listen to an interview with artist, musician, poet & activist norman nawrocki on his latest album 'displaced / misplaced' an album that is a benefit project for both the immigrant workers centre and also solidarity across borders. this album by nawrocki mixes stories spoken by migrant justice activists about their experiences fighting for justice.

this interview was recorded by stefan christoff @spirodon for broadcast on CKUT fm @radiockut accompanying art work by lina gamache.

listen to a discussion with artist sarah mangle speaking about / reflecting on the possibilities for artists to resist trump & more generally social injustice. in this exchange, sarah really offers personal reflections on being a socially engaged artist at this time & also visits historical reference points like the ACTUP campaign that took place during the HIV/AIDS crisis, lead by queer artists at the time.

one of the most amazing quotes from this interview with sarah is when sarah says, "we need to go outside" in response to what artists need to be doing at this time in response to the persisting crisis of trump, social injustice, climate injustice & beyond. you could take this to mean that we need to spend less time on our screens and on the streets, but you could also take it other ways, just wanted to highlight that quote from sarah.

info on sarah's work :

http://www.theaffirmationscolouringbook.com/

this interview was recorded for broadcast on CKUT fm @radiockut by stefan christoff @spirodon accompanying image is from a book by sarah mangle.

listen to an interview with artist Eduardo Velázquez speaking on #postcolonialbooty, an exhibition / installation that was shown at articule gallery in Montreal in winter 2017. also within this interview Eduardo speaks about the artistic process that was involved in creating the exhibition, as well as offering perspectives & reflections on finding ways to contribute to movements for social justice today in the context of NYC and Trump being president.

for some more info / background visit :

http://www.articule.org/en/article/interview-eduardo-velazquez

this interview was recorded for broadcast on CKUT fm by Stefan Christoff @spirodon

listen to building harmonics recorded at the top of concordia's hall building, this was recorded within the stairs close to the roof at concordia's hall building montreal, what crazy is that the notes of the industrial drone in the building could form the basis for a minimalist music piece. -- stefan.

listen to building harmonics recorded at the top of concordia's hall building, this was recorded within the stairs close to the roof at concordia's hall building montreal, what crazy is that the notes of the industrial drone in the building could form the basis for a minimalist music piece. -- stefan.

an acoustic guitar recording done at the bed side of artist Charley Stimac in Montreal, thanks for listening ! take care. -- stefan. @spirodon

listen to an interview with marisa berry méndez, staff at the canadian council for refugees, who offers perspective and critique on the human impacts of canada's "temporary foreign worker program." specifically marisa highlights the problematic & abusive practices by employers that have become common under this program, like the holding of pay & identity documents by the employers.

this interview was recorded within the context of the federal review of the program, largely pushed by employers, but also a review process in which organizations like the canadian council for refugees intervened in to highlight systemic injustices taking place within the program and the ways that it impacts migrant workers.

this interview was recorded within the context of the organizing effort taking place toward the montréal premiere of the documentary film migrant dreams by min sook lee, that took place at cinema politica at concordia university. info on the film project :

https://www.cinemapolitica.org/distribution/migrant-dreams

this interview was recorded live on the monday morning after on @radiockut in montréal by stefan christoff @spirodon.

listen to an interview with marisa berry méndez, staff at the canadian council for refugees, who offers perspective and critique on the human impacts of canada's "temporary foreign worker program." specifically marisa highlights the problematic & abusive practices by employers that have become common under this program, like the holding of pay & identity documents by the employers.

this interview was recorded within the context of the federal review of the program, largely pushed by employers, but also a review process in which organizations like the canadian council for refugees intervened in to highlight systemic injustices taking place within the program and the ways that it impacts migrant workers.

this interview was recorded within the context of the organizing effort taking place toward the montréal premiere of the documentary film migrant dreams by min sook lee, that took place at cinema politica at concordia university. info on the film project :

https://www.cinemapolitica.org/distribution/migrant-dreams

this interview was recorded live on the monday morning after on @radiockut in montréal by stefan christoff @spirodon.

Listen to an interview with Aniruddha Das, musician and founding member of Asian Dub Foundation. in this exchange Aniruddha speaks on the inherent militancy to the sound of dub bass, looking at the cultural origins within the sound-system culture of the Caribbean & extending to the ways that was incorporated into cultural experiences within the U.K. Aniruddha Das speaks on the "militancy, compassion & solidarity" inherent to the melodic bass lines of dub bass.

Also in this interview we hear about contemporary experiences within Asian Dub Foundation in their attempts to deploy a full bass sound within major music festivals in Europe. Finally we hear perspectives on the populist, racist right-wing forces in Europe and how contemporary struggles against them are simply a continuation of anti-colonial movements past.

info on Dr. Das :

http://www.soundcloud.com/dr-das

info on Asian Dub Foundation :

http://asiandubfoundation.com

this interview was recorded for broadcast on @radiockut in montréal by stefan christoff @spirodon. accompanying photo by Aniruddha Das.

listen to a morning soundscape recorded at metro jean-talon in nov. 2016 !

accompanying sketch is by stefan christoff @spirodon to accompany a poem in a zine by kaie kellough released in 2000.