The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/Jun 2022 by VV.AA. ISBN 1095-8258 instant download

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/Jun 2022 by VV.AA. ISBN 1095-8258 instant download

One of the songs I love from their extensive songbook is the wonderful “Tapestry from an Asteroid,” a work that captures a sense of peacefulness and mystery even as it evokes the imagined tune of non-earthly forms. I love the dense compositions and spirit of exploration and adventure in the album, and it is this music I listened to the most while putting together this most recent issue of the magazine.

Born Herman Blount in Birmingham, Alabama in 1914, Sun Ra was always destined to be a part of the stars. His parents knew he was not of this world but of the great cosmic way, as he was named after an internationally famous magician, Black Herman, who was said to have dazzled audiences above and below the firmaments with his mysterious, supernatural tricks that left everyone amazed. If The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction had original soundtracks for its issues, like the memorable cover art the magazine has published over its many years, I’d like to think that Sun Ra would have been on the commissions and playlists, as the Arkestra’s aesthetic speaks to so much of the imaginings in the magazine’s pages. [...]