"On Jupiter," the album featuring "UFO"—a cosmic disco gem with mind-blowing grooves in the style of Sun Ra, blending deep funk, interstellar galactic jazz, and avant-garde soundscapes—was reissued on LP by the legendary Strut Records around 2015, has been reissued on LP by the prestigious Strut Records—the first time in about 10 years since the ART YARD and Kindred Spirits collaboration reissue in 2015!!!
In 1979, at the height of Sun Ra’s Arkestra’s creative powers, Arkestra members John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Danny Thompson, Michael Ray, Tyrone Hill, Craig Harris, Luqman Ali, and Samarai Celestial—along with guitarists Skeeter McFarland and Taylor Richardson, bassist Victor Sproles, and a young Knoël Scott on saxophone and vocals—all taking turns to participate—this album was recorded at Variety Arts Studios in New York. It stands as a controversial masterpiece of exotic cosmic jazz-funk, a period when soul, funk, and electronic fusion were being incorporated into the Arkestra’s evolving repertoire—a priceless musical record of sessions where disco, punk, and the emerging hip-hop genre were used to reinterpret Sun Ra’s music. Features three tracks: A1 “On Jupiter,” A2 “UFO,” and B1 “Seductive Fantasy.”
(Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)
In 1979, at the height of Sun Ra’s Arkestra’s creative powers, Arkestra members John Gilmore, Marshall Allen, Danny Thompson, Michael Ray, Tyrone Hill, Craig Harris, Luqman Ali, and Samarai Celestial—along with guitarists Skeeter McFarland and Taylor Richardson, bassist Victor Sproles, and a young Knoël Scott on saxophone and vocals—all taking turns to participate—this album was recorded at Variety Arts Studios in New York. It stands as a controversial masterpiece of exotic cosmic jazz-funk, a period when soul, funk, and electronic fusion were being incorporated into the Arkestra’s evolving repertoire—a priceless musical record of sessions where disco, punk, and the emerging hip-hop genre were used to reinterpret Sun Ra’s music. Features three tracks: A1 “On Jupiter,” A2 “UFO,” and B1 “Seductive Fantasy.” (Original Japanese text by COMPUMA)