space music

The 25 Best Space Disco Songs of 1976-1986

The 25 Best Space Disco Songs of 1976-1986

With Star Trek: Picard and Space Force in the news, it's time to revisit the best space disco of the original era. These 25 songs feature outer space on the dance floor, from the avant-garde to Star Wars commercialism and beyond.

At 60 Years Distance, Joe Meek’s ‘I Hear a New World’ Still Sounds Unique

At 60 Years Distance, Joe Meek’s ‘I Hear a New World’ Still Sounds Unique

Joe Meek's vision of life on a different planet is placed in a fresh context by Cherry Red Records' three disc box-set treatment.

Terry Riley Shoots the Kronos Quartet into Space with the Beautiful, Moving ‘Sun Rings’

Terry Riley Shoots the Kronos Quartet into Space with the Beautiful, Moving ‘Sun Rings’

The decades-long partnership between composer Terry Riley and the Kronos Quartet continues – with a little help from NASA – on the brilliant new album, Sun Rings.

The Sun Ra Arkestra Brings Interplanetary Music to San Francisco

The Sun Ra Arkestra Brings Interplanetary Music to San Francisco

Led by 95-year-old saxophonist Marshall Allen, the longest running band in jazz delivers a transcendent four-night run at the SFJazz Center.

Space Is Still the Place for Marshall Allen and the Sun Ra Arkestra

Space Is Still the Place for Marshall Allen and the Sun Ra Arkestra

Ninety-five-year-old saxophonist Marshall Allen continues to lead Sun Ra's legendary jazz ensemble through the turbulent present and toward a better future for mankind.