The Cymbals / Symbols Sessions New York City 1973

by Sun Ra

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mankpit familiar with the Evidence reissue of Cymbals but wanted to hear the second disc. Kinda what I expected sorta noodley almost rehearsal like material. But it's still Ra and fun to listen to warbled synth effects and sparse percussion... Favorite track: Myth Evidential.

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	1.	The World Of The Invisible 06:54
	2.	Thoughts Under A Dark Blue Light 16:33
	3.	The Order Of The Pharaonic Jesters 07:27
	4.	The Mystery Of Two 07:36
	5.	Land Of The Day Star 03:57
	6.	The Universe Is Calling 04:11
	7.	Space Landing 07:17
	8.	Of Drastic Measures 04:52
	9.	Of Otherness 07:34
	10.	Myth Evidential 13:22
	11.	Destination Of The Known Unknown 09:37

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Originally recorded for the Impulse! jazz label in ’73, Cymbals is paired with unheard material from the same sessions. Hear Ra’s Baroque soundscapes, electrolytic clusters and dithering Moogs catalyze images of monoliths, space stations, computers malfunctioning and galaxies imploding!

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released August 21, 2018

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Sun Ra Birmingham, Alabama

Across the history of jazz, there is no wilder, more future-forward composer and performer than Sun Ra. Known as much for his wild on-stage persona as his innovative compositions, Sun Ra was the avant-garde bleeding edge of the jazz genre, introducing modal composition and electronic instrumentation before almost anyone else. ... more

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