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Artists & ReleasesAboutFanta Records is a Vancouver based, non-profit record label out of CiTR & Discorder with support from the Pat Placzek Legacy Fund.✶ Follow Fanta Records on Bandcamp ✶Click here for all Fanta Records links and updatesPat Placzek Legacy FundOn June 16th, 2015, Pat Placzek passed away from cancer-related causes at the age of 34. He was diagnosed with epithelial sarcoma in 2012, and mere months after completing treatment was again diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia. Pat’s best chance at recovery was CAR T-Cell therapy, an experimental procedure that came with a high cost – an estimated $530,000.Undaunted, Pat’s community rallied around him, launching the crowdfunding campaign Pat of Hearts which successfully raised over $220,000 to support his entry into this new form of treatment. Sadly, he passed away before he was able to participate.To celebrate Pat’s life, his friends and family established the Pat Plac ....
Cathy Schultes is a 21-year-old trans musician in Vancouver, living on the homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Watuth), and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) nations. A queer bike mechanic, political human-rights activist, self-described anarchist, and pro electric-guitar shredder, she makes pop punk music centred around trans power and self-identity. I met with her to discuss her latest release as Kitty Prozac Pandemos Vol. 1, a powerful EP with unapologetic lyrics and a deep relatability. I found in my conversation with Cathy, that intimacy is a huge component of her work, and I couldn’t help but respond to the lyrics myself. Below you will find fragments of Kitty’s fluid lyricism, and the ways I’ve found to connect her thoughts to my own. ....