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Arbeit macht frei is the debut studio album by Italian jazz fusion band Area, and one of the most critically acclaimed albums in Italy. It features singer Demetrio Stratos along with bassist Patrick Djivas and saxophonist Eddie Busnello, both of which parted after the release of the album. According to the booklet, the lyrics were written by Gianni Sassi and the music was composed by Demetrio Stratos, Giulio Capiozzo and Patrick Djivas. All tracks were registered on the Italian copyright society SIAE under the name of Terzo Fariselli, because no one within the group was a member of SIAE. The record blends free jazz, rock, Mediterranean/mid-Eastern folk and avantgarde music. It has often been described as "radical music" for its extreme musical choices, but also for its strong political stances: the tracks address pro-Palestinian themes and other social topics, establishing the group as a point of reference within the strong left-wing milieu of the period. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbeit_...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)