Cosmic Funk

Keyboardist Lonnie Liston Smith leans heavily into the groove here, transforming his spiritual jazz roots into something far more kinetic and danceable. The record finds a perfect balance between meditative, atmospheric textures and the driving, rhythmic pulse that defined the mid-seventies jazz-funk movement.

Flying Dutchman Records provided the ideal home for this sound, allowing the band to experiment with electric pianos and synthesizers against a backdrop of deep, hypnotic basslines. It captures a specific moment in 1974 when the boundaries between club-ready funk and avant-garde exploration felt completely porous.