Disco 3000

by Sun Ra

Disco 3000 cover art

Recorded in Milan with a stripped-down quartet featuring John Gilmore, Michael Ray, and Luqman Ali, this concert marks a striking period where the bandleader heavily incorporated the Crumar Mainman drum machine. The resulting futuristic soundscape bridges chaotic free improvisation with synthesized rhythmic frameworks, presenting a unique, mechanical iteration of his Afrofuturist vision.

Genres

  • Free Jazz
  • Free Improvisation

Tracklist

  1. Disco 3000
  2. Third Planet
  3. Friendly Galaxy
  4. Dance Of The Cosmo-Aliens