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Chromatic Audio Record label and recording studio based in the Mile-End district of Montreal.

Label artists include Kevin Dean, Mira Choquette, Kim Zombik, Gabriel Lambert, Sam Kirmayer and Andrés Vial.

Here's what Malika Tirolien had to say about "Mulatu", the opening track on Montreéal Sound Resistance: Chapitre I:"This...
18/06/2021

Here's what Malika Tirolien had to say about "Mulatu", the opening track on Montreéal Sound Resistance: Chapitre I:

"This song is called Mulatu in reference to legendary Ethiopian musician and father of ethio-jazz: Mulatu Astatke.

I wanted to write an ethio-jazz song in honor of Ethiopia, one of the only African countries that resisted and defeated Western colonialism.

George Floyd's death was infuriating and I wanted to channel that rage and put it in this song to remind myself that liberation is not something we can ask for, it is something that has to be taken.

I am so honored to have Vox Sambou as a featured artist and Jean-Michel Frédéric, Mark Haynes and Jepthé Kalombo as musicians on this song. They really brought the vision I had for this song to life with their incredible talent."

https://mtlsoundresistance.bandcamp.com/track/mulatu-malika-tirolien-vox-sambou-jm-frederic-mark-haynes-jepht-kalombo

from the album Chapitre I

Today is a great day to buy Montréal Sound Resistance:Chapitre I, available as a digital album. https://mtlsoundresistan...
18/06/2021

Today is a great day to buy Montréal Sound Resistance:Chapitre I, available as a digital album.

https://mtlsoundresistance.bandcamp.com/

Not only are 100% of the label/artist profits being donated Hoodstock, but also Bandcamp is donating 100% of their share to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in honor of Juneteenth. Please consider supporting the incredibly important work of these organizations by purchasing the album!

On May 25, 2020, the world changed. With the death of George Floyd, under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, we s...
26/05/2021

On May 25, 2020, the world changed. With the death of George Floyd, under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, we saw what we have often seen; a black body drained of life, by the hands of the state. This time was different. We saw it in real time. We saw the life leave his body. We saw him plead for his life and call his mother’s name.

In the aftermath, despite a pandemic, reactions were swift, and protests spread all over the world. Some said, “Enough is enough.” Others said, “Do you believe us now?” Others said, “How can I help?”

With the “Montréal Sound Resistance” album series, we begin to ask, answer, and hopefully address these and the many other questions. The Black Lives Matter movement and issues that surround it are matters of urgency. Urgent not just in the present moment, but as we examine the past that informs police brutality and as we attempt to envision a future where we no longer need to live in fear of history repeating itself.

As artists, it is our duty to speak to the times, what we know and have experienced, humbly enough to learn and inform ourselves. It is because we have the power to change minds and get the message across in ways that others cannot, or at least, never have. Words sung or spoken in verse have a way of making the case, touching hearts, and enlightening us in way that very few other things can.

We want to inspire and encourage those at the heart of the movement, those on the ground, both seen and unseen. May our contributions uplift their work. May we chronicle the pain they feel, the struggle that continues, and the joy that awaits on the other end. Montreal Sound Resistance is not the beginning or the end, but another step forward, a step towards justice.

We will be donating 100% of album sales to different social justice organizations, beginning with Hoodstock for the first volume, titled Chapitre I.

With peace and love,

Jason Blackbird Selman (co-producer, poet)
Andrés Vial (co-producer, sound engineer)
Malika Tirolien (musician, lyricist)
Vox Sambou (rapper)
JM Frederic (musician)
Mark A Haynes (musician)
Jephte Kalombo (musician)
Fabrice Koffy Poesic (poet)
Marika Galea (musician)
Michael Go (musician)
Roen Higgins (poet)
Jon Asencio (poet)
Travis Knights (tap dance percussionist)
Mo Dibo (musician, lyricist)
Nora Toutain (musician, lyricist)
Laurie Torres (musician)
Valérie Lacombe (musician)
Kim Zombik (musician, lyricist)
Nicolas Caloia (musician)
Martin Heslop (musician)
Karl Peralte Ricot (musician)
Jahsun Drums (musician)
Theo Abellard (musician)
Marie-Ketely Gomes (musician)
Raynal Isméus (musician)
Myrtle Thomas (musician, lyricist)
Josh Rager Music (musician)
Matt Dicker (musician)
Musique Rayonnante (contributing organization)
Andi State (photographer)
Zachary Scholes (sound engineer)
Will Owen Bennett (sound engineer)
Mihran Amageddian (sound engineer)
Lites Down Studio
Daniel Bevc (sound engineer)
Antoine Gallois (sound engineer)

http://chromatic-audio.com/
https://mtlsoundresistance.bandcamp.com/album/chapitre-i

12 track album

Gabriel Lambert has two archival albums out on Chromatic Audio today! Both have been recently mastered by Richard White ...
22/04/2021

Gabriel Lambert has two archival albums out on Chromatic Audio today! Both have been recently mastered by Richard White and have beautiful new artwork by Valérie Lacombe. "Gabriel Lambert with Kevin Dean EP" (recorded in 2004) features Kevin Dean on trumpet, Adam Over on bass and Michel Berthiaume on drums. "Organ Sessions" (recorded in 2003) features Kevin Dean on trumpet and André White on drums. Enjoy!

https://chromatic-audio.bandcamp.com/
http://chromatic-audio.com/

MARCH 2021 UPDATE:Two Gabriel Lambert archival albums (re-mastered and with new artwork) will be released soon: "Gabriel...
09/03/2021

MARCH 2021 UPDATE:

Two Gabriel Lambert archival albums (re-mastered and with new artwork) will be released soon: "Gabriel Lambert / Kevin Dean" and "Organ Sessions".

Andrés Vial's "When Is Ancient?", which was released as a streaming-only album on December 31, 2020, will soon be available for purchase in CD and digital download formats.

Andrés has also been nominated for a Juno award (Jazz Album of the Year: Solo) for his 2019 album "Gang of Three"!

Lastly, we are hard at work on a very special series of compilation albums - more info coming soon!

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