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Sample the Pioneering Bassist Who Put 'Punk' in 'Jazz'
In the late 70s, genres started to clash, morph, and merge more than ever in New York's Downtown scene: jazz and punk, rock with free jazz, and clubs like Paradise Garage even brought avant-garde music to the dancefloor. The Lounge Lizards were true pioneers of that scene, at the height of the short-lived punk-jazz and No Wave movement.
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"A hidden gem of minimalist beauty, mixing a post-punk, DIY, lo-fi aesthetic with art-rock & spoken poetry."
—Guerssen Records
The Lounge Lizards was a punk-jazz band (or, in their own words: 'fake-jazz') founded by the Lurie brothers (John Lurie on saxophone and Evan Lurie on piano). Soon after their self-titled debut album in 1981, each band member also embarked on side-projects and solo releases. For bassist Steve Piccolo, first up was his solo project Domestic Exile, released in the same year as the debut of the Lounge Lizards.
"The key to the minimalism of 'Domestic Exile' is the lack of drums. That immediately puts the project outside the [No Wave / Punk Jazz] music scene at the time."
—Steve Piccolo (source: Please Kill Me)
