Lokua Joshua Kleckner Chicago Lokua is a Chicago based producer and live p/a artist currently focused on minimal, acid-laden, flooriented, swung and polymetric techno. His tools of choice include anything and everything from a laptop and MIDI controllers, to 100s of HP of Eurorack, samplers, drum machines, and polysynths. He brings with him over 25+ years of songwriting experience. Lokua began his life as a musician making beats in his mother's basement and selling cassette tapes in high school primarily to aid freestyle cyphers. Increasingly inspired by groundbreaking artists like DJ Premier, Aphex Twin, Larry Heard, and Brian Eno, as well as Chicago's underground legends The Opus (of Rubberroom), Lokua immersed himself in the art of live p/a. This eventually led to co-founding the Moment Sound collective and label with fellow artists Slava and Garo, who together held down residencies focused on live electronic music and motion graphics at Subterranean, Darkroom, Rodan, Morseland, and other venues across Chicago. Lokua has released tracks on Moment Sound, Don't Trust Humans, Smooth Agent, Diane's Hunting Club, CPKAY, in addition to self releases. He has opened for artists such as Luke Slater, Claude Young, and Daedalus. He is currently a member of The Listening Club and Podval crews. Lokua’s tracks Little Teeth by Lokua published on 2024-02-06T22:43:58Z Spell by Lokua published on 2018-09-16T21:48:06Z Blackbird by Lokua published on 2013-04-28T22:20:59Z Gruff Glider by Lokua published on 2013-04-22T21:07:03Z Swamp by Lokua published on 2012-06-19T11:48:43Z L.O.S.D. - EarTheia (Coalesce) by Lokua published on 2011-05-15T22:26:43Z Rainy Love Mix by Lokua published on 2010-06-13T22:30:43Z Pepper Ridge by Lokua published on 2009-07-29T20:33:59Z