Listen to 'Shifting Skies', the first track off Wire Tontes ep, a collaboration in duet between David Parker on contrabass and Stefan Christoff on piano. 

This recording is inspired by the struggle against the current expansion of the prison industrial complex under the Conservative government in Canada. 

Although tones on their own can’t bring down prison walls, or rip down barbed wire, hopefully this recording can speak to the passion that drives prison abolitionists, the human spirit driving thousands of people fighting to undercut regressive, expansionist prison policies under the Conservatives. 

recorded one fall day in 2013 at the Artel in Kingston, Ontario by the musicians.
mixed and mastered by Adrian Roy Taylor in Montreal.
album art by Stefan Christoff.
released by Howl arts collective http://howlarts.net

Shifting Skies — Wire Tones ep

A live performance of a duet from the Duets for Abdelrazik album (http://howlarts.net/duets-reviews) performed by Norman Nawrocki and Stefan Christoff at La Sala Rossa in Montreal.

Duet for Abdelrazik — Nawrocki + Christoff

les rumeurs de la montagne rouge, en chœur, convergent 1

les rumeurs de la montagne rouge, en chœur, convergent 2

Listen to Elephantine, the opening track of Flying Street الشارع الطيّار an album by Sam Shalabi (oud) + Stefan Christoff (piano), released in Nov. 2014 by Howl arts collective. 

Sam Shalabi wrote in The Wire magazine about this track :

"Our duo began as a friendship that grew out of long conversations about music, social justice and politics and then evolved naturally into this musical dialogue. The core of our approach is to continue that conversation and hear how these two mother instruments (maybe the two most weighted down by their own respective traditions and tropes) might speak directly and simply to each other through improvisation. This piece is named after a Nubian Island in Aswan, in Upper Egypt and is inspired by it and music from the region."

info : http://howlarts.net/flyingstreet

Elephantine — Shalabi & Christoff

guitar / organ recording done at my apartment in parc extension in Montréal, recorded on the first day that seemed like a 2015 spring is possible. recorded lo-fi on a telephone. with a percussive loop on a hammond organ from the 60s and electric guitar through a little dusty amp. 

the notes are saying essentially that trying to believe is worth the effort, that trying to fight is worth the effort, or something like that, keeping things in perspective, re: global imperialist injustices taking place (Gaza) v.s. life in Montréal and our responsibility to act in solidarity always, while trying to find the inner strength to do so. -- Stefan. 

c'est pas fini à Montréal

guitar track recorded in parc x march 2014, inspired by memories of Griffintown in Montreal pre-gentrification. mixing an organ beat with electric guitar. for an upcoming lo-fi guitar release. -- Stefan.

griffintown guitar

listen to a guitar recording from March 16, 2015,  recorded in the afternoon as part of a series of lo-fi recordings for an upcoming Jeunesse Cosmique release. exhausted but hopeful in a way, basically that is the mood right now.  -- Stefan.

parc x sun guitar

guitar patterns over an organ beat on repeat, layers, sorting through the tones to find voice. part of a lo-fi series of recordings done for a Jeunesse Cosmique release upcoming spring 2015. -- Stefan.

atmospheric layers

live guitar / synth duet with xarah dion recorded at kaza maza on parc avenue in montreal for a howl concert. 

thanks for listening. -- stefan.

winter night on parc ave

a solo guitar piece, recorded with buzz, like a little old radio speaker, for an upcoming ep. -- Stefan.

guitar on the radio

listen to a recording from 1999, a band that I played in called The Light Machine, recorded in analogue on a reel to reel 8 track machine. thanks for listening. -- Stefan.

Light Machine

Piano improvisation in the minor to accompany "Over Baghdad (Maktoob)" by visual artist Sundus Abdul Hadi. http://sundusah.tumblr.com/

Over Baghdad

Listen to a recording from the Duets for Abdelrazik album, featuring Sam Shalabi on oud and Stefan Christoff on piano. 

Duet for Abdelrazik | Shalabi & Christoff

Listen to a track from the Duets for Abdelrazik album, featuring Matana Roberts on saxophone and Stefan Christoff on piano. Recorded by Thierry Amar at Hotel2Tango studios, mastered by Ryan Morey. 

info 
http://www.peoplescommission.org/en/abdelrazik/

info
http://howlarts.net/releases

Duet for Abdelrazik | Matana & Christoff

Listen to a track from Temps Libre, an EP released by the Howl! arts collective in Montreal, featuring Brahja Waldman (sax), Peter Burton (bass) & Stefan Christoff (piano). Recorded by Adrian Roy Taylor at La Sala Rossa. 

info
http://www.howlarts.net/


Temps Libre | Brahja & Christoff

Listen to the opening piece from родина (rodina), a second release from the St. Laurent Piano Project, recorded on a winter morning at Sala Rossa concert hall in Montreal. Released on 12″ vinyl by the Howl! arts collective, this record is an exploration of duets between Sam Shalabi on oud and Stefan Christoff on piano.

Music on this recording is inspired by the endless search for home in North America, a place of lands and people continuing to struggle against the legacy and current reality of colonialism. родина (rodina) is about reflecting on ancestors, dreams of another place and a future of liberation.

Vardar River Song - Shalabi & Christoff

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