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Lanquidity

by Sun Ra

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Roger Huddle
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Roger Huddle Traveling out into the cosmos dreaming of a new normal in the midst of pandemic. Back to basics with the band.
Som Bhattacharyya
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Som Bhattacharyya Ra and the magic of the cosmic genius. This recording is excellent at a very high quality. Musicians playing free form music across several styles like funk, hard bop blues and what not. Beautiful album and the CD is done very well too. Super stoked to own a copy of this cosmic fragment! Favorite track: Where Pathways Meet (Remastered).
Karel Eigenraam
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Karel Eigenraam The original version gave me so much pleasure and inspiration. Now it sounds as crisp as Swirling does. Thank you Strut and everyone involved.
dcjarvis
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dcjarvis Pure freeform vibes
Stef Haller
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Stef Haller Nr. 1 Track Favorite track: Lanquidity (Alternate Mix).
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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    A1 Lanquidity (8.19)
    A1 Where Pathways Meet (6.30)
    A3 That’s How I Feel (8:03)

    B1 Twin Stars Of Thence (9:55)
    B2 There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of) (10.58)

    Includes unlimited streaming of Lanquidity via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      €22 EUR or more 

     

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    CD 1

    1. Lanquidity (8.19)
    2. Where Pathways Meet (6.30)
    3. That’s How I Feel (8:03)
    4. Twin Stars Of Thence (9:55)
    5. There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of) (10.58)

    CD 2

    1. Lanquidity (Alternate version) (8.17)
    2. Where Pathways Meet (Alternate version) (6.27)
    3. That’s How I Feel (Alternate version) (12.06)
    4. Twin Stars Of Thence (Alternate version) (9.49)
    5. There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of) (Alternate version) (10.54)

    Includes unlimited streaming of Lanquidity via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      €15 EUR or more 

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      €11 EUR  or more

     

  • Lanquidity (Definitive 4LP Box Set)
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    TRACKLIST

    A1 Lanquidity (8.19)
    B1 Where Pathways Meet (6.30)
    B2 That’s How I Feel (8:03)

    C1 Twin Stars Of Thence (9:55)
    D1 There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of) (10.58)

    E1 Lanquidity (Alternate version) (8.17)
    E2 Where Pathways Meet (Alternate version) (6.27)
    F1 That’s How I Feel (Alternate version) (12.06)

    G1 Twin Stars Of Thence (Alternate version) (9.49)
    H1 There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of) (Alternate version) (10.54)

    Includes unlimited streaming of Lanquidity via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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Strut present the definitive edition of Sun Ra’s classic ‘Lanquidity’ album from 1978 with brand new 4LP box set and 2CD editions, featuring the widely distributed version of the album alongside alternative mixes by Bob Blank originally released in limited quantities for a 1978 Arkestra gig at Georgia Tech. Both versions of the album are cut loud at 45 rpm over 2LPs each.

Recorded overnight at Bob Bank’s Blank Tapes on 17th July 1978 after the Arkestra had appeared on Saturday Night Live, the album is unique in the Ra catalogue. “Most critics felt that it was more of a fusion-inspired record,” explains Michael Ray. “As the name suggests, the album is liquid and languid.” Bob Blank continues, “Musically, it was very ad hoc and freeform. There were horn charts but most tracks came out of improvised jams. Sun Ra just did his thing.”

Comprising five effortlessly fluid pieces, the album eases in with Lanquidity. Danny Ray Thompson remembers, “This was one of Sun Ra’s on-the-spot compositions. It is almost like an Ancient Egyptian Stargazing Ceremony, mapping out the stars and the planets.” Where Pathways Meet is “Sun Ra’s funky version of an Egyptian march. Pharaoh is sending his troops off to fight and this is his pep-talk!” continues Thompson. “The music seems to take different pathways but still converges.” The loping groove of That’s How I Feel, features the reflective trumpet lines of Eddie Gale with solos by John Gilmore and Marshall Allen: “Marshall comes in with that snake charming oboe.” Says Thompson. The funky Twin Stars Of Thence weaves around Richard Williams celebrated elastic bassline while the haunting closer, There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of), is pure “space music.” The poet Mama Nzinga described it as ‘The essence of light. Spirit takes a ride inside the deep dark space of just being.”

Recorded overnight at Bob Bank’s Blank Tapes on 17th July 1978 after the Arkestra had appeared on Saturday Night Live, the album is unique in the Ra catalogue. “Most critics felt that it was more of a fusion-inspired record,” explains Michael Ray. “As the name suggests, the album is liquid and languid.” Bob Blank continues, “Musically, it was very ad hoc and freeform. There were horn charts but most tracks came out of improvised jams. Sun Ra just did his thing.”

Comprising five effortlessly fluid pieces, the album eases in with ‘Lanquidity’. Danny Ray Thompson remembers, “This was one of Sun Ra’s on-the-spot compositions. It is almost like an Ancient Egyptian Stargazing Ceremony, mapping out the stars and the planets.” Where Pathways Meet is “Sun Ra’s funky version of an Egyptian march. Pharaoh is sending his troops off to fight and this is his pep-talk!” continues Thompson. “The music seems to take different pathways but still converges.” The loping groove of That’s How I Feel, features the reflective trumpet lines of Eddie Gale with solos by John Gilmore and Marshall Allen: “Marshall comes in with that snake charming oboe.” Says Thompson. The funky Twin Stars Of Thence weaves around Richard Williams celebrated elastic bassline while the haunting closer, There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of), is pure “space music.” The poet Mama Nzinga described it as ‘The essence of light. Spirit takes a ride inside the deep dark space of just being.”

The new box set edition of ‘Lanquidity’ features the widely distributed version of the album alongside alternative mixes by Bob Blank originally released in limited quantities for a 1978 Arkestra gig at Georgia Tech. Both versions of the album are cut loud at 45 rpm over 2LPs each.

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released June 25, 2021

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