Gilles Peterson has long been an advocate for the music of Sun Ra.
The DJ hosted a special show on 6Music last year exploring the eccentric composer's life and work, and regularly drops the odd Sun Ra tune into his sets.
Now, Gilles Peterson is set to curate a new Sun Ra themed compilation for Strut. Coming soon, 'Gilles Peterson Presents Sun Ra And His Arkestra' features material from across the full spectrum of Sun Ra's output.
Tracklisting:
CD1:
1. Sun Ra And His Myth- Science Arkestra – Calling Planet Earth
2. Sun Ra – Sun Song
3. The Cosmic Rays With Sun Ra And The Arkestra – Dreaming
4. Sun Ra And His Arkestra – India
5. Sun Ra And His Myth- Science Arkestra – Space Loneliness
6. Sun Ra And His Intergalactic Infinity Arkestra – Love In Outer Space
7. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra – Adventure Equation
8. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra – Spontaneous Simplicity
9. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra – Brazilian Sun
10. Sun Ra Quartet – When There Is No Sun
11. Sun Ra And His Astro Infinity Arkestra – My Brother The Wind
12. Sun Ra And His Astro Arkestra – Mystery, Mr. Ra
13. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra – Black Sky And Blue Moon
14. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra – Watusa
15. The Sun Ra Arkestra – The World Of Africa
16. Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra – Cluster Of Galaxies
17. Sun Ra And His Arkestra – Strange Worlds (Live in France)
18. Sun Ra And His Blue Universe Arkestra – Blackman
CD2:
1. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra – Twilight
2. Sun Ra And His Intergalactic Myth Science Solar Arkestra – Sleeping Beauty
3. Sun Ra – Moog Solo (Live in France)
4. Sun Ra And His Arkestra – They Plan To Leave
5. Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra – Reflects Motion (Part 1)
6. Sun Ra And His Arkestra – Children Of The Sun
7. Sun Ra And His Myth-Science Arkestra – We Travel The Spaceways
8. Sun Ra And His Arkestra – Astro Black (Live in Zurich)
9. Sun Ra And His Mythic Science Arkestra – Somebody Else’s Idea (Live in Paris)
10. Sun Ra And His Arkestra – I Roam The Cosmos
11. Sun Ra And His Solar Arkestra – On Jupiter
12. Sun Ra – There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of)
13. Sun Ra And His Interglactic Arkestra – The All Of Everything
14. Sun Ra – Enlightenment
15. Sun Ra And His Arkestra – Make Another Mistake
16. Sun Ra And His Arkestra – Space Is The Place (Live in France)
