VINYL FORMAT. Remastered on 180 gram vinyl. Hand-numbered, limited edition of 1000. The astonishing sessions that went light years beyond "free jazz" improvisation to create a music of deeply felt, explosive and gentle gesture made from sound itself without reference to previous notions of melody or harmony are now reissued on vinyl with Sun Ra's original, self-created cover art. Recorded by Richard Alderson on April 20, 1965, this set of tunes finds Sun Ra breaking ground by using synthesizers and having ...   [ read more ]

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2009 edition on Honest Jon's Records (originally released in 2003). This compilation is drawn from extremely rare singles and LPs featuring the work of Cedric "Im" Brooks - an old boy of the Alpha School in Kingston, Jamaica, alongside alumni like Don Drummond, Johnny Moore and Tommy McCook of The Skatalites, jazz-men Joe Harriott and Harold McNair, and too many other musical giants to mention. He was a member of The Vagabonds before Jimmy James moved the group to England, and during the '60s, toured Carib...   [ read more ]

CD $17.99

Best Crisis Ever is the second full-length from the multi-national duo Apsci. It is an intricately designed, lovingly crafted album, full of unexpected electronic bleeps and blurts nestled alongside Ra's wordplay. Dana's warm voice, which is a versatile instrument, adds an alluring depth to the music, as well as charm to Ra's complex, detailed production. When Ra uses sparser beats, the richness of Dana's vocals fills in the space between - never overshadowing, always complementing, like on "Let's RIP t...   [ read more ]

CD $11.99

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