Detroit electronic duo Drexciya were great, and just as great is Kodwo Eshun’s 1998 piece on them published in The Wire. It serves as written complement to their mainly instrumental electronic music, taking into account liner notes and overarching themes of the tremendously well-crafted…
The Last Angel of History: Introduction (1995)
“A 1995 documentary directed by John Akomfrah discussing all things Afrofuturistic. Features interviews with George Clinton, Derrick May, Kodwo Eshun, Stephen R. Delany, Nichelle Nichols, Juan Atkins, DJ Spooky, Goldie and many others. The film makes mention to Sun Ra, whose work centers around the return of blacks to outer space in his own Mothership. Produced in 1995.
This is just a brief section of the documentary. An introduction so to speak.”
http://afrofuturisms.blogspot.com/2007/04/last-angel-of-history.html
http://icarusfilms.com/new97/the_last_.html
