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- Record Label: Strut
- Release Date: Oct 30, 2015
- Artist(s): Gilles Peterson
- Summary: The two-disc compilation of 35 tracks by Sun Ra was mixed by Gilles Peterson.
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- Record Label: Strut
- Genre(s): Jazz
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Positive: 7 out of 8
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Mixed: 1 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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Nov 5, 2015To Those of Earth...And Other Worlds proves Ra's Afrofuturistic vision was very much for real.
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UncutJan 12, 2016It's perhaps the best introduction yet to the sometimes-confusing world of Sun Ra. [Feb 2016, p.94]
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Nov 5, 2015Sound is bright and immediate, even on tracks extracted from less than optimal vinyl sources.
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Q MagazineNov 20, 2015Often inspiring, sometimes challenging, but, crucially, never dull. [Dec 2015, p.118]
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The WireDec 16, 2015To Those of Earth & Other Worlds miss some of the cosmic darkness of Sun Ra. Instead it's a fulsome celebration of the most joyous heights of his work. [Nov 2015, p.66]
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Nov 5, 2015The organising of Sun Ra's music here is more like a film with staggered yet complimentary scenes, than a coherent and fluid sequence of events. With this compilation being a hefty double LP, this'll be a fairly abridged take.
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Nov 5, 2015Like acid (which, again, he never touched) this record is illuminating, often inaccessible, often scary and most people would hate it. But it's still one hell of a trip.