Outer Spaceways Incorporated : Kronos Quartet & Friends Meet Sun Ra

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    Artwork by Lorna Simpson.

    Layout & Design by Char Esme.

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1.
2.
Jlin - Maji
3.
4.
Laurie Anderson, Marshall Allen, Sex Mob, Steve Bernstein - Images Suite
5.
Nicole Lizée - The Furthest Out Things
6.
Laurie Anderson, Marshall Allen - Phenomenon
7.
Zachary James Watkins - Black Body Radiance
8.
RP Boo, Armand Hammer - Blood Running High
9.
Laurie Anderson, Marshall Allen - The Wuz
10.
700 Bliss, Moor Mother, DJ Haram - Secrets of the Sun
11.
Secret Chiefs 3, Trey Spruance - Love In Outerspace
12.
Evicshen - Three Seasons On The Tempestuous Twelve Inch Planet
13.
Terry Riley, Sara Miyamoto - Kiss Yo' Ass Goodbye

about

Kronos Quartet is

David Harrington (violin)
John Sherba (violin)
Hank Dutt (viola)
Paul Wiancko (cello)

01. Outer Spaceways Incorporated
Artists: Kronos Quartet, Georgia
Anne Muldrow, Jacob Garchik
Written by Sun Ra
Arranged by Jacob Garchik
Performed by Georgia Anne Muldrow (vocals) Kronos Quartet
Kronos Recorded @ Hyde Street Studios, SF CA
Engineered by Zach Miley
Produced by jacob garchik,
Reshena Liao, zach miley
Vocals recorded @ The Velvet Room and The Upper Room, LA CA
Vocals Produced & Engineered by Georgia Anne Muldrow & Elia Einhorn
Special Thanks to Jim Newman
SUN RA SAMPLES: Sun Ra dialogue taken from the film Space is the Place (1974)

02. Maji
Artists: Jlin, Kronos Quartet
Written by Jlin
Arranged by Kronos Quartet
Performed By Jlin (Production) Kronos Quartet
Kronos Recorded @ Hyde Street Studios, San Francisco, CA
Engineered by Jlin, Zach Miley
Mixed by Zach Miley
Produced by Jlin, Reshena Liao
SUN RA SAMPLES: Hidden Spheres

03. Daddy’s Gonna Tell You No Lie
Artists: Laraaji, Kronos Quartet
Written by Sun Ra
Remixed by laraaji
Performed by Laraaji (reversed kalimba, keyboard synth, electric Open tuned Autoharp/zither) & Kronos Quartet
Kronos Recorded @ Hyde Street Studios, SF CA
Engineered by Laraaji & Zach Miley (Kronos) 
Produced by Laraaji
SUN RA SAMPLES: Daddy’s Gonna Tell You No Lie (Sun Ra & The Cosmic Rays)

04. Images suite
Artists: Steven Bernstein, Laurie Anderson, Marshall Allen, Sex Mob, Kronos Quartet
Written by Sun Ra
Performed by
Steven Bernstein (Cornet, Slide Trumpet, Flugabone)
Briggan Krauss (Alto & Baritone Sax)
Tony Scherr (Acoustic Bass, Guitar)
Kenny Wollesen (Drums,
Timpani, Percussion)
Marshall Allen (EVI)
Laurie Anderson (Vocals)
Kronos Quartet
Recorded @ Spice House, Phil. PA / Brooklyn Recording Studio, NY
Arranged by Steven Bernstein
Kronos Recorded @ Hyde Street Studios, SF CA
Engineered & Mixed by Andy Taub
Produced by Steven Bernstein
Vocals produced by Laurie Anderson and Elia Einhorn @ Difficult Music, Canal Street Communications, NY
SUN RA SAMPLES: Images, Horoscope, Ancient Aiethopia,
Interstellar Low Ways

05. The Furthest Out Things
Artists: Nicole Lizée, kronos quartet
Written by Nicole Lizée
Performed by
Nicole Lizée (Vocals, Omnichord, Kazoo, Paper Poppers, Keyboards)
Kronos Quartet
Kronos Recorded @ Hyde Street Studios, san francisco, CA
Engineered by Zach Miley
Produced by Nicole Lizée, Reshena Liao
SUN RA SAMPLES: I Am Strange, The Perfect Man, Somebody Else’s World

06. Phenomenon
Artists: Laurie Anderson, Marshall Allen
Written by Sun Ra, Laurie Anderson
Arranged by Laurie Anderson
Performed by
Laurie Anderson (Violin,
Vocals, Electronics)
Tony Sherr (Bass)
Marshall Allen (EVI)
Recorded @ Spice House, Philadelphia PA by Eric Bogacz (PA), Laurie Anderson + Ryan Kelly (NY)
Mixed @ Difficult Music, Canal Street Communications, NY

07. Black Body Radiance
Artists: Zachary James Watkins, Kronos Quartet
Written by Zachary James Watkins
Performed by
Zachary James Watkins (Roland Juno-60, Production)
Corey Fogel (Percussion Samples)
Raffi Garabedian (Tenor Saxophone Samples)
Kronos Quartet
Kronos Recorded @ Hyde Street Studios SF CA
Engineered by Zach Miley
Mixed @ Santo Recording Oakland, CA
Produced & Mixed by ZacharyJames Watkins
SUN RA SAMPLES: Atlantis (1969)

