#4 of the The OHM Dedication Series sees Mr. Beatnick playing Sun Ra.

#4 of the The OHM Dedication Series sees Mr. Beatnick playing Sun Ra.

“Struck by the enormity of the cosmic task at hand, I ended up with snapshots from a range of Ra’s work. You have the ballads, the standards, the poetry and the freak-outs all balanced in harmony, just as it was in a typical Arkestra performance, darkness counterpointed with bursts of bright frenetic energy. A lot of focus is on the 70s, partly cause that was a prolific and funky time for the band, partly just cause it’s my favourite period. I wish I could have made it 12 hours long and got in all the tracks I wanted to, and the mix wouldn’t have been possible without Kirk DeGiorgio and Max Cole who put me on to a ton of these tracks, so this is dedicated to them with astral thanks. There are other worlds they have not told you of, that wish to speak to you.”