Lokua

Lokua (born Joshua Jay Kleckner) is a master of texture and mood. Heavily influenced as a child by Chicago's gritty hip-hop scene and undeniable house presence led him to start producing in 1995, where-after he majored in music composition at Columbia College, Chicago. Earlier works consist largely of down-tempo instrumental hip-hop (literally thousands of tracks) from jazzy boom-bap to nightmarish theme music. Recent works branch out to include a large scope of electronic genres with a significant amount of ambient and up-tempo stylings ranging from acid-house to minimalist techno purism. Lokua’s sound is characterized by the richness and sincerity of its emotional content with even the danciest of tracks retaining a deep, cerebral sophistication. Completely immersed in the art of live P/A - occasionally freestyling entire sets – Lokua has been rocking all walks of Chicago night-life from art shows to grimy warehouse raves and various traditional music venues including residencies at Darkroom, Subterranean, Rodan, and Morseland. Lokua has released on cpkay rcrds (Chicago), Soft Phase (a nordic netlabel), remixed for Lucidflow (Berlin), and is co-founder of the multi faceted Moment Sound label.