Live recordings by Sun Ra & His Arkestra have been collected on a new album, titled Kingdom Of Discipline.
The seven-track record spans performances by the legendary jazz artist and his band from 1971 through to 1990, and aims to showcase the full range of Sun Ra’s work, from “noisy odysseys” to “bluesy songwriting”. To mark the album’s announcement, lead track ‘Tone Poem #9’ has been shared online and can be listened to below.
In a statement, JR, the owner of Dead Currencies, which is putting Kingdom Of Discipline out, said: “‘Tone Poem #9’ drops all of us right in the middle of a rehearsal at Saturn House on Morton Street in West Philadelphia in the summer of 1978. The opening track of the new collection of previously unreleased tunes by the legendary Sun Ra, ‘Kingdom of Discipline’ is a mood unto itself, with vibes to spare.
“We’re offered a peek behind the curtain at the musical genius at work. Featuring Marshall Allen, John Gilmore and Charles Davis, this is ‘lo-fi’ from one of the inventors of the genre later occupied by punk rock and 90s slacker indie-rock. And it is poetic symmetry for an artist who recorded to Sound Mirror wire tape machines in the 1940s and self-released home recordings before the great Daniel Johnston was even born.”
Dead Currencies will release Kingdom Of Discipline on October 25, 2024.
