{"id":26997,"date":"2025-03-10T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T12:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=26997"},"modified":"2025-03-15T05:56:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T05:56:29","slug":"music-holy-cow-sun-ra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=26997","title":{"rendered":"MUSiC: Holy Cow\u2026 Sun Ra!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ankh om a minute\u2026 this is amazing! The CDs (it\u2019s a double-disc feature) arrived yesterday. I\u2019m listening to it now for the first time. I have to say that I\u2019m finding it mind-blowingly wonderful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a lot here that falls into areas Inwas hoping for and expecting. And I already knew a bit about Sun Ra; I\u2019ve seen several films about him (inc Space Is The Place<\/em>), and have a few of his albums. But even so, there\u2019s plenty that surprises. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first real surprise is the doo-wop track, \u2018Dreaming\u2019, on disc one. I really wasn\u2019t expecting anything like that! But, given Sun Ra\u2019s hugely diverse and prolific output, he could be said to embody the phrase \u2018expect the unexpected.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disc 1:
01. Sun Ra And His Myth- Science Arkestra- Calling Planet Earth
02. Sun Ra- Sun Song
03. The Cosmic Rays With Sun Ra And The Arkestra - Dreaming
04. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - India
05. Sun Ra And His Myth- Science Arkestra - Space Loneliness
06. Sun Ra And His Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra - Love In Outer Space
07. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra - Adventure Equation
08. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra - Spontaneous Simplicity
09. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra - Brazilian Sun
10. Sun Ra Quartet - When There Is No Sun
11. Sun Ra And His Astro Infinity Arkestra - My Brother The Wind
12. Sun Ra And His Astro Arkestra - Mystery, Mr. Ra
13. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra - Black Sky And Blue Moon
14. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra - Watusa
15. The Sun Ra Arkestra - The World Of Africa
16. Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra - Cluster Of Galaxies
17. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Strange Worlds (Live in France)
18. Sun Ra And His Blue Universe Arkestra - Blackman

Disc 2:
01. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra - Twilight
02. Sun Ra And His Intergalactic Myth Science Solar Arkestra - Sleeping Beauty
03. Sun Ra - Moog Solo (Live in France)
04. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - They Plan To Leave
05. Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra - Reflects Motion (Part 1)
06. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Children Of The Sun
07. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra - We Travel The Spaceways
08. Sun Ra And His Arkestra -Astro Black (Live in Zurich)
09. Sun Ra And His Mythic Science Arkestra - Somebody Else\u2019s idea (Live in Paris)
10. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - I Roam The Cosmos
11. Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra - On Jupiter
12. Sun Ra - There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of)
13. Sun Ra And His Interglactic Arkestra - The All Of Everything
14. Sun Ra - Enlightenment
15. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Make Another Mistake
16. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Space Is The Place (Live in France)<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
What Gilles Peterson has done, as well as curate the terrific selection of incredible music, is to \u2018mix it\u2019, somewhat like a DJ (which he is, of course). So that the tracks run into each other in places. There\u2019s a really good flow to it all. No mean feat, considering Sun Ra and co venture way off the map, voyaging across their idiosyncratic musical universe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The whole crazy mystic schtick winds up being genuinely wonderful. Rather as it does – albeit in a very different manner – with John and Alice Coltrane. What could be comical winds up being sublime. At least to my ears. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One outcome of this acquisition, very much anticipated, but nota foregone delusion, was that I\u2019d wind up wanting to get lots more Sun Ra. And of course I do! Who better to recommend which recordings than GP<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Lanquidity, 1978<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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I Roam The Cosmos, 1972<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nuits de la Fondation Maeght, 1971<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Space Is The Place, 1973<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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New Steps, 1978<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ankh om a minute\u2026 this is amazing! The CDs (it\u2019s a double-disc feature) arrived yesterday. I\u2019m listening to it now for the first time. I have to say that I\u2019m finding it mind-blowingly wonderful. There\u2019s a lot here that falls into areas Inwas hoping for and expecting. And I already knew a bit about Sun … <\/p>\n
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