Hi Folks,

Just wanted to post a couple of songs for your enjoyment and and some artistic/intellectual nourishment.

1. This awesome Sun Ra song that Weheliye mentions a few times in Habeas Viscus. I wanted to share a quote about the piece from an All About Jazz review that illustrates the ways in which speculation is practices both poetically and musically: “Recorded live at the Donaueschingen Music and Berlin Festivals in 1970, this gem ideally captures Sun Ra and His Intergalactic (Research) Arkestra at its most otherworldly self. Individual and collective sounds reach for ears at times beyond human comprehension. The 21-member Arkestra is anchored by its leader captaining keyboards of various frequencies of inter-planetary communication and fresh audible sensations—from his Farfisa organ, “roc-si-chord,” “spacemaster,” Mini- Moog synthesizer, Hohner clavinet and electra, to acoustic piano. Soundscapes vary from Twilight Zone-ish scores (the Moog-heavy “Out in Space”) to African ritualistic percussive escapades (“Watusi”).”  Read more here.

2. I also wanted to share this bitchin’ song from legendary black rock/funk band Funkadelic which came out on their “America Eats its Young” Album (1972). “Biological Speculation” radically contends with black struggle and the ways in which violent oppression can only be met with unapologetic resistance.

“We’re just a biological speculation
Sittin’ here, vibratin’
And we don’t know what we’re vibratin’ about
And the animal instinct in me
Makes me wanna defend me
It makes me want to live when it’s time to die
Y’all see my point?”