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sun ra and his arkestra - gilles peterson presents to those of earth...and other worlds (lp+cd) - strut - vinyl

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Genre: Jazz - Spiritual / Cosmic & Soul Jazz

1. Sun Ra And His Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra - Love In Outer Space (Vocal)
2. Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra - On Jupiter
3. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra %u2013 Spontaneous Simplicity (Stereo Version)
4. The Cosmic Rays With Sun Ra And The Arkestra - Dreaming
5. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra %u2013 Black Sky And Blue Moon
6. Sun Ra - Enlightenment
7. The Sun Ra Arkestra - The World Of Africa
8. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - They Plan To Leave
9. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Children Of The Sun
10. Sun Ra And His Blue Universe Arkestra - Blackman
11. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - India
12. Sun Ra And His Arkestra & Mystery, Mr. Ra
13. Sun Ra And His Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra - The All Of Everything
14. Sun Ra Quartet Featuring John Gilmore - When There Is No Sun
15. Sun Ra And His Intergalactic Myth Science Solar Arkestra - Sleeping Beauty
16. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra - We Travel The Spaceways

follow up their Marshall Allen-curated �In The Orbit Of Ra� compilation with a newly curated set from the immense 125 LP back catalogue of jazz maverick, DIY philosopher and self-professed member of an �angel race�, Sun Ra. �To Those Of Earth... And Other Worlds� is a hand- picked selection from BBC 6Music DJ Gilles Peterson.

CD 1
1. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra - Calling Planet Earth
2. Sun Ra - Sun Song
3. The Cosmic Rays With Sun Ra And The Arkestra - Dreaming
4. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - India
5. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra - Space Loneliness
6. Sun Ra And His Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra - Love In Outer Space (Vocal)
7. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra - Adventure-Equation
8. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra � Spontaneous Simplicity (Stereo Version)*
9. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra - Brazilian Sun
10. Sun Ra Quartet Featuring John Gilmore - When There Is No Sun
11. Sun Ra And His Astro Infinity Arkestra - My Brother The Wind
12. Sun Ra And His Arkestra � Mystery, Mr. Ra*
13. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra � Black Sky And Blue Moon
14. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra � Watusa
15. The Sun Ra Arkestra - The World Of Africa
16. Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra - Cluster Of Galaxies
17. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Strange Worlds (Live In France)**
18. Sun Ra And His Blue Universe Arkestra - Blackman

CD 2
1. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra � Twilight
2. Sun Ra And His Intergalactic Myth Science Solar Arkestra - Sleeping Beauty
3. Sun Ra - Moog Solo (Live In France)**
4. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - They Plan To Leave
5. Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra - Reflects Motion (Part 1)
6. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Children Of The Sun
7. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra - We Travel The Spaceways
8. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Astro Black (Live In Zurich)**
9. Sun Ra And His Mythic Science Arkestra - Somebody Else�S Idea (Live In Paris)
10. Sun Ra And His Arkestra � I Roam The Cosmos
11. Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra - On Jupiter
12. Sun Ra - There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of)
13. Sun Ra And His Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra - The All Of Everything
14. Sun Ra - Enlightenment
15. Sun Ra And His Arkestra � Make Another Mistake
16. Sun Ra And His Arkestra - Space Is The Place (Live In France)**

* Previously Unreleased On Cd / ** Previously Unreleased

�Sun Ra and the Arkestra were the original DIY group. What went on in 1970s punk with self-pressed records and hand-drawn artwork � Ra was
doing that in the �50s and �60s. The music was phenomenal - Sun Ra was the man, the ultimate artist for any vinyl collector.� Gilles Peterson Strut follow up their hugely successful Marshall Allen-curated �In The Orbit Of Ra� compilation with a newly curated set from the immense 125 LP back catalogue of jazz maverick, DIY philosopher and self-professed member of an �angel race�, Sun Ra. �To Those Of Earth� And Other Worlds� is a handpicked selection from BBC 6Music DJ Gilles Peterson, long-time champion of Ra�s music and the UK�s leading tastemaker for jazz-based sounds. It serves as perhaps the best introduction yet to the music of Sun Ra for a whole new generation of converts.

Sun Ra was a one-off in the annals of jazz. As author Robert L. Campbell describes, �He claimed to be the last of the swing band leaders, yet dosed classic songs with LSD. He wrote poetry about the �coming space age� and claimed to be a citizen of Saturn. He dressed himself and his band in goldlame and lectured on the Creator�s message to the cruel and deceitful Earthman. He named himself after an Egyptian God. Was this guy for real? Sun Ra was very much for real.�

For the CD version, Peterson picks personal favourites, classics and unreleased tracks and weaves them into a flowing piece across 2CDs, showcasing the incredible variety of Ra�s work. Alongside the familiar tones of �Love In Outer Space�, the modal classic �Sleeping Beauty� and a heavy version of �We Travel The Spaceways�, he brings in the off-kilter croon of �Dreaming�, a 45 given to him personally by the late John Peel, alongside an unreleased 1987 bossa take on �Astro Black�, the experimental dub ambience of �Adventure-Equation� and the defiant anthem, �Blackman�.

The 2LP features full length versions of selected tracks from the mix while the digital version features a full unmixed selection with Peterson�s mix available within the album bundle. Sleeve notes on physical formats come from Gilles Peterson with a full Ra career biography by author Robert L. Campbell. The album also features previously unseen photos from the archives of Val Wilmer and Jorg Brecker alongside full musician line-ups and session details.