Review: Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
May 12th, 2010
Flying Lotus Cosmogramma [Warp]
Need to know: Steven Ellison, aka Flying Lotus, aka FlyLo, is an L.A.-based producer whose unique, experimental beatscapes have earned him a reputation as the most exciting artist in the electronic genre today. A dabbler in everything from dubstep to free jazz to IDM (his bread and butter), FlyLo’s descriptor-defying production first turned heads with his 2008 album, Los Angeles. He has since toured with Thom Yorke, who makes an appearance on Cosmogramma’s “…And The World Laughs With You.”
In a few words: Cosmogramma is a swirling tidal wave of various styles that flows at ten new ideas per second, bouncing from manic drum & slap bass detonations to free flowing jazz spills to polyrhythmic glitch-bop orchestrations. The seamless quality at which FlyLo stitches his oeuvre is a magnanimous feat, leaving us to bow down to one of the great minds of 21st century music.
Best track: “Pickeled!”
R.I.Y.L. Hudson Mohawke, Squarepusher, J Dilla, Prefuse 73
Rating: 9/10
Buy, download, steal or don’t bother: Buy… on vinyl. The snap in the beats will sound better.
Sample: “Do the Astral Plane”
Website: flying-lotus.com
Tags: Flying Lotus, Thom Yorke
Posted on Wednesday, May 12th, 2010 at 3:07 pm by Cam and is filed under Reviews, The New Music.
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