Recommended track(s) if you like: Sun Ra
Living By Lanterns - "New Myth (Excerpt #1)" - full track= 1:14
[Tempo: no fixed tempo]
Living By Lanterns - "Think Tank (Excerpt #1)" - full track= 11:40
[Tempo: Up-tempo]
Positive Catastrophe - "Perhaps the Artist was a Little Mad (Excerpt #1)" - full track= 8:31
Polyrhythms rule with an almost wanton flair, as staccato horn parts dance in, and around, a syncopated rhythm section. Airy female vocals wander in from someplace otherworldly, before a male voice joins and begins edging things towards a Latin direction. [Lyrics by Joseph Conrad, translated to Spanish by Abraham Gomez-Delgado] [Tempo: Mid-tempo]
Positive Catastrophe - "Deebroojo Two (Excerpt #1)" - full track= 1:27
Literally explosive, atonal swatches of sound build up from a low throb to an almost invasive presence somewhere between armies in pitched battle and an alien attack from above. [Tempo: Mid-tempo]
Rob Mazurek - "Galactic Ice Skeleton (Excerpt #2)" - Full Length = 17:20
Eerie electronic tones are joined by spacey flute and cornet musings, before bass and percussion enter and lay down a thick, funky sonic carpet, with cornet, flute, vibraphone and fiddle, separately or in combination, contributing to a swirling kaleidoscope of sound.
Rob Mazurek - "Keeping The Light Up (Excerpt #1)" - Full Length 04:23
Shrill piccolo, flute, and ethereal, murmuring electronic tones create an atmosphere of quiet mystery, especially when paired with a series of deep, solemn thrums reminiscent of whale song. Unsettling, yet peaceful and reassuring.
Rob Mazurek - "Voodoo And The Petrified Forest (Excerpt #2)" - Full Length = 15:00
Shimmering cymbals, cornet, and electronic birdsong, supported by roiling percussion, create a jungle-like atmosphere which hovers somewhere between celebration and dread. The ensemble then states the theme roughly halfway into the piece, and a sparkling cornet solo adds shape to the murky ambience.
