in what is sure to be a gratuitous star-grab, i give you sun ra, in all his glory.
(i've been trying to pin down an actual date for this video, but i've found contradictory answers. in all honesty, the quality of this video may belie it's actual "classic"-ness, and the technological advancement of some of the instruments lead me to believe it's sooner than later. however, i firmly believe sun ra transcends both space and time, so...)
The first 9 minutes were straight out of Lovecraft, but the last minute anticipates George Clinton in the 1970s.
Star grab, huh?
I tried and failed to get into his stuff before, today was no different.
Apparently, my line is right between Pharaoh Sanders or Alice Coltrane and Sun Ra.