Chicago artist / activist Damon Locks and the Black Monument Ensemble have announced a new album. NOW is the sequel to Where Future Unfolds from 2019 and will be released on April 9 via International Anthem. It will be published on July 9th. Below is the collage-style video for the first single, Now (Forever Momentary Space). ”
According to a press release, Locks and the ensemble NOW recorded in “just a few settings” at the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago. The ensemble consists of: the musicians Angel Bat Dawid, Ben LaMar Gay, Dana Hall and Arif Smith; Singers Phillip Armstrong, Monique Golding, Rayna Golding, Tramaine Parker, Richie Parks, Erica Rene and Eric Tre’von; and dancers Raven Lewis, Cheyenne Spencer, Mary Thomas, Bryonna Young, Tiarra Young and Keisha Janae.
NOW::
01 Now (Forever Momentary Space)
02 The People Vs. The Rest of Us
03 Keep your mind free
04 Barbara Jones-Hogu and Elizabeth Catlett discuss liberation
05 movement and you
06 The body is electric
