Classic and unreleased sun ra tracks pressed to coloured 10. Watch the video for nuclear war from sun ra s nuclear war for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. For an hour on a warm and unhurried sunday evening, the lavishly festooned large ensemble showered about 10,000 listeners with succulent horn arrangements, bigboned funk beats and writhing free improvisation. Recorded at variety recording studios, new york, september 1982. Nuclear war was released twice, initially on the 1982 album of the same. Nuclear war, by space prophet sun ra and his mighty arkestra. Sun ra from three different decades one classic track, and two neverissued numbers. Nuclear war, sun ra s grooveinfested xrated warning, was an early 80s underground hit when it appeared on a 12inch plus the saturn album a fireside chat with lucifer. The sun ra arkestra is the name most commonly used for the current incarnation of sun ra s original band, now led by marshall allen. Originally ra was so sure the funky dance track was a hit, he immediately took it to columbia records, where they immediately. Nuclear war may well be the closest that ra ever came to a hit although the profanity in the tune certainly kept it away from the mainstream a fantastic slowbuilding number with the group chanting out a strong message against the use of atomic weapons. Enlightenment strange mathematics rhythmic equations. Nuclear war by sun ra arkestra, released 25 november 2016.
Janos, their manager, transformed the theater into a. Nov 14, 2017 i thought it would be the perfect opportunity to talk about one of my favorite sun ra songs, nuclear war. The sun ra arkestra live in nickelsdorf 1984 album lyrics. Along with lanquidity, nuclear war is one of the rarest discs in sun ra s enormous catalog. The other tunes, which mix originals and covers, instrumentals and vocals, make this album a surprisingly good introduction to new fans, as well as providing sonic. Deluxe edition comes in the form of ten 45s, some of which were previously only available as magazine giveaways or pressed in miniscule amounts. Spread across three eps, the series includes sun ra s atomic anthem nuclear war, the classic rocket number nine and the lady with the golden stockings by sun ra and his mythscience arkestra. Sun ra arkestra biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download.
On may 20, 1978, sun ra and the arkestra appeared on the tv show saturday night live. I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to talk about one of my favorite sun ra songs, nuclear war. Ra and crew expose the deathly horror with deadly serious callandresponse, leavened with funk and a pinch of humor. Jazz keyboardist, bandleader and composer sun ra recorded dozens of singles and over one hundred fulllength albums, comprising well over songs, and making him one of the most prolific recording artists of the 20th century. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Its an lp that by all rights should have been one of his breakthroughs, featuring one of the tightest versions of the philadelphiaera arkestra in a program that includes an appealing mix of standards and ra originals. Strut and art yards access to the very best music seems to be a bottomless pit of wonder, and there is no much better way to assert your dominance as a label than releasing killer material from the legendary sun ra. Ra and crew expose the deathly horror with deadly serious callandresponse, leavened with funk and a. All you like the barrence whitfield soul savage arkestra. The everinspiring musical omniverse of british label strut finds its perfect glamour project in the formatspanning collection of rare singles from the mystical afrofuturist and jazz pioneer sun ra. The album is centered by the sidelong title track, a chanting excursion with an insistent funk groove with danny thompson playing the baritone riff that anchors you in a series of free blowing excursions from saxophonist john gilmore, altoist. Nuclear war was recorded in 1982 for columbia records, which turned it down.
A song so smooth and hilarious it almost makes you welcome the apocalypse. Sun ra born herman poole blount, legal name le sonyr ra. Under his direction, big band and swing are played to perfection and beyond. Nuclear war mud, a textbased online roleplaying game. The title track, a 12inch single from 1982, repeats sun ra s vocal if they push that button, your ass gotta go its a muthafucker. In new york city in the fall of 1979, sun ra and the arkestra played as the house band at the squat theatre on 23rd street, which was the performance venue of the avantgarde hungarian theater troupe. You will get 2 track for free after confirming your account. Legendary musician, composer, artist, cosmic philosopher, and space explorer. Ra and crew expose the deathly horror with deadly serious callandresponse, leavened with funk and a pinch of humor for better digestion, eyes gleaming in a laidback.
