Nuclear War - RSD 2026
Buy in-store on Record Store Day (18/04/2026). This product is an RSD Exclusive title and is not available to pre-order.
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Strut proudly presents Nuclear War, a powerful collaboration between UK collective The Heliocentrics, Sun Ra Arkestra legends Marshal Alen and Knoel Scott, and vocalist Bilal - issued on limited-edition âhazardousâ orange and yellow vinyl exclusively for Record Store Day 2026.
The Nuclear War recordings stem from a rare session at Malcolm Cattoâs Quatermass Sound Lab in January 2015. The group had assembled in London to rehearse for their performance at Giles Petersonâs Worldwide Awards, where Alen received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Catto the John Peel Award. With The Heliocentricsâ trademark raw, psychedelic energy as the backbone, the ensemble captured a series of reimagined Sun Ra classics in a spontaneous, one-off studio moment, and these tapes that have remained unheard in Cattoâs archive until now.
The 4-track EP features a sinuous take on Ronnie Boykinsâ âAngels And Demons At Playâ, originally recorded in 1960, a strident version of âWhere Pathways Meetâ which was originally created for the much-loved Sun Ra Lanquidity album in 1978, and a dense and deep re work of 1972âs âAstro Blackâ featuring Bilalâs incredible otherworldly vocals. The title track âNuclear Warâ is re-worked into a cavernous groove featuring Heliocentrics vocalist Barbora Patkova. Nuclear War is mixed by Malcolm Catto, mastered and cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, and designed by Alex Evans of Reason For Being Studio.
Nuclear War - RSD 2026
Buy in-store on Record Store Day (18/04/2026). This product is an RSD Exclusive title and is not available to pre-order.
Remaining stock available online from:
- US - 03:00 ET (19/04/2026)
- UK - 20:00 BST (20/04/2026)
- EU - 21:00 CEST (20/04/2026)
Some titles will sell out prior to online sale and some will only be available in specific regions. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Strut proudly presents Nuclear War, a powerful collaboration between UK collective The Heliocentrics, Sun Ra Arkestra legends Marshal Alen and Knoel Scott, and vocalist Bilal - issued on limited-edition âhazardousâ orange and yellow vinyl exclusively for Record Store Day 2026.
The Nuclear War recordings stem from a rare session at Malcolm Cattoâs Quatermass Sound Lab in January 2015. The group had assembled in London to rehearse for their performance at Giles Petersonâs Worldwide Awards, where Alen received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Catto the John Peel Award. With The Heliocentricsâ trademark raw, psychedelic energy as the backbone, the ensemble captured a series of reimagined Sun Ra classics in a spontaneous, one-off studio moment, and these tapes that have remained unheard in Cattoâs archive until now.
The 4-track EP features a sinuous take on Ronnie Boykinsâ âAngels And Demons At Playâ, originally recorded in 1960, a strident version of âWhere Pathways Meetâ which was originally created for the much-loved Sun Ra Lanquidity album in 1978, and a dense and deep re work of 1972âs âAstro Blackâ featuring Bilalâs incredible otherworldly vocals. The title track âNuclear Warâ is re-worked into a cavernous groove featuring Heliocentrics vocalist Barbora Patkova. Nuclear War is mixed by Malcolm Catto, mastered and cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, and designed by Alex Evans of Reason For Being Studio.
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Buy in-store on Record Store Day (18/04/2026). This product is an RSD Exclusive title and is not available to pre-order.
Remaining stock available online from:
- US - 03:00 ET (19/04/2026)
- UK - 20:00 BST (20/04/2026)
- EU - 21:00 CEST (20/04/2026)
Some titles will sell out prior to online sale and some will only be available in specific regions. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Strut proudly presents Nuclear War, a powerful collaboration between UK collective The Heliocentrics, Sun Ra Arkestra legends Marshal Alen and Knoel Scott, and vocalist Bilal - issued on limited-edition âhazardousâ orange and yellow vinyl exclusively for Record Store Day 2026.
The Nuclear War recordings stem from a rare session at Malcolm Cattoâs Quatermass Sound Lab in January 2015. The group had assembled in London to rehearse for their performance at Giles Petersonâs Worldwide Awards, where Alen received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Catto the John Peel Award. With The Heliocentricsâ trademark raw, psychedelic energy as the backbone, the ensemble captured a series of reimagined Sun Ra classics in a spontaneous, one-off studio moment, and these tapes that have remained unheard in Cattoâs archive until now.
The 4-track EP features a sinuous take on Ronnie Boykinsâ âAngels And Demons At Playâ, originally recorded in 1960, a strident version of âWhere Pathways Meetâ which was originally created for the much-loved Sun Ra Lanquidity album in 1978, and a dense and deep re work of 1972âs âAstro Blackâ featuring Bilalâs incredible otherworldly vocals. The title track âNuclear Warâ is re-worked into a cavernous groove featuring Heliocentrics vocalist Barbora Patkova. Nuclear War is mixed by Malcolm Catto, mastered and cut by Frank Merritt at The Carvery, and designed by Alex Evans of Reason For Being Studio.
