Name: Black Monument Ensemble – Where Future Unfolds
Brand: Damon Locks

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

IARC25LP

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Colour

Black

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

140 Gram Vinyl in Tip on Sleeve.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-04-15

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

0603784912226

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Damon Locks

Genre GB

Jazz

Label GB

 International Anthem Recording Co

Damon Locks is a Chicago visual artist, musician and sound artist.

A Chicago-born recording company, International Anthem Recording Co., was founded in 2014 by Scott McNiece and David Allen. This label is dedicated to producing and promoting progressive media.

International Anthem Recording Co. distributes its music through RedEye for the United States, Canada, North & South America. For Europe, UK, Australia, and the rest of the world (ROW), distribution is handled by !K7.

With a focus on innovation and pushing boundaries, International Anthem Recording Co. showcases talented artists who are redefining genres and creating unique musical experiences. Their commitment to quality and artistic expression has made them a respected name in the industry.

Where Future Unfolds is a new work spirited by Chicago-based sound and 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 and immediate intersection of gospel, jazz, activism and 808 breaks.

LP - Featuring art by Damon Locks, the 140 Gram LP comes in a heavyweight tip-on jacket coated in metallic gold foil, and standard dome-patterned inner-sleeve and Japanese-style obi strip.

Black Monument Ensemble – Where Future Unfolds

Music GB