roxas21
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Post by roxas21 on Feb 17, 2011 19:01:19 GMT -8
Can't wait to see this man ;D
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Post by Lump on Feb 17, 2011 21:28:13 GMT -8
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Post by parenthesees on Feb 18, 2011 4:04:18 GMT -8
Incredibly excited for this set. I hope it does not overlap with the Flaming Lips.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Feb 18, 2011 8:22:40 GMT -8
Yeah, I'm sorry; of all the Hot Shit of the Moment things from the last five years or so, Flying Lotus is the least interesting one by far. Do. Not. Get it.
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Post by Lump on Feb 18, 2011 8:27:11 GMT -8
I'm kinda the same way, myself. The video is fantastic, though (thanks Eric Wareheim)
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Post by Horned Gramma on Feb 18, 2011 8:28:30 GMT -8
Yeah dude, Wareheimer is a genius. Every one of his videos is just incredible; even the one where that girl stabs that guy in the junk with a sharp stick.
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roxas21
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Post by roxas21 on Feb 19, 2011 12:44:21 GMT -8
Yeah, I'm sorry; of all the Hot Shit of the Moment things from the last five years or so, Flying Lotus is the least interesting one by far. Do. Not. Get it. His album was a favorite of mine last year, I wanna see what he has to offer live
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Post by Drew on Feb 19, 2011 14:22:33 GMT -8
Yeah, I'm sorry; of all the Hot Shit of the Moment things from the last five years or so, Flying Lotus is the least interesting one by far. Do. Not. Get it. His album was a favorite of mine last year, I wanna see what he has to offer live I agree, and thank you for changing your avatar. Although it vaguely turned me on.
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Post by parenthesees on Feb 19, 2011 14:22:49 GMT -8
Interesting article on AtEase about the exchange of influence between FlyLo and Radiohead: www.ateaseweb.com/2011/02/19/flying-lotus-flower-radiohead-vs-the-king-of-beats/For those who prefer to stay on the board: Flying Lotus Flower: Radiohead vs The King Of Beats
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Posted by atze on Feb 19, 2011 • (14) We came across some interesting tweets from music journalist Atze de Vrieze Today on Flying Lotus’ influence on Radiohead or vice versa. We asked Atze to guest blog his thoughts on The King Of Limbs and Flying Lotus.
“Im trippin out right now.. this radiohead shit is cold! gawd. i need to slap someone in the face .. someone come over.” Flying Lotus kind of lost his mind on Twitter yesterday, and he knew it. “Sorry i gotta tweet thru this radiohead joint”, he apologized. “Its kinda a world event for me.”
Understandable, because the British band quite literally honor the Los Angeles beat producer on their new album The King Of Limbs. Some fans even mistakenly called the new single Flying Lotus instead of Lotus Flower, a Freudian slip the band itself could have invented. The song starts with a minute of electronic sounding rhythms, with a deep, slowly lapsing bass, guitar glitches and distorted handclaps. Only after that minute Thom Yorke starts singing, with his falsetto, with more soul than he usually has.
Last year Flying Lotus had breakthrough with his third album Cosmogramma. He perfected the sound he developed on his first two records, an amalgam of hip hop, bass music and experimental jazz (his great-aunt was Alice Coltrane). It’s a cosmic electronic opera. A layered, intense and totally unique album, and no doubt a big influence for producers in the coming years. Not in the least for Radiohead.
If Lotus Flower doesn’t convince you, just put on Bloom, The King Of Limbs’ opening track. It has a looped piano, jazz drums that sound like samples and that seem to ignore the direction the piano pointed out. A signature Flylo technique. After three minutes, an orchestra is coming up, slowly but overwhelming. Horns and strings it seems, but so distorted they get an extraterrestrial feel. It’s a clear nod to Cosmogramma’s overture. The producer must have felt as if the track was produced just for him. “Fuck.. I was sittin outside in the chair and the speakers said BLOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM #thekingoflimbs pow powpow pow.”
