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Les Rumeurs
This post collects live and radio performances by Joseph & Stefan not included in earlier posts. Stefan Christoff & Joseph Sannicandro – les rumeurs de la montagne rouge en chœur, convergent (Howl Arts!) I first met Stefan Christoff, a well known local organizer / activist / writer / musician in Montreal, during Occupy. It was…
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Jorge’s guide to DF
<<Jorge’s guide to DF>> is a companion to <<a sea without a port>> Released on the Italian label Galaverna December 21, 2015 listen / read more: galaverna.bandcamp.com/album/a-sea-without-a-port www.galaverna.org?p=3261 <<a sea without a port>> utilized recordings made around Mexico City (especially in the colonias and delegaciones of Roma, Condesa, Zona Rosa, Centro, Tepito, San Miguel Chapultepec,…
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The CATHEDRALS project
Released as part of Pietro Riparbelli’s CATHEDRALS project, this 25 track album constitutes a psychogeographic soundwalk through Montreal’s Oratoire Saint-Joseph. https://pietroriparbelli.bandcamp.com/album/oratoire-st-joseph-du-mont-royal Joseph Sannicandro – Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal (Montreal, Quebec)As an Italian-American, I think it goes without saying, I was raised in the Roman Catholic Church. Like many others, I experienced a definite theological break…
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Jerusalem in my Heart
Article originally published May 15, 2014 at Cult MTL For their 30th edition, the organizers of the FIMAV festival in Victoriaville reached back throughout their archives to assemble an all-star program, but rather than just bring in big name performers who have been on the world stage since the ’60s, they made sure to balance the…
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This is still our punk rock, thee fritzy drum machines
Montreal’s most dedicated protest rock group Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra will be playing a very special record release show at the Rialto on [Thursday Feb 6th]. They’ll be hitting the road hard in the next few months all over Europe and the States to celebrate their latest record, Fuck Off Get Free…
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Les Rumeurs (TAPE)
Stefan Christoff & Joseph Sannicandro Les Rumeurs de la Montagne Rouge, En Chœur, Convergent C20 + Digital Release (1 May 2014) Howl Arts! $7+2 shipping (contact howl arts or thenewobjective@gmail.com to order) www.howlarts.net/lesrumeurs Les Rumeurs de la Montagne Rouge, En Chœur, Convergent presents a soundscape compiled from field-recordings and piano improvisations made during the 2012 Quebec…
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CKUT 90.3 FM ~ Montreal Sessions
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of joining Stefan Christoff, my Les Rumeurs collaborator and member of the Howl Arts collective, on CKUT 90.3 FM for the last of the Montreal sessions. Stefan and I have a tape coming out called Les Rumeurs de la Montagne Rouge, En Choeur, Convergent. It’s drawn from a…
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Pop Montreal 2010 review: Swans @ Le National
Originally published by SSG Music Swans @ Le National | October 1 Earlier this year Michael Gira announced that he was restarting Swans, refusing to label this reformation as a reunion. The temptation is of course to compare this latest beast with the now legendary group, particularly those of us who were too young to…
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A Closer Look: Mutek 2013
Originally published by A CLOSER LISTEN Mutek It’s been over a month now since the last late night at the SAT, the last long walk up St. Laurent in the early morning, and I’ve let it all sink in and decompress a bit. Any festival can be overwhelming, particularly when the emphasis is on dancing…
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On the Return of Godspeed You! Black Emperor
A short piece I wrote regarding the return of Godspeed, originally published by SSG Music in February of 2011. The Events of the Student Strike, and the sudden release of a new LP by the group in the fall of last year make this interesting for me to look at again, in retrospect. Godspeed You!…
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Temps Libre EP
“Temps Libre” is the first release from the St. Laurent Piano Project, a recording series initiated by musician Stefan Christoff. Featuring Brahja Waldman on sax, Peter Burton on contrabass and Stefan Christoff on piano, “Temps Libre” is a musical exploration recorded at La Sala Rossa in late summer 2012 as Quebec’s student uprising echoed across…
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