Create an account with songmeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and. Twilight nuclear war, sun ra s grooveinfested xrated warning, was an early 80s underground hit when it appeared on a 12inch plus the saturn album a fireside chat with lucifer. While theres been an album of ra s solo piano, and a 2 cd set recorded in rome, italy in 77, in a trio of ra keyboardsvocals, a drummer, and another vocalist, both good examples which give some idea of ra s piano sound, this is the first time we can hear a cohesive set of tunes recorded in one studio session. Classic and unreleased sun ra tracks pressed to coloured. Sun ra, nuclear war, from the album nuclear war ra p, keyb, org. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Marshall allen, john gilmore, ronnie boykins, ricky murray crouching, sun ra, earnest strickland, and billy mitchell.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Its the first show of the arkestra s monthlong tour of europe, as the band still brings sun ra s message. Download torrent added 1 month ago in music lossless downloaded 3 times. Sun ra arkestra on jupiter cosmo drama prophetika 1 64.
Consisting of 8 tracks, nuclear war features a relatively small arkestra of 11 musicians and singer june tyson. The album was recorded at the same sessions the produced reflections in blue which was released in. Sun ra i am the instrument strut present a new definitive collection of singles released by jazz maverick sun ra during his earth years, spanning 1952 to 1991. The title track, a 12inch single from 1982, repeats sun ras vocal if they push that button, your ass gotta go its a muthafucker. A smooth soundtrack to the apocalypse article by matt. May 22, 2014 the sun ra arkestra will mark todays centennial with a concert in zurich, switzerland. Sun ra arkestra nuclear war lyrics and tracklist genius.
Sun ra nuclear war arkestra yeah sun ra its a motherfucker dont you know arkestra if they push the button your ass gotta go everyone this motherfucker. This past august, the sun ra arkestra gave the capstone performance at the chicago jazz festival. The lp was eventually released by italys y label, but it was poorly distributed. Since its digital reissue in 2014, it has consistently been one of the top downloaded single tracks in ras catalog.
Contemplating the eclipse with sun ra arkestra atlas obscura. Atavistic deserves all sorts of plaudits for reissuing nuclear war because its one of sun ra s most enjoyable recordings, containing material thats both challenging and accessible. Secrets of the sun 2009 jazz sun ra download jazz music. Licensed to youtube by merlin virtual label llc, merlin k7 records on behalf of enterplanetary koncepts. Like the last previously unreleased record, of abstract dreams is a session most likely recorded at wxpn fm studios in philadelphia, back in 1975. The sun ra arkestra has always had a special connection with the sky. Ra and crew expose the deathly horror with deadly serious callandresponse, leavened with funk and a pinch of humor for better digestion, eyes gleaming in a laid. A nuclear war is a war in which nuclear weapons are used. Nuclear war was released twice, initially on the 1982 album of the same name, and then a second time a year later on a fireside chat with lucifer since on both.
Nuclear war stands as one of the great monuments in the latter part of sun ra s enormous oeuvre. Get the guaranteed best price on rock vinyl ps like the sun ra nuclear war at musicians friend. One of the better games in the niche subgenre of tongueincheek strategy, nuclear war lets you unleash a nations nuclear might at other nations headed by equally sadistic leaders, all witty caricatures of reallife world leaders. Recorded in 1982, nuclear war disappeared until 2001 when the chicagobased atavistic label made it part of their exceptional unheard music series. Since 1954, marshall allen has been the ferocious core of the arkestra. The sun ra discography is one of the largest discographies in music history. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Provided to youtube by virtual label llc nuclear war sun ra a fireside chat with lucifer. Parental advisory explicit lyrics nuclear war, sun ra s grooveinfested xrated warning, was an early 80s underground hit when it appeared on a 12inch plus the saturn album a fireside chat with lucifer. The barrence whitfield soul savage arkestra songs from the sun ra cosmos. Allen took over direction of the arkestra after sun ra s death and continues to serve as bandleader. May 22, 1914 may 30, 1993 was a prolific jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his cosmic philosophy, musical compositions and performances.
All albums by sun ra arkestra available to download and stream in high quality. Download sun ra nuclear war sometimes i m happy maxi 45 1982 zip from 28 mb free from tradownload. Originally issued in 1984 on y records, italy y ra 2. Nuclear war, an album by sun ra, and its title track. Create an account with songmeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. Aug 02, 2016 spread across three eps, the series includes sun ras atomic anthem nuclear war, the classic rocket number nine and the lady with the golden stockings by sun ra and his mythscience arkestra. Aug 21, 2017 danny ray thompson, left, and marshall allen of sun ra arkestra. This is the only official 12 sun ra released during his long career, and one of the most accessible things he recorded.
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