Build Art Make Change (BAMC) has announced ‘Contra-ICE Vol. 1: ICE OUT‘, a benefit compilation album featuring the likes of Tom Morello, Jello Biafra, Fred Armison, Fishbone, and more.
Releasing Oct. 5th the albums proceeds will directly fund frontline powerhouses, including the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) and Unión del Barrio to defend labor rights and protect community-built wealth.
BAMC is a nonprofit organization working to empower vulnerable communities by harnessing artistic expression to raise awareness, shift public discourse, and drive meaningful policy reform. They are leading a crucial shift in how America talks about immigration, moving away from abstract political debate and toward what matters most: keeping families together and building economic stability for thriving communities.
Colorado says: “Contra-ICE is not only an album. It is not only a collective. It is a cultural infrastructure built to support frontline organizations, amplify immigrant voices, and mobilize creatives who believe that love is not passive; it’s organized. Music has always been my first language. Justice has always been my inheritance. Contra-ICE is where those two lineages meet, urgently, unapologetically, and with LOVE OVER FEAR.
“As a DJ, I approached this project as a curator, carefully crafting a listening experience that unfolds as a journey. Every track, transition, and voice serves a purpose, inviting listeners to move through moments of grief, anger, resilience, hope, and ultimately, action. My hope is that people don’t simply hear this album—they feel it, connect with it, and leave inspired to create change in their own communities.
“From beginning to end, it tells a story, weaving together music, comedy, and spoken word from a diverse community of artists responding to the inhumane treatment perpetuated by today’s fascist ICE state.”
Contra-ICE artistic director and acclaimed cartoonist Lalo Alcaraz adds, “Artists, musicians, performers, and decent people from all walks of life are pushing back against the authoritarianism we are feeling in our own country. Contra-ICE is one expression of that. Through art, humor, and creativity, we are using free expression to remind people what is at stake and to show how culture itself can be a form of resistance.”
The full record will be available for sale digitally and on CD. There will also be a limited number of vinyl copies, with a selection of tracks from the record (vinyl track list), and a premium vinyl accompanied by a print signed by Alcaraz and other compilation artists available for purchase.
Contra-ICE Vol. 1: ICE OUT Tracklist*: 1. I Refuse – filer coleman 2. Return to Sender – Jodi Lin and filer coleman 3. Helicopter – Money Mark 4. Abolish Ice (HopesAndDrums Remix feat. Uli Bella) – filer coleman 5. Cosplay Cowboys – Revival Season 6. Al and Chris VS ICE – Al Madrigal and Chris Estrada 7. What Do We Want? ICE OUT! – 0UT/ALIV3 8. Divisive Crisis – Duende feat. David J 9. Suena La Alarma – Los Abandoned 10. Eat Your Greens – filer coleman 11. Compact – Fred Armisen 12. Mexican Sun – Jon E Edwards 13. Secret Police – Fishbone 14. I See You – 0UT/ALIV3 15. In The Mornin’ – SlimKid3 16. Schools Out – filer coleman 17. Call in the Angels – Gretchen Parlato and Jazmine Becerra Green 18. Mom, Who’s the Good Guy? – filer coleman feat. Dali’s Mom 19. Cholofit Meditation – Frankie Quiñones as Creeper 20. Redline – Ozomatli 21. Let Me Love You – Kathleen Hanna, Ad Rock, Money Mark, Fredo Ortiz & Frank Figueroa 21. 33 Degrees – Adrian Quesada 23. Gulf Of Mexico – Of Mexican Descent (2Mex) 24. Bound No More – HopesAndDrums 25. Goin’ Out Again – Ghetto Dojo feat. 2Mex 26. I Love You (Edit) – filer coleman 27. WHY – LUXXURY 28. Arauco Tiene Una Pena – Daniel French, Teioronhiathe Phillips & Kwaharani Jacobs 29. Original Dreamers – Maria del Pilar 30. How Are You – Ceci Bastida 31. Control – Puerta Negra 32. Children Beware – HopesAndDrums 33. No Tengas Miedo – Ceci Bastida 34. Microbus – Rafi El 35. Mar Iguana – Eduardo Arenas 36. La Voz De Los Angeles – Fredo Ortiz & Gardena Collective 37. Pretend You Remember Me – Tom Morello 38. ICE Goon Recruitment Ad #1 – Lalo Alcaraz 39. Three Strikes – Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School Of Medicine 40. Entre La Montaña – Orquestra Pacifico Tropical 41. Ovnidelic – Tropa Magica 42. Pecadora – Las Chorizeras 43. Diamond Dust – Justin Konrad 44. The Kids Are Still In Cages – Nancy Sanchez 45. ICE TOO COLD TO THAW (Demo) – David J 46. West L.A. Fade Away – Richard Montoya feat. Uli Bella 47. I Refuse Outro – filer coleman with Uli Bella
