Lockett James Pundt IV (born October 7, 1982) is an American musician, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist of
Atlanta
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-based
indie rock
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group
Deerhunter. Pundt joined Deerhunter in 2005 as a guitarist. He releases solo material under the name Lotus Plaza. His debut album as Lotus Plaza, ''
The Floodlight Collective'', was released March 23, 2009 on CD and
vinyl
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. Pundt has cited his greatest musical influences as being
Stereolab
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,
My Bloody Valentine, and
Roxy Music
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, "on a
subliminal
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level."
Musical career
Pundt met Deerhunter vocalist Bradford Cox while the two were in high school. "I was summoned by this girl who was in a drama class of mine named Lauren. She told me that Brad wanted to meet me more or less... It was arranged to go down in the bus ports between class... And so we met in the bus port."
In an interview with
Pitchfork Media
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, Cox discussed the sensations he felt meeting Pundt for the first time: "I was attracted to him, but not in some kind of like, just physical way. I was attracted to his melancholy, his sitting alone, staring at the ground… I immediately fell in love right then at first sight."
The two played together in a three-piece band known as The Floodlight Collective. "It wasn’t anything serious really, just sort of jam on stuff and have fun…It was one of the first musical experiences that I shared with other people." The band later inspired the name of Pundt's first album as Lotus Plaza.
In 2005, Pundt joined Deerhunter as a guitarist; the first album he helped produce with the band was 2007's ''
Cryptograms
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''. Since joining Deerhunter Pundt has contributed songwriting/lead vocals on at least one song on all of their subsequent albums. Pundt's first album as Lotus Plaza, ''
The Floodlight Collective'', was released on March 23, 2009 to mixed critical reception.
''Spooky Action at a Distance'' is Lotus Plaza's second record. It was released on April 2, 2012. The current Lotus Plaza touring lineup is as follows: T.J. Blake on bass, Frankie Broyles on drums, Allen Taylor on synth/electronics, Dan Wakefield on guitar, and Pundt on both lead vocals and guitar. Pundt also has a side-project with his wife, Shayda Yavari, called Nice Weekend. They have released one track as part of an Audraglint split 10'', called 'Come Back'.
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Discography
With Deerhunter:
* 2007 ''
Cryptograms
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''/''
Fluorescent Grey
''Fluorescent Grey'' is an extended play accompaniment to ''Cryptograms'', the second studio release by Atlanta-based band Deerhunter. The EP was released on CD by Kranky on May 8, 2007, and later as a vinyl bundle with ''Cryptograms''. A mus ...
'' EP
* 2008 ''
Microcastle''/''
Weird Era Cont.''
* 2009 ''
Rainwater Cassette Exchange
''Rainwater Cassette Exchange'' is an extended-play by Atlanta-based indie rock band Deerhunter. Much like their previous effort, it was recorded at Rare Book Room Studios in Brooklyn
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'' EP
* 2010 ''
Halcyon Digest
''Halcyon Digest'' is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Deerhunter. It was released September 27, 2010 to universal critical acclaim. It was the band's first album distributed solely by 4AD worldwide (previously 4AD only handled ...
''
* 2013 ''
Monomania
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''
* 2015 ''
Fading Frontier
''Fading Frontier'' is the seventh studio album by the American indie rock band Deerhunter, released on October 16, 2015 on 4AD. Produced by Ben H. Allen, who had previously worked with the band on '' Halcyon Digest'' (2010), and the band itself, ...
''
* 2019 ''
Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?
''Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?'' is the eighth studio album by the American indie rock band Deerhunter. It was released on January 18, 2019, on 4AD. The album was co-produced by singer-songwriter Cate Le Bon, Ben H. Allen (who had p ...
''
As Lotus Plaza:
* 2009 ''
The Floodlight Collective''
* 2012 ''
Spooky Action at a Distance
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Non- ...
''
* 2014 ''
Overnight Motorcycle Music EP''
See also
*
List of ambient music artists
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References
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Living people
1982 births
Musical groups established in 2005
American rock musicians
Shoegaze musicians
Ambient musicians
American indie rock musicians
Musicians from Marietta, Georgia
Deerhunter members