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\n180 gram vinyl LP and compact disc designed by Kevin Yuen Kit Lo and ConstellationFYEAR incorporates drone, out-jazz,\npost-classical, ambient metal, avant-rock, and modular synthesis, and creates a unified sound\/aesthetic while traversing adventurous\nand varied terrain. Kellough\u2019s langauge engages with the challenges of modernity: extraction, inflation, and the unequal distribution of access to the future. This self-titled debut album is a supremely\ninnovative 40-minute multi-movement work. Pt. 7 Pure Pursuit\nVisual design by Kevin Yuen Kit Lo & Sarah Auches\n\n\n\nPt. 6 Precipice\n\n\nPt. 4 Degrees\n\nPt. 2 Mercury Looms \n\n\n\n\nPt.1 Trajectory \n\n\n04\/2021At the Lion D\u2019Or, Montr\u00e9al, commissioned by JazzAhead! Bremen, the National Arts Center, and the Canada Council for the Arts, aired on April 29 w\/ partnering jazz festivals in Canada and Europe.\n\n\n\n\n\n"},{"title":"Contributors","link":"https:\/\/fyear.ca\/Contributors","pubDate":"Sun, 28 Mar 2021 15:41:58 +0000","guid":"https:\/\/fyear.ca\/Contributors","description":"Home\n\nContributors\n\n\n![](\"https:\/\/freight.cargo.site\/w\/1000\/i\/0da620edd7aced3e251622a4fe44ce10a4fc3743eddbe1480bd88be88e1bd0c1\/1uFam6xA.jpg\")
\n\nSchemmann Photography, Moers Festival, Germany, 2023 \n\n\nContributors, L-R: Jesse Zubot, Kevin Yuen Kit Lo, Kaie Kellough, Jason Sharp, Joe Grass, Josh Zubot, Tawhida Tanya Evanson, Stefan Schneider, Tommy Crane\n\n\n\n\n\tJason Sharp is a bass and baritone saxophonist, synthesist, and composer who has recorded 3 studio albums for the prestigious Constellation Records label.\nKaie Kellough (text, voice) is a poet, novelist, and sound performer. A recipient of the Griffin Poetry Prize, Kaie\u2019s writing emerges where social engagement and formal innovation meet.\n\nJoe Grass (pedal steel) is a guitarist, composer, and producer who has worked extensively with Lhasa, Patrick Watson, Marie-Pierre Arthur, and Elisapie.\nKevin Yuen Kit Lo is a graphic designer. He is the founder and creative director of LOKI Design Studios, which blends a passion for craft with a commitment to equality and social justice.\nTawhida Tanya Evanson (voice) is a poet, novelist, sound performer, and whirling dervish. Her publications, solo perfromances, and collaborations have reached Africa, Australia, Indonesia, and the Caribbean. Jesse Zubot (violin) is a composer, musician, and producer who is a four-time Juno Award winner. As a film composer, he has won acclaim for his innovative scores for Monkey Beach, Indian Horse, and Academy Award-nominated Two Lovers and a Bear.\n\nJoshua Zubot (violin) is a central figure in both the Montr\u00e9al and Vancouver creative music scenes. Some of his frequent collaborations are with Bernard Falaise, Francois Houle, Sam Shalabi, Nicolas Caloia, and Isaiah Ceccarelli.Stefan Schneider (percussion) is a founding member of the Bell Orchestre and The Queer Songbook Orchestra. \n\nTommy Crane (percussion) is a Montr\u00e9al-based musician who has recorded and performed with Ambrose Akinmusire, Melissa Aldana, The Mingus Big Band, Linda Oh, Thus Owls, Aaron Parks, Richard Reed Parry, and Logan Richardson.\n\n\n\n"},{"title":"Media \/ Archive","link":"https:\/\/fyear.ca\/Media-Archive","pubDate":"Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:04:13 +0000","guid":"https:\/\/fyear.ca\/Media-Archive","description":"Home\n\nMedia \/ Archive\nSorstu.ca\nFYEAR au centre PHI: Une performance coup de poing, J\u00e9r\u00f4me Daviau, Pierre Langlois, 17 octobre 2024\nAtuvu.ca\nFYEAR au centre PHI: Trame sonore de la polycrise, Rosalie Chr\u00e9tien, 17 octobre 2024\n\nBackseat MafiaA Phenomenal, Poetic Statement from the Montreal Post-Jazz EnsembleFYEAR album review, John Parry, April 10, 2024\nFREQ (UK)FYEAR Album review, Mr. Olivetti, April 8, 2024\nKreative KontrolFYEAR Interview featuring Kaie Kellough and Jason Sharp, podcast #852, April 5, 2024\nVeil of SoundFYEAR Review by Thorsten, April 3, 2024\nNiche MTLFYEAR Interview: Fear & Desire, In Conversation with Kaie Kellough & Jason Sharp, Ryan Alexander Diduck, March 31, 2024"},{"title":"Contact","link":"https:\/\/fyear.ca\/Contact","pubDate":"Tue, 30 Mar 2021 20:53:55 +0000","guid":"https:\/\/fyear.ca\/Contact","description":"Home\nContact For enquiries, bookings, and general information, please contact fyear@fyear.ca\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"}]}}![](\"https:\/\/freight.cargo.site\/t\/original\/i\/15971d5e5d73bfe1289bd7d8780281c52370746880a9fb4513b1d0dcbac1fdb4\/hO1fNuXw.jpg\")
