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Ummagma – Frequency – Album Review

Ever wonder what dreams sound like? Ummagma appears to have discovered the exact melodies that flow out from the unconscious mind. The result is music that is exotic, ethereal, and fantastical. Released early December last year, Frequency is the latest EP from Canadian-Ukrainian dreampop duo Ummagma. Ummagma is the creation of the very talented musicians Shauna McLarnon and Alexander Kretov.…

April Fryquency is coming up... poster by Silvana B!

This mixtape has been compiled for the inaugural issue of Fryq the Zine, which was born into the world today!

On Saturday December 6, 2014, get your copy of Fryq the Zine at the Gabba Hey Holiday Craft Sale, Fryq the Gathering, or Fryquency in exchange for a pay-what-you-can donation. 

Announcing our guest speakers for Fryq, the Gathering, a discussion about accessibility and barriers in our music and arts scene: 

Lily Pepper

Marie LeBlanc-Flanagan

Chris Binkowski

Elsa Mirzaei

Sacha KW

Don't miss it Saturday, December 6 at 3 pm at Raw Sugar Cafe. It's a free event, the venue is wheelchair accessible, and all are welcome.  There will be tea.

And then come celebrate Fryquency 's one year anniversary at Mugshots with Fet.Nat, WTCHS and Grime Kings! Plus, Julia Dickens, who made the incredible poster above, will be doing an art installation. It is PWYC and all ages! 

Some more info on our guests:

Marie LeBlanc Flanagan is the founder of Wyrd Arts Initiatives, a nationwide nonprofit dedicated to encouraging, documenting, and connecting creative expression across Canada.

As the executive director of Wyrd Arts Initiatives she obtained a 50K grant to build a curated online store and distro for emerging Canadian musicians; recruited 400 new volunteers (from British Colombia to Nunavut); transitioned www.weirdcanada.com to bilingualism, ran a successful drive to win "Best Independent Music Website in Canada" (CBC3) and introduced policy and dialogue relating to responsive community building, knowledge sharing, openness and inclusivity.

Lily Pepper makes zines, writes about zines at zine-reviews.tumblr.com, and runs the zine racks at Pressed and Gabba Hey. A sometimes reluctant Ottawa booster, they contribute to Apt613.ca and edited the zine YOW! Ottawa Writers Write About Ottawa. They are interested in friendship, support, radical histories, trauma, vulnerability, and survival.

Chris Binkowski is an Ottawa based artist who has been going to shows for nearly twenty years. As someone who uses a power wheelchair for mobility he has plenty of experience using backdoors, service elevators or even getting lifted in to concert venues. He is a volunteer on the Accessibility Team at both Bluesfest and Folkfest. Chris recently founded Accessibility For Humanity and assisted Pressed Cafe with acquiring two portable ramps to become an accessible venue. Under the Bucko moniker, he creates electronic music with a mobile sound and light system. He has performed at Nuit Blanche, Chinatown Remixed Festival, Arboretum Festival and Pressed Cafe.

facebook.com/buckoArt

facebook.com/AccessibilityForHumanity

Elsa Mirzaei is an intersectional & brown feminist whose interests lie within challenging the white supremacy common in fringe and music scenes. She has also spoken out about the barriers with navigating the mental health systems as a survivor of sexual violence and is passionate about fighting the disproportionate experiences of violence and injustice faced by folks of colour within Canada. In her spare time, she tends to cry about school and write music.

Stéphanie St-Jean Aubre of { l'ensemble vide } designed and printed these awesome t-shirts for the one year anniversary of Fryquency! 

You can get your own on December 6 at Fryquency events at Mugshots, at Raw Sugar, and at the Gabba Hey Holiday Craftsale (where you can find lots more cool stuff by Stéph!)

ANNOUNCING: The one year anniversary of Fryquency, Ottawa's pay-what-you-can live music series to exhibit emerging Canadian talent. NOW ALL AGES!

With very special guests, Fet.Nat, WTCHS and Grime Kings!

More exciting announcements to come. Don't touch that dial 

November's Fryquency will be a fundraiser for CKCU's funding drive! Come check out this stacked local lineup, with Organ Eyes, Paterson Hall and V Infernalis. 

All donations received at the door will go to CKCU 93.1 fm. Supporting your local community radio station is supporting an alternative media source that is not influenced by advertisers or the government, that focuses on the marginalized and disinherited, that represents "the voice of the voiceless".