flying lotus he has a lot of good tracks but sometimes gets a little sameygng bng is greatxp
― cool app (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 8 April 2009 21:30 (4 years ago) Permalink
Also he apparently thinks that vaccines cause autism.
― Alex in SF, Wednesday, 8 April 2009 21:31 (4 years ago) Permalink
1983 has some good tracks, I really dug unexpected delight. I was looking real forward to the long lost album w/ daedelus and his wife but I really don't like a lot of daedelus' new shit
― cool app (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 8 April 2009 21:32 (4 years ago) Permalink
they cause scientology
― cool app (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 8 April 2009 21:33 (4 years ago) Permalink
controversial = long discussion on "wonky" thread about how great / not great he is. also he got essential mix of the year, but if you read the comments box on BBC it was very contentious.
― moonship journey to baja, Wednesday, 8 April 2009 21:33 (4 years ago) Permalink
i basically started the thread because i thought the conversation on the "wonky" thread could be extended without really derailing that thread too badly.
― moonship journey to baja, Wednesday, 8 April 2009 21:34 (4 years ago) Permalink
yeah vahid that's it
i always thought it was odd that he used the whole un-edited version but scratched the word "faggot"
― the rickey henderson of sbs (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 8 April 2009 21:34 (4 years ago) Permalink
his stuff makes more sense now that i see his massive weed cache
― the rickey henderson of sbs (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 8 April 2009 21:35 (4 years ago) Permalink
^^ red herring
― butter tickle (tricky), Wednesday, 8 April 2009 21:43 (4 years ago) Permalink
los angeles was one of my favorite albums from last year and i think that essential mix is ace, too. i had no idea it got voted as the best.
i like this guy's music because it is unsettled/free and joyous (not in some kind of religious way; it sounds like he's having a great time), but it also sounds totally laser-focused.
― butter tickle (tricky), Wednesday, 8 April 2009 21:46 (4 years ago) Permalink
― butter tickle (tricky), Wednesday, 8 April 2009 21:48 (4 years ago) Permalink
nsfw
― L. Ron Peno (haitch), Friday, 10 April 2009 05:36 (4 years ago) Permalink
search:
― P is for Pussy (The Brainwasher), Friday, 10 April 2009 06:36 (4 years ago) Permalink
Los Angeles was the best record of 2008 in my opinion.
But I'm sort of a Flying Lotus junkie. I listen to his complete output pretty thoroughly and frequently... but I'm from LA and he's the first local act I'd gotten way excited about in a really long time. Anyway, I have 4 different mixes of his and they are titled as follows:The Black FistLive on Future Roots Radio 1/30/09Essential Mix on Radio 1BBC Radio 1 Sept '07
and they are all great.
Don't believe the 1983 disappointment in this thread, that's a really solid album. Grab the following in addition to the above mixes:1983Reset EPLos AngelesLos Angeles 1x3 EP
Finally, and this can both help or hinder my efforts of persuasion here, but I recently had a nice little streak of using acid once a month for the last 3 months. Every time I just put on a ton of Flying Lotus and it really, really delivered.
― BusDriverStu (Bus Driver Stu), Friday, 10 April 2009 09:13 (4 years ago) Permalink
1983 kind of sounds like bad downtempo Mr. Oizo. His style wasn't refined enough by that point.
― pipecock, Friday, 10 April 2009 21:47 (4 years ago) Permalink
LOVE 'Parisian Goldfish'
― Hard House SugBanton (blueski), Monday, 27 April 2009 23:35 (4 years ago) Permalink
album takes a while but when it kicks in it kicks it!
― ❊❁❄❆❇❃✴❈plaxico❈✴❃❇❆❄❁❊ (I know, right?), Thursday, 6 August 2009 02:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
This album really makes me kinda wish that smoking pot didn't have such negative mental health repercussions for me. :-(
― The Paisley (shop) Window Pane (Masonic Boom), Friday, 30 October 2009 12:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
Auntie's Lock would go FASTASTIC in one of my nu-gaze-tronica sets
― The Paisley (shop) Window Pane (Masonic Boom), Friday, 30 October 2009 13:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
fastastic?
― moonship journey to baja, Friday, 30 October 2009 14:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
SLOWTASTIC
― The Paisley (shop) Window Pane (Masonic Boom), Friday, 30 October 2009 14:25 (3 years ago) Permalink
LA x 3 EP > Los Angeles. Floating on massive bass-driven clouds over gray and turbulent shipping lanes. "Endless White" sounds like Marsen Jules circa "Lazy Sunday Funerals", except better.
