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La Lumi​è​re Du Soleil Dans Un Semi Sous​-​sol

by Joseph Sannicandro + Stefan Christoff

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francesca tallone
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francesca tallone These haunting and beautiful songs stayed with me a long time after I finished listening. They draw you in and let you explore them. Highly recommended if you enjoy listening to dreamy music while on an aimless wander. Favorite track: Not Smooth Jazz.
Slow Man Tofu
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Slow Man Tofu This is an excellent piece of music, a sonic meditation between two friends that is free flowing and expansive!
Jordan Christoff (1/2 PJS, SD, AM, WD)
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Jordan Christoff (1/2 PJS, SD, AM, WD) wild and deeply psychedelic album
diverse textures and dynamics create a freshly unique journey through bright sonic spaces Favorite track: The Guitar Channels an Ottoman Heritage.
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Sounds record a moment, a sliver of time in the cosmos on earth. Joseph’s field recordings recall visits to other places on the globe, recalling memories and the ways that our memory mixes with dreams, it is complicated, actually. Stefan is playing an old organ here, one gifted by Bashar, a Palestinian friend who works with a moving company in the city, the organ was going to be thrown out, so Bashar came by to gift the old organ. Stefan also is playing an acoustic guitar. This recording is based on an exchange in sound and also an exchange in friendship, in experimentation and recalling stories of generations past by two sound artists who grew up on Turtle Island, but have roots in the Mediterranean.

Stefan Christoff plays music, creates media and is a community organizer. Playing piano, organ and guitar Stefan is a multifaceted musician who also works in soundscapes. He has collaborated with many musicians and has releases coming out this year with Lori Goldston and Sam Shalabi. Hosts a weekly community radio show on CKUT 90.3fm called Free City Radio. Stefan has also been deeply involved in social justice movements and campaigning against colonial capitalist systems of injustice, from Turtle Island to Palestine, but also in the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement in support of Palestinian liberation. He has worked as a cook, cleaner, home-care assistant, waiter, dishwasher, doorman, delivery person, painter, journalist, photographer and community radio coordinator. Lives in Montréal, studying history at Concordia University and has Macedonian roots.

Joseph Sannicandro is an artist and writer based in Montréal. Working with field-recordings and various recording media, his soundscapes explore the relationship between sound, positionality, and place. As a scholar, his work explores creative labor and (un)popular culture, encompassing the philosophy of technology, media theory, and institutional critique. In addition to his duo with Stefan Christoff, Joseph also records under the moniker the new objective and under his own name, as well as with the Anarchist Mountains Trio. He is co-founder of the music blog A Closer Listen, and producer of Sound Propositions, a series of audio documentaries profiling musicians and sound artists.

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released May 5, 2021

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Improvised live session recorded on an afternoon in July 2018 at Spiro’s space. Mixed and edited in January 2021 by Joseph Sannicandro and Stefan Christoff.
Mastering: Renato Grieco, KU Studio, Napoli
Cover images from family archives of Stefan Christoff; photos taken in Macedonia 1958.
Cover design: Toni Dimitrov
Video: 'Orbiting Mercury in a Dream' by Guillaume Vallée; 'A Window Memory in Alphabet City' by Samer Najari; 'Not Smooth Jazz' by Francesca Tallone.

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élan vital recordings is independent Macedonian music label releasing limited edition of handcrafted CDs and tapes from international artists focused on obscure aspects of sound, accompanied with carefully created artwork and video art. Each release will have limited CD or tape edition with hand numbered and stamped artwork. Sister label of post global recordings. ... more

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