Strange Strings

by Sun Ra and His Astro Infinity Arkestra

Strange Strings cover art

Sun Ra instructed his horn players to pick up unfamiliar string instruments—including ukuleles, mandolins, and kotos—and improvise without prior training. This unconventional methodology yields a chaotic, highly textural recording built entirely on atonal scraping and dense, spontaneous sonic friction.

Genres

  • Free Improvisation

Tracklist

  1. Worlds Approaching
  2. Strings Strange
  3. Strange Strange