Sun Ra passed on to a higher plane a week after his 79th earthly birthday. His Arkestra, however, has been constantly active for the ensuing 31 years, continuing to perform his cosmic catalog under the stewardship of his earliest disciples. kronosquartet divided the privilege and responsibility of remolding Ra’s raw materials for the new tribute album, Outer Spaceways Incorporated, amongst a wildly diverse group of singers, rappers, producers, composers, and instrumentalists including jlin_p, laraaji_official, armandhammernyc, rp_boo_official, and more. At every stage, the strange string vibrations of Kronos Quartet permeate the album, standing in for Sun Ra’s piano as the project’s guiding hand. For all its surprising moments, Outer Spaceways Incorporated coheres as a single body of work, an undulating opus Ra himself would be proud of. Read hamiltonthemixtape’s feature at the link in bio, or head to TheFADER.com. 📸 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. #SunRaArkestra sunraarkestr...