tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34883285.post7027582761938299862..comments2023-10-27T09:59:52.319-05:00Comments on NuVoid: Sun Ra SundayRodger Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447735420151521491noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34883285.post-85818487670480222372016-06-13T01:03:15.048-05:002016-06-13T01:03:15.048-05:00Another great Sun Ra Sunday nuvoid review, this ti...Another great Sun Ra Sunday nuvoid review, this time about one of my absolute favorites. Boykins is Omni on this one. Many thanks. MeanMrKitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189674162645097112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34883285.post-66917196519334534432016-06-13T01:02:10.950-05:002016-06-13T01:02:10.950-05:00Another great Sun Ra Sunday nuvoid review, this ti...Another great Sun Ra Sunday nuvoid review, this time about one of my absolute favorites. Many thanks. MeanMrKitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189674162645097112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34883285.post-69999352244526846762011-12-03T00:41:42.184-06:002011-12-03T00:41:42.184-06:00Paul, The lyrics are to be found on the the cover ...Paul, The lyrics are to be found on the the cover scans of the downloadable copy of this set available at http://fromnowherehere.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-rip-sun-ra-astro-black-1973.htmlRoddushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404230419727008653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34883285.post-77352251158612214182010-08-31T11:29:21.039-05:002010-08-31T11:29:21.039-05:00It recently occured to me that Astro Black might b...It recently occured to me that Astro Black might be a response to Afro Blue, the jazz classic. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiHS8Hf7Tb4<br /><br />I found your site while looking for the lyrics to Astro Black, but apparently they are not to be found anywhere and I’m just gonna have to listen carefully. Of course you know this version:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WKjCgrN6Y8<br /><br />Nice discussion here!paul deanhttp://www.djmisc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34883285.post-14969206050810830972010-06-08T16:38:05.029-05:002010-06-08T16:38:05.029-05:00I agree with you wholeheartedly about the brillian...I agree with you wholeheartedly about the brilliance of this album, Rodger! It's definitely in my top 5. Boykins was never recorded better, and his playing really shines here.<br /><br />The title cut is wonderful because it's so understated. June Tyson makes the melody abstract--it's yet to develop into the melodious versions familiar from all the live recordings. Here, it's more arrhythmic and more mysterious. Ra's use of the synthesizer is restrained and darkly calm.<br /><br />"Discipline 99" is one of my favorite Disciplines--here, we get a fine Gilmore solo. It'll be interesting for you to contrast this version with the one on "Out Beyond the Kingdom Of," which features a wonderful exporatory, lengthy piano postlude.<br /><br />One thing that catches my attention in "The Cosmos Fire" is the subtle restraint of the drumming, the way the drums work with the percussion--the drums are very unobtrusive (similar to the drums in "Other planes of there" and some of the Heliocentric pieces). The whole piece floats on waves of sound, implying non-movement, and yet at the same time has a propulsive, forward momentum that consistently sustains interest. I love this quality of Ra's longer guided improvisational pieces like this (see also "Fireside chat with Lucifer" for another example).<br /><br />While many top-tier Ra albums in my book are due largely to the presence of great Gilmore solos, this one is upper-echelon Ra due to its group dynamic, its excellent synthesizer, and the playing of Boykins.Samnoreply@blogger.com