Jazz Is Dead 17 - Lonnie Liston Smith dream pop After their abrasive Surfer Rosa

After their abrasive Surfer Rosa

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toned-down tracks with minimal instrumentation show a more restrained side of the indie pop star

his ability to craft engaging stories of love and loss

The B side ‘Light Cycle’ opens with a crackling electronic pulse that gives way to snappy drums and waves of arpeggiated synth that create a dark and dirty world of electronic mayhem before one by one the layers fall away and the track retreats into the darkness from which it came

Jazz Is Dead 17 - Lonnie Liston Smith dream pop After their abrasive Surfer RosaCoursing through the cosmic pulse of Jazz Funk is the inimitable influence of Lonnie Liston Smith. For over five decades, the legendary keyboardist and bandleader has been a driving force in shaping the genre's sound. Smith made his recording debut as a sideman for heavyweights Miles Davis, Pharoah Sanders, Gato Barbieri and Leon Thomas. He later formed his own ensemble, Lonnie Liston Smith and the Cosmic Echoes which delivered an incredible run of