Since it’s the summer, I’ve been indulging myself a bit. On my very first website, back in 1996, I wrote a goofy piece of software to generate song titles in the distinctive, cosmic style of Sun Ra–an attempt to imitate the inimitable, of course, but still entertaining (to me, anyway). I forgot about it for a long time, but it popped back to mind recently on a long bus ride, and I decided to recreate it. Random generator technology has advanced some since then, so it was not too hard to do. And the result is still a source of nearly endless amusement for this Sun Ra fan. Here it is, press the More button as many times as you want:
The Random Sun Ra Title Generator
One of the fun little things about life in Beijing is that you can see Sun Ra almost everyday–it’s part of the logo of a major brand of electric bikes. I still get a kick out of this.
Here are some choice early results from the random generator. The gift that keeps on giving…
Tone Lightning
The Prophecy Equation
An Endless Rhythm
The Wilderness Nebula
A Golden Tomorrow
The Other Mysterious Thing
Dark Loneliness
Abstract Egyptian Sounds
The Dawn Vibration
Nowhere World
From Beautiful Darkness
The Endless Spheres
A Black Secret
Of Deep Thunder
A few more that I enjoyed:
The Dream Overtones
Outside The Stars
The Romance Of An Unknown Image
The Changing Sky
Music Of A New Soul
Immeasurable One
An Egyptian Otherness
Of Shadows And Science
Fate Of A Living Voice
The Solar Planes
Of Endless Forms
The Loneliness Zone
The Eternal Day