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February 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sun Ra: Haverford College, Jan. 25, 1980 (Solo Rhodes Piano)

Sun Ra Haverford College, Jan. 25, 1980 (Solo Rhodes Piano) Enterplanetary Koncepts Sun Ra has become shorthand for a kind of controlled chaos – exploratory in the extreme. Herman Poole Blount – aka Le Sony’r Ra or “Sun Ra” was a person, but Sun Ra wasn’t just a musician, Sun Ra was a kind of […]

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February 6, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble: Fly – The Customs Prelude

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Fly: The Customs Prelude Pheelco Entertainment It’s pretty easy to fall under the spell of the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – a big, bold, shiny, slick brass band that plays jazz, funk and New Orleans-styled groove tunes with a hip-hop feel. There’s a lot to like – including the back-story, eight brothers, all […]

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July 18, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1331

Sun Ra and his Astro Infinity Arkestra, Holiday For Soul Dance (1970) Goddamn discovering Sun Ra was a wonderful thing. You get lost in that world. This album is all covers, all tunes, rather than the Sun Ra explosions-of-sound but it still has his colour; his feel. Even if it’s more straightahead-like. I love this […]