MOMENT SOUND

Recorded at Morseland for Heartbeats 27 October 2010 In anticipation of the impending Halloween, our theme for the night was “Spooky Techno”; also on the bill was Lokua and Trevael. Subtle samples and special effects were layered over dark tracks to enhance the spooky feel. Enjoy! tracklist: [intro] Converter: Fallen Tadeo: Winds Of Glory [Marcel Dettmann remix] Marc Houle: Seeing In [...]

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a mix i did recently for the merit/demerit blog all vinyl, a lot of new stuff, a lot of chicago-related stuff All Boy All Girl Mix by Slava 1. Robert A. A. Lowe & Roze Lazar – Tajdaj Ondoj 2. Omar Souleyman – Jani (2) 3. Garo – Steamship 4. Chandeliers – Mr Electric 5. Le Matin – Je ne veux pas [...]

The vinyl is in and the first few copies have been shipped out!!! Here is a free promo track from the album: You can also see Lokua’s Violence Jack video below. Preview other tracks and order your copy directly from us HERE You can also order it from Groove Distribution in the US and Clone Distribution in Europe

Searchl1te and The Abominable Twitch are two of the most prolific and forward sounding producers (as well as DJs and performers) I’ve heard in the windy city. Together they have teamed up as CHICAGO SEWER, “that chunky ill shit that incessantly flows below the surface”. The following p/a was recorded at the weekly [...]

Things have been moving a bit slow over here in the past few months. Many different projects underway – records, the big apples, thoughts of a/v installations – that don’t leave time for the interwebs… but we will try to get better about keeping everyone up to date about the latest goings on. For now, [...]

Every Wednesday Lokua of Moment Sound hosts the event Heartbeats @ Morsland, a night featuring a wide array of DJs and live performers from all walks of Chicago’s electronic music spectrum. Here we have two recordings from one of those nights. First is a live p/a from K-rAd, who immediately brought the dance-floor [...]

) Today it is really hard for an MC to impress let alone entertain me. Maybe I’m just turning into a bah-humbug, or possibly after submerging my head in the flows of the greatest MCs who ever lived for nearly 30 years, today it takes a lot to peak my interest. Simply put, it takes [...]

Jamal Moss aka Hieroglyphic Being is one of the most forward thinking Chicago musicians. Rooted in old-school Chicago house, he pushes the envelope by creating noisy and pulsating compositions that, underneath a rough, distorted exterior reveal a sublime musical complexity and tenderness. Jamal’s sound is probably one of the most organic ones that can be [...]

The following cast is a combination of two live sets by Lokua performed at Morseland on Chicago’s North Side for the Weekly series Heartbeats. The first half of the cast (00:00-22:24) took place on March 25 and phases from grass-roots-hip hop to electro jazz-funk to space-krunk. The second half (22:25-49:34) actually took place [...]