avecigrec
Well-Known Member
Greetings one and all, and welcome to a wide wild world of sound...
As some of you have surely figured out by now I am a big fan of all things Sun Ra. What you may not know is that May is a pretty key month when it comes to Sun Ra and his Arkestra – and this year particularly so. As such, I was hoping to do something a little different, and more abstract, this month.
Each day's prompt this month (posted in weekly batches) will be a different Sun Ra-related song and associated Bandcamp or YouTube link. Some songs have been chosen for specific dates for specific reasons, while others just happen to be ones I quite enjoy. It's going to be a wild mix of sounds and styles that will hopefully surprise folks in fun and exciting ways.
While some of the selections will certainly be a little more "out there" than others, I've leaned hard toward more "accessible" pieces for this challenge. If any of you find yourselves wanting to dive deeper, feel free to hit me up!
Interpret the prompts however you feel using whatever medium gets the music to your ears. Explanations and anecdotes are always appreciated but never mandatory. Catch up if you need to, and don't get captured.
Lastly, discipline was incredibly important to Sun Ra. In that spirit, I'm hoping to channel the discipline to post a small write-up each day about that day's prompt song. That said, I know how often I wind up playing catch-up during these challenges, and that may well happen with the write-ups too (hell, this is already going up a few hours later than I'd hoped!)
Have fun, and thanks for playing along – I look forward to seeing what y'all play!
May 1 - The Beginning Of
May 2 - The Second Stop Is Jupiter
May 3 - Sun Song
May 4 - Great Balls Of Fire
As some of you have surely figured out by now I am a big fan of all things Sun Ra. What you may not know is that May is a pretty key month when it comes to Sun Ra and his Arkestra – and this year particularly so. As such, I was hoping to do something a little different, and more abstract, this month.
Each day's prompt this month (posted in weekly batches) will be a different Sun Ra-related song and associated Bandcamp or YouTube link. Some songs have been chosen for specific dates for specific reasons, while others just happen to be ones I quite enjoy. It's going to be a wild mix of sounds and styles that will hopefully surprise folks in fun and exciting ways.
While some of the selections will certainly be a little more "out there" than others, I've leaned hard toward more "accessible" pieces for this challenge. If any of you find yourselves wanting to dive deeper, feel free to hit me up!
Interpret the prompts however you feel using whatever medium gets the music to your ears. Explanations and anecdotes are always appreciated but never mandatory. Catch up if you need to, and don't get captured.
Lastly, discipline was incredibly important to Sun Ra. In that spirit, I'm hoping to channel the discipline to post a small write-up each day about that day's prompt song. That said, I know how often I wind up playing catch-up during these challenges, and that may well happen with the write-ups too (hell, this is already going up a few hours later than I'd hoped!)
Have fun, and thanks for playing along – I look forward to seeing what y'all play!
Week 1
May 1 - The Beginning Of
May 2 - The Second Stop Is Jupiter
May 3 - Sun Song
May 4 - Great Balls Of Fire
