James Bernard & anthéne ~ Soft Octaves

In a letter to his brother Theo, Vincent Van Gogh writes of “colors, which are heightened by being juxtaposed,” yet “will destroy one another by being mixed.” When mixed, such colors produce a sad gray, but in the right proportions

Stefan Christoff + David Parker ~ Wire Tones EP

Listen to “Shifting Skies,” the first track off the Wire Tones EP, a collaboration  between David Parker on contrabass and Stefan Christoff on piano recently released by the Howl Arts collective. As with all of Christoff’s projects, Wire Tones is conceptually driven by

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

A Closer Look: Mutek 2013

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