Sun Ra -Excelsior Mill -MODERN HAR LP Grooves.land/Playthek

Details / Tracklist:

1. BEYOND HIROSHIMA
2. EXCELSIOR

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Violet

Description:

"The outsized sounds emerging from the Excelsior Mill organ captured here constitute a unique chapter in the Sun Ra story, a dizzying phantasmagoria that offers a whole new view on what Ra could do. It might thrill you; it might unnerve you; it might strum your heartstrings; it might spook the living daylights out of you. Most likely youâ??ll experience all of the above before the jolting musical jeremiad is done. The CD includes the full uncut show with music not featured on the LP version! When youâ??re Sun Ra, you donâ??t need synthesizers to evoke apocalyptic visions and interstellar excursions. You donâ??t even need a band. Ra is most widely known for working with various iterations of his Arkestra, but he was no stranger to unaccompanied keyboard expeditions. His discography contains solo piano albums, solo Fender Rhodes records, and solo recordings on conventional organ, the latter going as far back as his home recordings from the 1940s. But none of those instruments ever offered Sun Ra the kind of sonic artillery that waited beneath his fingers and feet when he sat before the keyboards, pedals, and multicolored constellation of tabs controlling the Wurlitzer pipe organ. Mystic and magisterial, Ra comes off here like a cross between a demonically riffing â??50s horror movie villain and a futuristic congregation leader delivering the interplanetary gospel. Brassy stabs provide the kind of punctuation that could be graphically rendered as an endless string of exclamation marks in 500-point font. String-like swoops and swirls dance across the top of the carnage, cooling the flames just enough to keep the whole thing from combusting (for a while at least) but never dousing the fiery fury that Ra draws forth from the instrument." - VIOLET

The complete uncut performance is available on the CD edition and via digital download. Recorded December 31, 1984 at the Excelsior Mill, Atlanta, GA. Tape transfers [...] Experimental Sound Studio. A portion of what's heard here was originally released as the 15 minute track "Hiroshima" on Ra's [l54200] label in November 1985, see [m=350508]. ? 2024 Modern Harmonic. Runouts are etched.

"Excelsior Mill" is a live LP by the legendary jazz innovator Sun Ra, released by Modern Harmonic. Capturing an electrifying performance from 1980 at Atlanta's Excelsior Mill, this album showcases Sun Ra and his Arkestra in full cosmic swing, blending avant-garde jazz with funk grooves and interstellar improvisation. The recording features extended jams, swirling synthesizers, and powerful brass sections that transport listeners to another dimension. Modern Harmonic is renowned for its high-quality reissues of rare and influential music across genres, often focusing on groundbreaking artists like Sun Ra who have shaped musical history. As one of the most enigmatic figures in jazz, Sun Ra pioneered Afrofuturism through his visionary compositions and performances; his work with the Arkestra has influenced generations of musicians worldwide.

Manufacturer No.:

LPMHC8269

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