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\n180 gram vinyl LP and compact disc designed by Kevin Yuen Kit Lo and ConstellationFYEAR incorporates drone, out-jazz,\npost-classical, ambient metal, avant-rock, and modular synthesis, and creates a unified sound\/aesthetic while traversing adventurous\nand varied terrain. Kellough\u2019s langauge engages with the challenges of modernity: extraction, inflation, and the unequal distribution of access to the future. This self-titled debut album is a supremely\ninnovative 40-minute multi-movement work. Pt. 7 Pure Pursuit\nVisual design by Kevin Yuen Kit Lo & Sarah Auches\n\n\n\nPt. 6 Precipice\n\n\nPt. 4 Degrees\n\nPt. 2 Mercury Looms \n\n\n\n\nPt.1 Trajectory \n\n\n04\/2021At the Lion D\u2019Or, Montr\u00e9al, commissioned by JazzAhead! Bremen, the National Arts Center, and the Canada Council for the Arts, aired on April 29 w\/ partnering jazz festivals in Canada and Europe.\n\n\n\n\n\n"},{"title":"Contributors","link":"https:\/\/fyear.ca\/Contributors","pubDate":"Sun, 28 Mar 2021 15:41:58 +0000","guid":"https:\/\/fyear.ca\/Contributors","description":"Home\n\nContributors\n\n\n![](\"https:\/\/freight.cargo.site\/t\/original\/i\/0da620edd7aced3e251622a4fe44ce10a4fc3743eddbe1480bd88be88e1bd0c1\/1uFam6xA.jpg\")
\n\nSchemmann Photography, Moers Festival, Germany, 2023 \n\n\nContributors, L-R: Jesse Zubot, Kevin Yuen Kit Lo, Kaie Kellough, Jason Sharp, Joe Grass, Josh Zubot, Tawhida Tanya Evanson, Stefan Schneider, Tommy Crane\n\n\n\n\n\tJason Sharp is a bass and baritone saxophonist, synthesist, and composer who has recorded 3 studio albums for the prestigious Constellation Records label.\nKaie Kellough (text, voice) is a poet, novelist, and sound performer. A recipient of the Griffin Poetry Prize, Kaie\u2019s writing emerges where social engagement and formal innovation meet.\n\nJoe Grass (pedal steel) is a guitarist, composer, and producer who has worked extensively with Lhasa, Patrick Watson, Marie-Pierre Arthur, and Elisapie.\nKevin Yuen Kit Lo is a graphic designer. He is the founder and creative director of LOKI Design Studios, which blends a passion for craft with a commitment to equality and social justice.\nTawhida Tanya Evanson (voice) is a poet, novelist, sound performer, and whirling dervish. Her publications, solo perfromances, and collaborations have reached Africa, Australia, Indonesia, and the Caribbean. Jesse Zubot (violin) is a composer, musician, and producer who is a four-time Juno Award winner. As a film composer, he has won acclaim for his innovative scores for Monkey Beach, Indian Horse, and Academy Award-nominated Two Lovers and a Bear.\n\nJoshua Zubot (violin) is a central figure in both the Montr\u00e9al and Vancouver creative music scenes. Some of his frequent collaborations are with Bernard Falaise, Francois Houle, Sam Shalabi, Nicolas Caloia, and Isaiah Ceccarelli.Stefan Schneider (percussion) is a founding member of the Bell Orchestre and The Queer Songbook Orchestra. \n\nTommy Crane (percussion) is a Montr\u00e9al-based musician who has recorded and performed with Ambrose Akinmusire, Melissa Aldana, The Mingus Big Band, Linda Oh, Thus Owls, Aaron Parks, Richard Reed Parry, and Logan Richardson.\n\n\n\n"},{"title":"Media \/ Archive","link":"https:\/\/fyear.ca\/Media-Archive","pubDate":"Fri, 26 Apr 2024 23:04:13 +0000","guid":"https:\/\/fyear.ca\/Media-Archive","description":"Home\n\nMedia \/ Archive\nSorstu.ca\nFYEAR au centre PHI: Une performance coup de poing, J\u00e9r\u00f4me Daviau, Pierre Langlois, 17 octobre 2024\nAtuvu.ca\nFYEAR au centre PHI: Trame sonore de la polycrise, Rosalie Chr\u00e9tien, 17 octobre 2024\n\nBackseat MafiaA Phenomenal, Poetic Statement from the Montreal Post-Jazz EnsembleFYEAR album review, John Parry, April 10, 2024\nFREQ (UK)FYEAR Album review, Mr. Olivetti, April 8, 2024\nKreative KontrolFYEAR Interview featuring Kaie Kellough and Jason Sharp, podcast #852, April 5, 2024\nVeil of SoundFYEAR Review by Thorsten, April 3, 2024\nNiche MTLFYEAR Interview: Fear & Desire, In Conversation with Kaie Kellough & Jason Sharp, Ryan Alexander Diduck, March 31, 2024"},{"title":"Contact","link":"https:\/\/fyear.ca\/Contact","pubDate":"Tue, 30 Mar 2021 20:53:55 +0000","guid":"https:\/\/fyear.ca\/Contact","description":"Home\nContact For enquiries, bookings, and general information, please contact fyear@fyear.ca\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"}]}}