and more gravelly… He uses it to weave stories that underscore the complexities and paradoxes that exist within darkness, anger, sadness, and loss.””
““If you, like me, had never listened to Freaque before...settle in. Gabriel Rodreick dedicates this Pony Rug performance to “people with no homes” before leading us through a image-heavy, well-sung tale.””
Gabriel Rodreick
gabe@acripplesdance.com