On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 8:32 AM, sumanth cidambi <[email protected]> wrote: > I heard him for the first time at a friend's place and liked the > music. I came away with the feeling he believed he was > an alien or at least "not of this earth" (sorry, mr. satriani, ;-)).
In the same intergalactic vein as Sun Ra (via James Brown and Fela Kuti) is Janelle Monáe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMyc148Do_Q http://www.jmonae.com/video/the-archandroid-trailer/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janelle_Mon%C3%A1e "The Metropolis concept series draws inspiration from a wide range of musical, cinematic and other sources, ranging from Alfred Hitchcock to Debussy to Philip K. Dick. However, the series puts Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film Metropolis, which Monáe referred to as "the godfather of science-fiction movies," in special regard. [7][8] Aside from sharing a name, they also share visual styles (the cover for The ArchAndroid is inspired by the iconic poster for Metropolis), conceptual themes and political goals, using expressionistic future scenarios to examine and explode contemporary ideas of prejudice and class." Thaths -- Homer: Ee-van eht niojh -- you gotta love that crazy chorus. Lisa: What does it mean? Homer: Ah, it doesn't mean anything. It's like, "rama-lama-ding-dong," or, "Give peace a chance." Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders
