Sun Ra

𝙊𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 1976 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙝 𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙚𝙡 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙚, Cosmos 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙪𝙣 𝙍𝙖’𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙨, 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙚-𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙟𝙖𝙯𝙯 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

Recorded in Paris, this album captures Sun Ra and his Arkestra at the height of their European adventures, blending cosmic swing, Afro-futurist textures and otherworldly electronics. The Inner City edition brought the music to a wider audience in the US, cementing its reputation as a key entry point into Sun Ra’s vast discography. Tracks move from shimmering atmospheres to propulsive grooves, balancing free improvisation with structured ensemble passages.

Cosmos remains a radiant testament to Sun Ra’s vision: music not just as sound, but as interstellar travel and spiritual communication.