― This part of the sentence is even dumber. (lukas), Sunday, 8 November 2009 12:32 (3 years ago) Permalink
i'd been avoiding this dude for some reason, and i haven't heard a whole record (just some random youtube shit and a couple of cuts from the upcoming album), but i'm sold now. seems like he's good at both the post-dilla drum programming thing and the nu-synth thing. his remix of 'reckoner' is great too.
― rinse the lemonade (Jordan), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 18:10 (3 years ago) Permalink
those couple tracks he's done with daedelus' wife are great
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 18:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
but yeah dude's really solid
He mimes his live shows. It's pretty ridiculous. All premixed and he just works the filters and delays, then poses like jesus. I thought the Chemical Bros. and Oakenfold were the bottom of the miming and posing possee but FlyLo is right up there with the worst of them. Either make your entire set live on stage or don't pose when you twist the delay nob.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 2 March 2010 18:57 (3 years ago) Permalink
it's kinda weird to expect these producers to do something that's related to what they do but not at all the same. reminds me of that mitch hedberg thing on comedians & acting, like "if i had worked my ass off to become a really good cook, and you said, 'alright, you're a cook...can you farm?'"
i guess the obvious answer is "don't play live", but it must be tough when you're not making shit off your records and getting offered well-paying gigs.
― rinse the lemonade (Jordan), Tuesday, 2 March 2010 19:04 (3 years ago) Permalink
ive really come around on 'los angeles' too & looking fwd to the new lp
― johnny crunch, Monday, 22 March 2010 14:21 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah i went from skeptic to total lotus stan in the last few weeks
― rinse the lemonade (Jordan), Tuesday, 23 March 2010 16:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
The real record has leaked already (there was a milquetoast chillout album passed out as the real deal a few days ago). Sounds more busy and saturated than the last one so far, more jazz influence as well. Its hard to take in a single dose tho.
― Moka, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 05:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
very excited about the new one. RobertaFlack is already one of my favorite tracks all time
― Shin Oliva Suzuki, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 15:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'm seeing him live next week, should be interesting
― The Brainwasher, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 17:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
I think he's incredible live. Best thing I've seen at the SXSW fest in Austin in perhaps 8 years of going (whether that says more about his live show or my being easily impressed, I'm not sure).
Anyway... I'm no superfan (yet anyway), but highest recommendations to the live show.
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Wednesday, 24 March 2010 17:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
The live set is good because it's prerecorded except for the delay/filters. He's a poser and a fake on stage. If you want to see a guy posing behind his laptop and twisting a couple knobs with greatly exaggerated movements, go for it.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 18:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
Cool, can we also please talk about how Ashley Simpson is OMG SOOOO FAKE because she lip-synced on SNL?
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Wednesday, 24 March 2010 18:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
Sure, it's a valid comparison.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 18:41 (3 years ago) Permalink
I'm cool with that sort of thing if he has something visual going on and the live venue has a good sound system.
― mh, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 18:42 (3 years ago) Permalink
-VS-
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Wednesday, 24 March 2010 18:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
damn, those knobs be hot.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 18:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
if you've ever assigned knobs to functions in Abelton Live, you know exactly what's going on in that clip. If you haven't, you think he's actually doing something.
― brotherlovesdub, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 18:50 (3 years ago) Permalink
serious question, what is a dude like this supposed to do live? make beats from scratch on the fly?
― rinse the lemonade (Jordan), Wednesday, 24 March 2010 18:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
So "assign[ing] knobs to functions in Abelton Live" =/= "actually doing something"?
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Wednesday, 24 March 2010 18:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
i think "faker" is a bit ridiculous as language for this, but what do you like a fly-lo artist to do in this context? live mpc playing? different mixes on the fly?
― harshbuzz to my chilt-on (zvookster), Wednesday, 24 March 2010 18:56 (3 years ago) Permalink
heh xposting there obv
"performance"
― beta blog, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 19:08 (3 years ago) Permalink
this dude shld ask ppl in the audience if they are having a good time at the show
― Lamp, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 19:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
he shld use his real name when referring to himself and telling anecdotes abt the tour
― Lamp, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 19:12 (3 years ago) Permalink
then say "have any of u assigned knobs in abelton live? if so u no whats going down here"
"but if u havent ur gonna think that if really doing smthn & the joke is on u"
― Lamp, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 19:13 (3 years ago) Permalink
then he can tear his sunglasses off & throw them into the crowd & start blasting the tunes
― Lamp, Wednesday, 24 March 2010 19:14 (3 years ago) Permalink
i haven't felt like listening to his records in months, so i'm really happy to want to listen to this on repeat.
