Where Future Unfolds (豆瓣)

表演者: Damon Locks / Black Monument Ensemble
流派: 爵士
专辑类型: 专辑
介质: CD
发行时间: 2019-05-31
出版者: INTERNATIONAL ANTHEM
条形码: 0603784912233

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8.6

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　　At the outset of the ‘70s, Archie Shepp released Attica Blues, an album addressing the civil rights movement and inequality in America, and awash in the diverse musics of hard bop, avant-garde, soul, gospel, funk, R&B, Coltrane, and Ellington—all of it steeped in the blues. Racism and inequality still persist today, and the diversity of music has grown exponentially over the ... (展开全部) 　　At the outset of the ‘70s, Archie Shepp released Attica Blues, an album addressing the civil rights movement and inequality in America, and awash in the diverse musics of hard bop, avant-garde, soul, gospel, funk, R&B, Coltrane, and Ellington—all of it steeped in the blues. Racism and inequality still persist today, and the diversity of music has grown exponentially over the decades, so an album like Damon Locks’s powerful Where Future Unfolds snaps right into place in the current environment. Electronic music and breakbeats mix with jazz, gospel, soul, and avant-garde; the sampled recordings of civil rights speeches are combined with the present-day words sung by the alumni of the Chicago Children’s Choir. All of it wears the blues like a second skin. Included among Locks’s Black Monument Ensemble are Angel Bat Dawid, Dana Hall, and Arif Smith. This music is perceptive and inspired. This recording stands at the center of things.
　　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.
　　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.