{"id":16282,"date":"2021-07-07T16:06:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T15:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/?post_type=product&#038;p=16282"},"modified":"2022-08-21T15:08:44","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T14:08:44","slug":"sun-ra-lanquidity-4lp-box","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/product\/sun-ra-lanquidity-4lp-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Sun Ra &#8211; Lanquidity &#8211; 4LP Box"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Strut<\/strong> present the definitive edition of <strong>Sun Ra<\/strong>\u2019s classic \u2018<strong>Lanquidity<\/strong>\u2019 album from 1978 with brand new 4LP box set and 2CD editions, featuring the widely distributed version of the album alongside alternative mixes by Bob Blank originally released in limited quantities for a 1978 Arkestra gig at Georgia Tech. Both versions of the album are cut loud at 45 rpm over 2LPs each.<\/p>\n<p>Recorded overnight at Bob Bank\u2019s Blank Tapes on 17th July 1978 after the Arkestra had appeared on Saturday Night Live, the album is unique in the <strong>Ra<\/strong> catalogue. \u201cMost critics felt that it was more of a fusion-inspired record,\u201d explains Michael Ray. \u201cAs the name suggests, the album is liquid and languid.\u201d Bob Blank continues, \u201cMusically, it was very ad hoc and freeform. There were horn charts but most tracks came out of improvised jams. <strong>Sun Ra<\/strong> just did his thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Comprising five effortlessly fluid pieces, the album eases in with &#8220;<strong>Lanquidity<\/strong>&#8220;. Danny Ray Thompson remembers, \u201cThis was one of <strong>Sun Ra<\/strong>\u2019s on-the-spot compositions. It is almost like an Ancient Egyptian Stargazing Ceremony, mapping out the stars and the planets.\u201d Where Pathways Meet is \u201c<strong>Sun Ra<\/strong>\u2019s funky version of an Egyptian march. Pharaoh is sending his troops off to fight and this<span class=\"bcTruncateMore\"> is his pep-talk!\u201d continues Thompson. \u201cThe music seems to take different pathways but still converges.\u201d The loping groove of That\u2019s How I Feel, features the reflective trumpet lines of Eddie Gale with solos by John Gilmore and Marshall Allen: \u201cMarshall comes in with that snake charming oboe.\u201d Says Thompson. The funky Twin Stars Of Thence weaves around Richard Williams celebrated elastic bassline while the haunting closer, There Are Other Worlds (They Have Not Told You Of), is pure \u201cspace music.\u201d The poet Mama Nzinga described it as \u2018The essence of light. Spirit takes a ride inside the deep dark space of just being.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Strut<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0Strut<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Strut<\/strong> present the definitive edition of <strong>Sun Ra<\/strong>\u2019s classic \u2018<strong>Lanquidity<\/strong>\u2019 album from 1978 with brand new 4LP box set and 2CD editions, featuring the widely distributed version of the album alongside alternative mixes by Bob Blank originally released in limited quantities for a 1978 Arkestra gig at Georgia Tech. Both versions of the album are cut loud at 45 rpm over 2LPs each.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"See the Video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=238Dh6N9GLg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u25ba CLICK HERE TO LISTEN<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16281,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[],"product_tag":[3832,965,1002],"class_list":{"0":"post-16282","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_tag-lanquidity","7":"product_tag-strut","8":"product_tag-sun-ra","9":"product_shipping_class-lpbox","10":"pa_artist-sun-ra","11":"pa_genre-jazz","12":"pa_label-strut","14":"first","15":"outofstock","16":"sale","17":"shipping-taxable","18":"purchasable","19":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/16282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16282"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=16282"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=16282"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wasserbassin.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=16282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}