SUN RA ARKESTRA – Swirling
2LP – Limited Edition Gold Vinyl – Includes 8 Page Booklet – Indie Store Exclusive
The planets align this October as the mighty Sun Ra Arkestra, under the direction of the maestro Marshall Allen, release their first studio album in over twenty years, Swirling.
Recorded at Rittenhouse Soundworks in Philadelphia, the new recording represents the continuation of a heartfelt rebirth of the Arkestra under Allen’s guidance since Sun Ra left the planet in 1993, gaining new generations of followers from their regular touring across the globe. With a big band line-up featuring long-standing Arkestra members including Danny Ray Thompson (RIP), Michael Ray, Vincent Chancey, Knoel Scott, Cecil Brooks, Atakatune (RIP), Elson Nascimento and Tyler Mitchell, the album is a full-blooded celebration of Sun Ra’s legacy.
Tracks include brand new arrangements of Arkestra staples Angels And Demons At Play, Satellites Are Spinning, Door Of The Cosmos and Rocket No. 9 alongside lesser known gems; the rousing blues Darkness is recorded here for the first time, resurrected from the Ra archives by Marshall Allen. Other highlights include an epic version of Seductive Fantasy (first recorded on Ra’s On Jupiter LP in 1979), the freeform sonic blast of Infinity / I’ll Wait For You and a first ever recording of the Marshall Allen swing composition, Swirling.
Tracklist
A1 Satellites Are Spinning / Lights On A Satellite
A2 Seductive Fantasy
B1 Angels and Demons At Play
B2 Swirling
B3 Sea Of Darkness / Darkness
C1 Astro Black
C2 Infinity / I’ll Wait For You
C3 Queer Notions
D1 Rocket No. 9
D2 Sunology
D3 Door of the Cosmos / Say
LABEL: Strut
CAT NO: STRUT153LPC
BARCODE: 4062548015737