Lotus Plaza Discography of CDs

Lotus Plaza albums In the years between Lockett Pundt's Lotus Plaza project debuted with The Floodlight Collective, a fascinating blur of '60s pop, post-punk, and shoegaze, and returned with Spooky Action at a Distance, Pundt's other group, Deerhunter, had its biggest success yet with Halcyon Digest. It's hard not to feel like some of Deerhunter rubbed off on the way these songs jangle and the way that Pundt's voice is up front and center -- not that this is a problem, since he has an endearing way of bringing Bradford Cox's songs down to earth. Here, Pundt puts singing and songwriting first and sonic experimentation second. Spooky Action at a Distance arguably features stronger songwriting than Lotus Plaza's debut: "Black Buzz" and "Dusty Rhodes" paint intimate, largely acoustic portraits of friendship and farewells. Meanwhile, "Remember Our Days," "Out of Touch," and "White Galactic One" are just as charming and chiming as any of Pundt's Deerhunter songs as they exploit the contrast between his homey voice and the sonic castles around it. While the planet-size sound of The Floodlight Collective is missed, Lotus Plaza finds plenty of ways to be subtly trippy, as on "Strangers," where the song slows down so gradually at the close that it feels like time is stretching with it, or when "Jet Out of the Tundra"'s deceptively simple coda expands for several hypnotic minutes. Spooky Action at a Distance might be more low-key than some of Pundt's other work with and without Lotus Plaza, but it's still a great showcase for his winsome songs. ~ Heather Phares Audio Mixer: C. Laszlo Koltay. Recording information: Case Quarter, Detroit, MI (05/2011).

Lotus Plaza music CDs In 2008, Deerhunter fans were presented nearly an embarrassment of riches with the release of the group's third album, MICROCASTLE, its pre release "leaked" companion disc, WEIRD ERA CONT., and front man Bradford Cox's solo project debut as Atlas Sound (LET THE BLIND LEAD THOSE WHO CAN SEE BUT CANNOT FEEL). With a good deal of Deerhunter-related material appearing on the band's web blog in 2008, anticipation surrounding the release of THE FLOODLIGHT COLLECTIVE, ...

Lotus Plaza discography Track Listing of songs: Remember Our Days; Out Of Touch; Highnote; Mr. Smith; Breathing Hard; Angus Mountain;