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A beautiful mine: Flying Lotus
I find it hard to embrace the new Flying Lotus album, Cosmogramma. It’s not as if it’s a bad album — it’s great, in fact. But the secret is out about FlyLo. He’s not mine anymore. I wasn’t one of … Continue reading
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Flying Lotus previews album with mini-tour
Flying Lotus is embarking on a brief buzz-building tour prior to the May 4 release of his third album, Cosmogramma. Dubstep scion Kode9 opens on most dates. (February 26 update) Almost forgot to mention that FlyLo will support Thom Yorke … Continue reading
Flying Lotus’ “Cosmogramma”
As widely announced, Flying Lotus is set to issue his third album. Set for release via Warp on May 4 (after being pushed back from its original April 20 “4-20″ date), Cosmogramma features guest spots from Laura Darlington from the … Continue reading
Flying Lotus’ “L.A. EP 3×3″
Over a year after Flying Lotus first launched the EP addendums to his memorable album Los Angeles, he’s finally finishing the series. LA EP 3×3 lands on July 20 via Warp and features new tracks and remixes by Take, Dimlite … Continue reading
Flying Lotus’ “L.A. EP 2×3″
On December 9, artist-of-the-year candidate Flying Lotus will drop L.A. EP 2×3, the second installment in a trilogy of limited-edition addendums to his Los Angeles epic. The Warp release will feature remixes of Los Angeles tracks from Brainfeeder associates Samiyam … Continue reading
The Plug One Q&A: Flying Lotus
Steven “Flying Lotus” Ellison represents a new wave of beat production. His style encompasses the French electro-house of Ed Banger Records, classic IDM-techno such as Autchre, the techno hip-hop of Prefuse 73, and the visionary funk of J Dilla. But … Continue reading
Flying Lotus launches Brainfeeder
As the release date nears for Flying Lotus’ excellent Los Angeles, the L.A. producer is using the increased visibility to tout his latest project — Brainfeeder. Brainfeeder is an all-digital outlet for Flying Lotus and other similar-minded producers. He’s managing … Continue reading
Flying Lotus builds “Los Angeles”
On June 10, Flying Lotus will release Los Angeles, his second album and highly anticipated debut for Warp Records. “Los Angeles is a special place to me for obvious reasons, but for the majority of my life, I hated living … Continue reading
Review: Flying Lotus, “Reset”
West Coast beat phenom Flying Lotus sets the stage for next year’s Los Angeles album with Reset, a short, 17-minute teaser EP. Continue reading
Flying Lotus makes “Reset”
Earlier this year L.A. producer Flying Lotus joined Warp Records, becoming the classic imprint’s most high-profile signing since Battles last year. This fall he’ll unveil the first fruit of that relationship. Reset EP drops October 4, and is a prelude to a planned full-length next year. Some of the tracks, particularly "Tea Leaf Dancers" with Andreya Triana, can be heard on his MySpace page.
Since his 1983 debut last year, Flying Lotus has become a leader in the "space hip-hop" beat movement (kudos to Andrew Meza for the phrase). Peers include Jneiro Jarel’s Shape of Broad Minds and Carlos Nino. This year he’s produced tracks for the Beat Dimensions and From LA with Love compilations. But now it’s time for Reset; the track listing is below.