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With a music center in Gaza destroyed, artists’ shelter is now the priority
Delia Arts Center in Gaza was a core of the musical community there – until it was destroyed and looted by occupying Israeli forces. Now, musical organizations have shifted to sheltering artists, shelter that is gravely threatened by the unfolding operation in Rafah. CDM spoke to the organization about their work and their call for participation, with time or treasure, depending on your capabilities.
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Andrius Mamontovas’ haunting “Bottled Wind” records war, week by week
Lithuanian composer and musician Andrius Mamontovas has a chillingly beautiful LP on the Ukrainian-run label I Shall Sing Until My Land Is Free, under the project name Dots On The Sun.
In “Piano,” John Object captures emotional realities of war in Ukraine
“Piano” is bookended by sketches on a partly-ruined piano in a war zone – messages over an army radio heard crackling in the background. In between, there is the warmth of a 1920s German instrument in the artist’s Kyiv flat and grandmother’s house before the war. Ukrainian artist John Object is now living mainly as PFC Timur Dzhafarov, deployed to the front. In sounds, images, and words, he has opened up about what that reality means.
Psychedelic Soldier: a burnt-out Russian tank headlight made into a synthesizer
Peter Kirn - April 28, 2022
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