 The "Sun Ra Revival Post-Krautrock Archestra", formed in Australia during 2014, paid tribute to Sun Ra's philosophies and musical ideas within their albums "Realm Beyond Realm" and "Sun Ra Kills the World".The Spatial AKA Orchestra, formed in 2006 by Jerry Dammers (the main songwriter of British ska revival band The Specials), was originally created as a tribute to Sun Ra, borrowing many of the ideas, themes and tropes from Sun Ra's own performances.On June 25, 2019, "The New York Times Magazine" listed Sun Ra among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.