For this edition of X Avant, artists approach effects pedals as inquiry and play, utilizing live processing to expand the sonic palette. Festival artists will build on and extend this concept, connecting chains of memory through delay, distortion, filtering, phasing, and resonant performances. As the festival approaches we dwell in the often tenuous spaces between us, and forge links that bridge creative, familial, and community lineage. What is revealed in this process, and how might we explore the interplay of past and present as memories recur, degrade, and take on new meaning?