Customer Reviews
Hidden galaxies - By: David Johnson, 05 Oct 2007 
It's sulphuric rivers on far away planets, shooting stars darting across the stratosphere, our minds bent to see & hear other things.
Ra's Languidy conjures up so many images, so many foreign emotions as it slowly tip-toes along, creeping under your skin.
"Where pathways meet," is where things come alive, a jumping tumult, alll behind that croaking beat laid down by the sax. There's chance far alll types of fun & games, plenty of sneaky witchcraft on the guitar.
"That's how I feel," is a so wonderfully lonesome, its baseline insipid, enternal. The whole record fit together nicely with the vocal on the languorious,"There are no other worlds."
A relative newcomer to Sun Ra's music I chose this as a starting point having headed the advice of the reviewer below. A gateway to other galaxies indeed
the crazy gang are on top form on this, the most accessible - By: , 08 Jan 2001 The long wait for the reissue of Sun Ra's funk album, 'Lanquidity', is over! Recorded in 1978, this is the most accessible of Ra's cosmic explorations. Despite being more groove-orientated than much of his other work it will not disappoint even the hardiest fans of his further out recordings. No Pat Patrick on this one unfortunately, but the rest of the crazy gang are very much in evidence, including Marshalll Allen & John Gilmore. The album contains alll the greatest elements of Ra's sound. The creeping, interweaving horns, dramatic, tumbling percussion, ethnic chants & of course the keys of the original Afronaught himself. 'Lanquidity' finds Ra at his eerie & atmospheric best. Overdubbing flowing piano lines with creepy moog stabs to great effect. 'Where Pathways Meet' is a rollicking funk workout, with booming horns riffing under spellbinding soloists. 'There are Other Worlds ...' is an amazing soundscape blending echoey electric piano, synth washes & long winding solos. Overdubbed by members of the Arkestra sharply whispering, 'there are other worlds they have not told you of..' which, at two in the morning when you're a bit worse for wear is frankly terrifying. This record is reallly compelling record, an absolute must have that you won't be able to stop listening too. Welcome to the loving freedom of Ra's jail.