The cross-pollination is easy to substantiate. Their paths crossed continuously in recent years. Flying Lotus remixed Radiohead song Reckoner and Thom Yorke lent his voice to Flylo’s … And The World Laughs With You. Last month, the Radiohead frontman presented an award to the producer at the World Wide Awards, hosted by BBC DJ Gilles Peterson. Backstage after the show he interviewed him. Well, more or less. It’s a safe bet to say new Radiohead track Feral will end up in Flylo’s live set.
But wait, isn’t it the other way around? Aren’t Radiohead the mentors here, Flylo the protege? Contrary rhythms and electronic experiments, isn’t that what Radiohead have been about since the turn of the century? If there’s one record The King Of Limbs builds upon, it’s Thom Yorke’s solo album The Eraser. Flylo’s LA buddy The Gaslamp Killer plays songs from that album in his dj-sets all the time, and in his own work, the influence is undeniable as well.
“For me, OK Computer is not the classic, Kid A is”, Flying Lotus said in and interview I did with him last year, one month before Cosmogramma was released. In his live set that night, he incorporated Idioteque, a classic from that period. “And Amnesiac is my personal favorite. Rhythmic as well as melodic. Interesting rhythmic patterns always attract my attention.”
There are still people who believe Radiohead lost it after OK Computer and everything they release after that was navel-gazing. That Radiohead were trapped in their own world, that the A&R manager of the good old record company was sorely missed. All nonsense. Radiohead have turned away from the mainstream and leave big stadium anthems to Muse and Kings Of Leon, but they have never been blind to what’s happening in the frontline of today’s music. This is how Flying Lotus puts it: “Studentteacherteacherstudent.”
Atze de Vrieze is a music journalist for 3VOOR12, the prime online and radio platform of Dutch public broadcasting company VPRO. The King Of Limbs is the album of the week on their website. You can find him on Twitter.
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Post by Drew on Feb 19, 2011 14:34:45 GMT -8
OMG FlyLo's going to bring Thom Yorke to Sasquatch
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Post by ebay on Feb 19, 2011 15:48:27 GMT -8
pretty stoked. He reminds me a lot of Madlib which is a very good thing.
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roxas21
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Post by roxas21 on Feb 21, 2011 18:16:23 GMT -8
Yeah, I'm sorry; of all the Hot Shit of the Moment things from the last five years or so, Flying Lotus is the least interesting one by far. Do. Not. Get it. You're gonna love him well I hope so
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Post by jeffmac on Feb 21, 2011 20:37:18 GMT -8
John Waters is the shit and was amazing at Coachella last year. His stories made for a wonderful beginning to the day.
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Post by wompwomp on Feb 23, 2011 8:30:27 GMT -8
Yeah, I'm sorry; of all the Hot Shit of the Moment things from the last five years or so, Flying Lotus is the least interesting one by far. Do. Not. Get it. Totally agree. I feel like the only way this would be interesting is if I were on an ass load of drugs and at the point of drooling on myself. Pass.
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Post by Pea on Feb 23, 2011 8:39:03 GMT -8
I've really tried getting into Cosmogramma but holy shit does it put me in a Cosmocoma.
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Post by ithaca on Feb 23, 2011 9:06:51 GMT -8
I like cosmagramma a lot, as well as his other albums. I guess they are better to listen to either when you are chilling and talking with a small group of people, or maybe cruising in a car with a friend burnin somethin down. also i do put it on before bed, they are just chill beats. Hes done some remixes and people remix his stuff, and those tend to be a little more interesting. I like stuff he does with gonja sufi
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Post by ithaca on Feb 23, 2011 9:08:28 GMT -8
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Post by ithaca on Feb 23, 2011 9:13:08 GMT -8
from pattern+ grid world
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Post by Pea on Feb 23, 2011 9:15:07 GMT -8
Oh I love me some "chill" electro, but I just don't find his music to be very captivating. Nothing of his that I've heard is memorable at all (IMO), and I'm a person that neeeeeds hooks and catchiness to keep me interested. I'm much more excited to catch the Washed Out and Gold Panda sets.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Feb 23, 2011 9:17:42 GMT -8
I swear dude, I'm really trying here. But these are both every bit as boring as anything on 'Cosmogramma'.
There is just nothing happening in this music.
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