What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report

Pink Floyd - Animals

Keep me posted & Happy Listening! ghosthouse.

the beatles, rubber soul--good songwriting; quite underrated 60s pop
the byrds, preflyte--rudimentary production values aside, indisputable proof of gene clark's singular genius
kinski, alpine static--hypnotic, intense instro rawk in roughly the same vein as the equally great mogwai and neu. music to have pleasant dreams by. acquire it pronto. 

jafant - decided to try, "Classics - Pharaoh Sanders".  First track is, "The Creator Has a Master Plan".  Like the title a lot (I don't think we're the product of spontaneous generation no matter how big you make the box).  At any rate, loved the intro and statement of the main theme.  Liked the instrumentation he uses. But had to say "enough" at about 20 minutes in.  It became very cacophonous to me...just can't get a grip on what he's trying to do.  I'll be certain to try some of the other tracks you mentioned but right now my opinion is not much altered from that long ago experience.  Will follow up about Karma and Thembi.  Sun Ra is another name I should know more about.

Jafant - Listened to the album "Thembi".  Things like Astral Traveling and the title song are definitely interesting and more accessible to me.    Have to say, so far with Sanders, I like his arrangements...the percussion instruments he uses as well as the mix of wind and other instruments.  Track 2, "Red, Black & Green", however, I just don't get. Sounds like noise.  It's not like I'm a big fan of "smooth jazz"...that can get old real quick, but it looks like there are going to be chunks of Sander's output that I don't appreciate.  Certainly, not like other improvisational music that is at least a little challenging - e.g., Alan Pasqua's project, "The Antisocial Club" (Search The Antisocial Club in Spotify.  Sample Track 2, George Russell & Track 5, Fast Food) or even Zappa.  Check out Uncle Meat (link to album on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4g97BOZb8mXl9BzBB3DX1m); 
in particular, "Ian Underwood Whips it Out" (Track 16 Disc 1) and the "King Kong Variations"...especially, As Motorhead Explains It (Track 6 Disc 2).  Motorhead was the deceased Euclid James Sherwood, an early member of the Mothers of Invention playing various saxophones for Zappa.  I will give Karma a listen next.  Have to do my reports in segments or I'll forget things.  Always enjoy sharing the music.  Thanks for your input.