― have a sandwich or ice cream sandwich (Jordan), Tuesday, 25 September 2012 20:05 (7 months ago) Permalink
yeah i like this
― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 15:11 (7 months ago) Permalink
Jazz pianist Vijay Iyer covers "MmmHmmm":
― Sandy Denny Real Estate (jaymc), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 15:13 (7 months ago) Permalink
Really anxious to hear this, holding out until I can pick it up next week. I've really loved p much everything he's done. Most excited for the track with Erykah, but I'm afraid I may be building my expectations up too high.
― HAPPY BDAY TOOTS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 26 September 2012 15:16 (7 months ago) Permalink
this is pretty chill, loose
― j., Monday, 1 October 2012 00:00 (7 months ago) Permalink
I don't like this anywhere near as much as Cosmogramma, which had that whole enormous swirl feel to it even when it felt pretty loose and unstructured. This one feels more straightforward and somehow duller at the same time and I still don't feel like it's really going anywhere.
I wish he'd indulge his soundtracky tendencies more and his jazz influences less often. This one feels really murky.
― Matt DC, Monday, 1 October 2012 08:50 (7 months ago) Permalink
but richard-san gave it an 8.5 in pfork
― the late great, Monday, 1 October 2012 08:52 (7 months ago) Permalink
it's funny that i'm the first response in this thread talking about his "a milli" remix. i'm not sure i listened to more than three tracks by him since then but when i saw him at pfork fest this summer he dropped the "a milli" remix like 5 minutes into his set.
― instafapper (J0rdan S.), Monday, 1 October 2012 09:02 (7 months ago) Permalink
Just picked up the new one. Enjoying it thus far.
― comedy is unnatural and abhorrent (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 1 October 2012 09:37 (7 months ago) Permalink
I like the new album a lot so far. Reminds me of the new one by Lorn.
― nicky lo-fi, Saturday, 6 October 2012 17:29 (7 months ago) Permalink
for whatever reason i am not jazzed about the new one
scik how's the waveforms on these? enough dynamic range for ya?
oh wait, i remember why i'm not jazzed
― the late great, Saturday, 6 October 2012 18:42 (7 months ago) Permalink
oof
― THEE-AH-TER (Matt P), Saturday, 6 October 2012 18:54 (7 months ago) Permalink
I bet its's like hip hop but all fucked up
― blank, Sunday, 7 October 2012 00:57 (7 months ago) Permalink
nah dude that's GLITCH MOB
― the late great, Sunday, 7 October 2012 01:33 (7 months ago) Permalink
this might be better than anything on until the quiet comes? absolutely breathtaking
― king louie riel (rennavate), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 00:10 (6 months ago) Permalink
http://www.emusician.com/artists/0767/flying-lotus/149551
good nerdy interview/article
― have a sandwich or ice cream sandwich (Jordan), Tuesday, 23 October 2012 20:41 (6 months ago) Permalink
this might be better than anything on until the quiet comes?
wouldn't say that, but I like it. also that channel plays a lot of good (and unreleased) stuff
― Dominique, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 22:16 (6 months ago) Permalink
Austin Peralta, dead of accidental OD at age 22.
RIP
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 17:17 (5 months ago) Permalink
was it alcohol + prescription drugs?
― the late great, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 17:20 (5 months ago) Permalink
CoD is undetermined but someone in Allan Holdsworth's band mentioned accidental OD in a now-deleted online post.
Wasn't sure to post this here or in the Dogtown & Z-Boys thread. :-\
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 17:23 (5 months ago) Permalink
he looked a lot like his dad
― the late great, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 17:27 (5 months ago) Permalink
really sad about this, so much lost potential. he's really the secret weapon on UtQC, credited on almost every track.
this full set by his jazz band has some really nice moments:https://soundcloud.com/alphapup/austin-peralta-live-at-futura
― have a sandwich or ice cream sandwich (Jordan), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 18:45 (5 months ago) Permalink
Had not heard "FLOTUS" until today. Really amazing track.
As far as his albums go, while Cosmogramma and UtQC are good, and his sound is certainly evolving, I don't think that either follow-up is as good as his debut. Los Angeles is still my fav.
― Eggs and the marketing board behind them, Tuesday, 22 January 2013 04:30 (4 months ago) Permalink
^not his debut
― keef qua keef (Jordan), Tuesday, 22 January 2013 14:58 (4 months ago) Permalink
i never knew that he did a bunch of tracks for a jose james record:
― keef qua keef (Jordan), Tuesday, 22 January 2013 15:59 (4 months ago) Permalink
true, although i've found that 1983 plays like an EP more than anything
― Eggs and the marketing board behind them, Tuesday, 22 January 2013 17:05 (4 months ago) Permalink