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| | Media Dream | | | Music Artist : | | Sun Ra | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Art Yard/ ReR | | Release Date : | | 2008-02-26 | | Store Price : | | $49.00 | | Artistopia's Price: $49.00 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Saturn Research
2. Constellation
3. Year of the Sun
4. Media Dreams
5. Twigs at Twilight
6. An Unknowneth Love
Disc 21. Friendly Galaxy
2. The Unknown
3. Other Tomorrows Never Known
4. Images
5. The Truth about Planet earth
6. Space is the Place
7. The Shadow World
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 It's More Fun To Compute
Submitted on: 2008-09-25 |
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This 2-CD set was released in February 2008 and is a companion to Disco 3000, as both chronicle Sun Ra's experimental 1978 concert tour of Italy.
Utilizing a Crumar Mainman synthesizer - which allowed for pre-programmed bass lines and electronic percussion - Sun Ra was on the cutting-edge of what was soon to become a revolution of sound in the avant-garde/free jazz movement.
The band is down to a quartet, with John Gilmore (s), Michael Ray (t) and Luqman Ali (d) filling in the spaces to Sun Ra's sonic vision, while being given the space to blast off into incredible solos. The most solid performances are Constellation and the title track.
The original tape source had deteriorated, so there are rough spots in the recording. But the historical importance of this tour makes for a satisfying journey.
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 despite reservations
Submitted on: 2008-05-03 |
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Given that this was recorded by the same quartet that produced the wonderful Disco 3000, I truly looked forward to another chapter of Mr. Mystery's Italian sojourn. But upon cracking open the package, it was not especially encouraging to read that the master that this was produced from was in terrible shape and missing several cuts from the original album (!). I also have to say that the second disc here, while not deficient neither is especially exemplary. However, the first disc is fairly packed with some uniquely mind melting material. Sonny does some amazing things with the rare Crumar synth, and Gilmore pushes his tenor to places where no horn has gone before.
Altogether, I think I prefer this to Disco, which is more consistent, but does not push the envelope near as much. I'm very happy to have gotten my hands on some of the fabled Italian stuff as it represents something of a highlight relatively late in Ra's creative period. (How much music did this guy pump out?) |
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