A tribute to a lost side
of the creative powers
of the legendary Sun Ra – his work in prose and poetry, presented here on record by a variety
of different voices – all in a production that features some cool electronics from Marshall Allen as well! The instrumental work
of Ra and the Arkestra have an undeniably righteous power and spiritual message – and those qualities are presented here in a more focused, more direct style through his pen – ideas that are clear and forthright, and which show very powerful concepts
of life, music, politics, race, and the
cosmos – all at a level that really showcases the depths
of Ra as a philosopher! EVI electronics are played by Allen, who also speaks a bit on the record – alongside others who include Carl Hancok Rux, Zakia Sewell, Abioudun Oyewole, Melanie Charles, Jive Poetic, Tara Middleton, L'Rain, Saul Williams, and Mahogany L Browne. Titles include "When Angels Speak", "The Invisible Giants", "Sun-Day", "Nothing Is", "The Melody
of Air", "The Void", "The Neglected Plane
Of Wisdom" and more.
(Jazz, Spoken Word)