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sun ra - the magic sun - atavistic - dvd

Phill Niblock's ( who also delivered material for the Arthur Russel 'World of echo' DVD ) experimental underground filmmaking classic with an amazing soundtrack provided by Sun Ra & His Solar Arkestra, all shot during the mid 60's in NYC. Virtually abstract music film mastered from a new print in all its black&white glory. Features 'Statement', a Sun Ra recitation from '63 , 'Eternity Ltd', with Sun Ra on electric piano, a recitation from Mahmoud Mobarek and possibly Akh Tal Ebah on trumpet, recorded in '67, 'My Children', with a recitation and unamplified electric piano by Sun Ra recorded in the mid sixties and 'Truth is bad' also with a with a recitation and unamplified electric piano by Sun Ra recorded in the mid sixties. Essential document