The Sun Ra Arkestra collective, featuring a variety of acclaimed musicians (full listing below), has shared a new track, a one-off collaboration with the one and only King Khan.
King Khan says, via statement:
There were many comets colliding in this track, the late great Hal Willner was the main source of this interplanetary musical supernova. Hal put Harper in touch with me and the Arkestra whom I had joined on stage a few times to perform the “We the People of the Myths” poem that I had written for Marshall Allen. Harper had composed the track for the Arkestra, which also featured the late great Danny Thompson on baritone sax. When Harper sent me the track, the poem fit perfectly into it like sacred geometry. It’s as much an invocation to ancient spirits as it is a beacon for help, asking the universe to send aid to this dying planet. I think if Sun Ra had heard this track he would have been proud.
This new single is called "Meditations on Crime."
Artists on "Medications on Crime" include Marshall Allen (Alto/EVI) and Danny Thompson (Baritone/Flute) of Sun Ra Arkestra, Cecil Brooks (Trumpet), Noel Scott (Baritone/Alto), Elson Nascimento (Percussion), Wayne Smith (Drums), Tyler Mitchell (Bass), Vincent Chauncey (French Horn), Terry Adams (Piano), plus Harper Simon and King Khan.
