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A marvelous confusion: Daedelus

A marvelous confusion Electronic artist Daedelus escapes easy classification When Alfred “Daedelus” Darlington takes the stage, he has a decade of material to choose from. There is the glitch-ified orchestral soundtracks of 2002’s Invention, the surreal Bossa Nova of 2006’s … Continue reading

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Review: Flying Lotus, “Cosmogramma”

Flying Lotus, Cosmogramma Warp Though based in Los Angeles, Flying Lotus has the trend-absorbing drive of a European electronic producer. His 2008 breakthrough, Los Angeles, deconstructed UK dubstep and bass; but Cosmogramma turns to the future soul of his native … Continue reading

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Video: Flying Lotus, “Kill Your Co-Workers”

Directed by Beeple. Taken from Pattern + Grid World, in stores now.

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The Plug One 2000s: Flying Lotus, “1983”

82. Flying Lotus, 1983 Plug Research Released October 3, 2006 Born Steven Ellison and a nephew of Alice Coltrane, Flying Lotus appeared in random spots before 1983: a beat for Adult Swim here, a Mia Doi Todd remix there. And … Continue reading

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Video: Flying Lotus, “MmmHmm”

Video time. First up: a clip featuring Thundercat, a lady in green foliage, and 8-bit gaming graphics. Directed by Special Problems. Taken from Cosmogramma, which is in stores now.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Flying Lotus makes “Reset”

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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.

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Flying Lotus signs with Warp

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Flying Lotus, the L.A. producer whose memorable debut 1983 signifies the L.A. beat scene’s current primacy, has signed with Warp Records. He revealed the news during a February 20 episode of BTS Radio, Andrew Meza’s two-hour show on CSU-Fullerton’s Titan Radio, where he spun a set alongside Michigan producer Samiyam.

With the signing, Flying Lotus joins an imprint that spawned trendsetting hip-hop artists Prefuse 73 and Anti-Pop Consortium as well as hip-hop-influeneced electronic acts like Autechre, Nightmares on Wax and Boards of Canada. "There’s a whole movement waiting to happen," he said during the broadcast.

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Review: Flying Lotus, “1983”

Flying Lotus 1983 Plug Research The luminous cluster burst that is Flying Lotus’ debut 1983 resembles other phenomena: the romantic indulgences of Daedelus (who contributes a hopped-up remix of the title track), the vocal chops and edits of Scott Herren, … Continue reading

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