Where Future Unfolds

by Damon Locks - Black Monument Ensemble

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Perry Willig Incredible work of art. Favorite track: Rebuild A Nation.

Rebel Up SebCat warm soul searching activist gospel jazz for a brighter and equal future. No restraints, no snakeoil promises, pure bliss. Favorite track: Solar Power.

Charlie Moonbeam Utterly soul-stirring.

This record is so close to perfection... I can’t believe it’s a live recording!

Has quickly become one of my favorite records of all time. No lie.

🙏 Favorite track: Sounds Like Now.

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1.	Statement of Intent / Black Monument Theme 05:45	buy track
2.	Sounds Like Now 06:25	buy track
3.	Solar Power 05:54	buy track
4.	Rebuild A Nation 02:40	buy track
5.	Which I Believe It Will 03:04	buy track
6.	Which I Believe I Am 01:13	buy track
7.	The Colors That You Bring 05:54	buy track
8.	The Future? 04:32	buy track
9.	Power 04:57	buy track
10.	From A Spark To A Fire 06:12	buy track

about

Where Future Unfolds is a new work spirited by Chicago-based sound & visual artist Damon Locks. Starting as a solo sound collage piece (where Locks pulled samples from Civil Rights era speeches and recordings to create an improvisational pallet for performance on his drum machine), over 4 years the project has blossomed into his 15-piece Black Monument Ensemble – featuring musicians (including Angel Bat Dawid on clarinets and Dana Hall on drums), singers (alumni of the Chicago Children's Choir), and dancers (members of Chicago youth dance company Move Me Soul). Where Future Unfolds is a live capture of the ensemble's epic debut at the Garfield Park Botanical Conservatory on the West Side of Chicago. Recalling the spirits of Phil Cohran's Artistic Heritage Ensemble, Eddie Gale's Black Rhythm Happening, Archie Shepp's Attica Blues, and Public Enemy's It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, the album presents an inspired, innovative & immediate intersection of gospel, jazz, activism & 808 breaks.

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released May 31, 2019

Musicians:
Angel Bat Dawid (clarinets), Dana Hall (drums, percussion), Damon Locks (electronics, bells, voice), Arif Smith (percussion).

Singers:
Phillip Armstrong, Monique Golding, Rayna Golding (on "Rebuild A Nation"), Eric McCarter, Tramaine Parker, Lauren Robinson.

Dancers:
Anna Martine Whitehead, Raven Lewis (Move Me Soul), Cheyenne Spencer (Move Me Soul), Mary Thomas (Move Me Soul), Bryonna Young (Move Me Soul), Tiarra Young (Move Me Soul).

Lyrics & Compositions by: Damon Locks.

Recorded & Mixed by: Charlie Mammoser.
Mastered by: Casey Rice & David Allen.

Costumes Designed by: Jamie Hayes at Production Mode.
Photography by: Daris Jasper & Chris Hershman

Album Art by: Damon Locks
Layout & Liner Design by: Craig Hansen

Recorded Live at Garfield Park Conservatory, as part of Red Bull Music Festival, Chicago, November 15th, 2018.

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