“Psychedelic study of raw grooves that takes its frenetic pulse from a diverse array of influences: from Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and Fela Kuti to Pole, Susumu Yokota and Can” (Boomkat)

SML (US) is a brand new quintet consisting of key figures from LA’s thriving jazz/improv/indie scene: bassist Anna Butterss (Makaya McCraven, etc.), synth wizard Jeremiah Chiu (Marta Sofia Honer, etc.), saxophonist Josh Johnson (Carlos Niño, etc.), percussionist Booker Stardrum (Amirtha Kidambi, etc.) and guitarist Gregory Uhlmann (Perfume Genius, etc.). 
Their debut Small Medium Large builds on Makaya McCraven’s In The Moment, a landmark album in the International Anthem label’s catalogue. The live improvisations on the album were abundantly edited using the cut-and-paste technique. For his part, McCraven drew inspiration from producer Teo Macero, who first applied this technique within a jazz context on Miles Davis’ classic In a Silent Way from 1969.
International Anthem: “Stylistically, these recordings have more in common with the proto-trance repetitions of Harmonia (Cluster meets Neu!), and with Holgar Czukay's re-assembly technique used in his work with Can. Throw in a supremely intuitive utilization of polyrhythmic floating patterns, and the result is a truly innovative take on time-clocked electronic rhythms augmented with live instrumentation that never loses an elusive human sway.”
Lastly, SPIN: “Strikingly original—and wildly evocative—art-fusion.”