08. Blood Running High
Artists: RP Boo, Armand Hammer
Written by RP Boo, Billy Woods, Elucid
Recorded + Engineered by RP Boo @ Arpebu Inc. Chicago IL
Vocals Recorded & Engineered by Steel Tipped Dove Brooklyn, NY
Mixed by Mark Yoshizumi Queens NY
Produced by RP Boo, Elia Einhorn,Mark Yoshizumi
SUN RA SAMPLES: Images (Bernstein), Meteor Shower, The Possibility of Altered Destiny (Lecture)

09. The Wuz
Artists: Laurie Anderson, Marshall Allen
Written by Sun Ra, Laurie Anderson
Arranged by Laurie Anderson
Performed by Laurie Anderson (Violin, Vocals, Electronics)
Tony Sherr (Bass)
Marshall Allen (EVI)
Recorded @ Spice House
Philadelphia PA
Engineered by Eric Bogacz (PA)
Mixed @ Difficult Music Canal Street Communications NY
Engineered by Laurie Anderson + Ryan Kelly (NY)

10. Secrets of the Sun
Artists: 700 Bliss, Moor Mother, DJ Haram
Written by 700 Bliss
Produced & Arranged by DJ Haram / Zubeyda Muzeyyen @ Punchline Maiden Music Studios
Vocals Recorded & Written by Moor Mother
Mixed by by Mark Yoshizumi Queens NY
SUN RA SAMPLES: Prelude To A Kiss (Toronto 1978), When Angels Speak Of Love (Saturn Mono)

11. Love in Outer Space
Artists: Secret Chiefs 3, Trey Spruance
Written by Sun Ra
Performed by
Trey Spruance (guitar, electric bass, YC-20 Electone organ, CS-60 synth, piano, Jenco celesta, percussion)
Mike Stone (drums)
Tim Smolens (upright acoustic bass)
Produced Engineered Mixed by Trey Spruance
Recorded & Mixed @ Forking Paths Studio

12.Three Seasons On the Tempestuous Twelve-Inch Planet
Artists: Evicshen
Written by Evicshen
Performed by Victoria Shen (Resin Record, Needle Nails)
Recorded @ Koenig Studios, Vienna Austria
Mixed @ Headlands Center For The Arts CA
Recorded Engineered Mixed by Victoria Shen
SUN RA SAMPLES: My Brother the Wind

13. Kiss Yo’ Ass Goodbye
Artists: Kronos Quartet, Terry Riley, Sara Miyamoto
Written by Sun Ra, Terry Riley, Sara Miyamoto
Kronos Arranged by Paul Wiancko
Performed by
Terry Riley (Keyboards, Voice)
Sara Miyamoto (Voice)
Kronos Quartet
Kronos Recorded @ Hyde Street Studios San Francisco CA
Engineered by Zach Miley
Produced by Reshena Liao
SUN RA SAMPLES: Nuclear War

credits

releases June 22, 2024

Created by John Carlin and David Harrington

Produced by David Harrington
Co-producers: Elia Einhorn & Nikolás Mcconnie-Saad
Project Supervisor: Jonathan Galkin
Executive Producer: John Carlin

Red Hot & Ra Project Producers: John Carlin, Elia Einhorn, Jonathan Galkin

Project Consultants: Earle Sebastian, Kendall Thomas, Adrian Shankar, David Grandison Jr., Upendo Kissai

Cover Artwork by Lorna Simpson Courtesy of the Artist and Hauser & Wirth, New York with special thanks to Jennifer Hsu and James Wang from Lorna Simpson’s studio

Design by Chris Capuozzo & Char Esme

Mastered by Joe Lambert

Publishing: All Sun Ra compositions: © Enterplanetary Koncepts (BMI)

This is the fourth in a series of albums dedicated to the music and spirit of Sun Ra.

Red Hot’s mission is to promote diversity and equal access to healthcare. The Sun Ra series is focused on Climate Justice and advocating for the basic human right to a healthy environment.

Special thanks to Irwin Chusid and the Sun Ra Estate.

Kronos Quartet / Kronos Performing Arts Association extend special thanks to Jim Newman and Jane Ivory for their support of this recording.

John Carlin thanks David Harrington for helping elevate Sun Ra to his rightful place as one of the great American composers of the 20th century.

Thanks to: all the artists who participated; kronos quartet / kronos performing arts association team: Janet Cowperthwaite, Mason Dille, Dana Dizon, Sarah Donahue, Reshena liao; Lorna Simpon’s studio, Jennifer Hsu, Chuck Mitchell, King Britt, 3db, Renee Dossick, Amy & Conwy Phillips, Brandon Stosuy, Shaun MacDonald, Linda Brumbach, Mark Christman

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Red Hot Org, is a non-profit 50(c)(3) organization that fundraises for health pandemics by financing organizations on the front lines of global health epidemics, epidemics and health crises. Through music and film, Red Hot works to lay the foundations of lasting change. Challenging stigma, highlighting resources and uplifting communities are important steps to dealing with wide spread diseases. ... more

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