CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Exploding Star Orchestra - Stars Have Shapes (Delmark, 2010)

Led by cornet player and musical visionary Rob Mazurek, the Exploding Star Orchestra is a post modern big band that draws on great instrumentalists, found sound and electronics to create a soundscape like no other. Echoes of John Coltrane's Ascension and Sun Ra's long form experimental works like Atlantis and The Magic City are here, but the group creates a sound that is unique to their vision. The album opens with the extraordinary "Ascension Ghost Impression #2" with a jaunty whistle, quickly ...

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