CRACKS IN THE ICE is a benefit compilation (tape/digital) released by Lost Children label, with proceeds going to the Council on American-Islamic Relations Minnesota (CAIR-MN) and the Public Media Institute in Chicago. We'll be celebrating the launch of this release with a listening party 5 a 7 at Casa del Popolo on 27 June.
This benefit brings together a network of experimental artists who have created works that create a space of sonic inquiry and tension at this moment of heightened border imperialism in the US and internationally, with work that reflects upon and interrogates their own personal experiences with borders. There are two strains to this release: one is an exploration of sonic textures of a world cut up by colonial border lines, works that explore the sonic frontier. The other consists of direct, lo-fi recordings of musicians who experienced directly the challenges of migration in their lives, recorded in Montreal.
In addition to a compilation listening session, this event will include short live performances by artists representing that second strain: Anas Hejam, Hamza Lahmadi, and Lubo Alexandrov.
Presented by Stefan Christoff and Joseph Sannicandro.
Stefan Christoff is a media maker, community activist and artist living in Montréal. Stefan hosts the radio program Free City Radio, broadcasting weekly on nine community stations in Canada and shared globally as a podcast (Spotify + Apple Podcasts). Stefan makes music with many people globally, including Anarchist Mountains, Aidan Baker, Adriana Camancho, Aidan Girt, Lori Goldston, Nicolás Jaar, Sessa, Nour Sokhon and Joseph Sannicandro. Stefan is on the board of the Immigrant Workers Centre in the Côte-des-Neiges district of Montreal, contributes organizationally to Cinema Politica, is a regular contributor to Radio AlHara in Palestine and coordinates support for the Sounds of Places residency at The Wonder Cabinet in Palestine. Stefan is also a street artist and works with the Social Justice Centre and is currently a graduate student in history at Concordia University in Montreal.
CRACKS IN THE ICE: Lost Children Label Benefit Compilation Launch
CRACKS IN THE ICE is a benefit compilation (tape/digital) released by Lost Children label, with proceeds going to the Council on American-Islamic Relations Minnesota (CAIR-MN) and the Public Media Institute in Chicago. We'll be celebrating the launch of this release with a listening party 5 a 7 at Casa del Popolo on 27 June.
This benefit brings together a network of experimental artists who have created works that create a space of sonic inquiry and tension at this moment of heightened border imperialism in the US and internationally, with work that reflects upon and interrogates their own personal experiences with borders. There are two strains to this release: one is an exploration of sonic textures of a world cut up by colonial border lines, works that explore the sonic frontier. The other consists of direct, lo-fi recordings of musicians who experienced directly the challenges of migration in their lives, recorded in Montreal.
In addition to a compilation listening session, this event will include short live performances by artists representing that second strain: Anas Hejam, Hamza Lahmadi, and Lubo Alexandrov.
Presented by Stefan Christoff and Joseph Sannicandro.
Stefan Christoff is a media maker, community activist and artist living in Montréal. Stefan hosts the radio program Free City Radio, broadcasting weekly on nine community stations in Canada and shared globally as a podcast (Spotify + Apple Podcasts). Stefan makes music with many people globally, including Anarchist Mountains, Aidan Baker, Adriana Camancho, Aidan Girt, Lori Goldston, Nicolás Jaar, Sessa, Nour Sokhon and Joseph Sannicandro. Stefan is on the board of the Immigrant Workers Centre in the Côte-des-Neiges district of Montreal, contributes organizationally to Cinema Politica, is a regular contributor to Radio AlHara in Palestine and coordinates support for the Sounds of Places residency at The Wonder Cabinet in Palestine. Stefan is also a street artist and works with the Social Justice Centre and is currently a graduate student in history at Concordia University in Montreal.