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January 30, 2013
Matthewdavid's Psychedelic Soul Music Is Not Exactly That
[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] "All profoundly original art looks ugly at first," opined art critic Clement Greenberg. He was alluding to the abstract expressionism that he helped to p ... More >>
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December 26, 2012
My Favorite Albums of the Second Half of 2012, in Haiku Form
[Editor's note: Weekly scribe Jeff Weiss's column, "Bizarre Ride," appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday. His archives are available here.] Kendrick Lamar attributed L.A.'s primacy to the women, weed and weather. He was quoting Biggie, who consecrated the left coast via song, despite his long ... More >>
Blogs
November 29, 2012
The Identity of the Mysterious Captain Murphy Was Revealed Last Night
Captain Murphy, Pac Div The Airliner 11/28/12 Earlier this week, a local mystery rapper calling himself Captain Murphy announced that he'd be performing at Low End Theory last night. See also: More Low End Theory Oral History From Those Who Helped Build It People got excited about it, so much s ... More >>
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November 6, 2012
What's the Difference Between the EDM Scene and the Beat Scene?
Dance music is all the rage these days. That time you thought giant robots were battling at your recent family reunion? Nope, that was just your 12-year-old niece listening to dubstep. See also: *Moon Rocks: The Best High on Earth *What the Hell Is Trap Music (and Why Is Dubstep Involved)? But no ... More >>
Music
October 4, 2012
Flying Lotus' Nocturnal Visions
Once believing himself destined to fail, the DJ-producer returns triumphant on his new album
Blogs
September 24, 2012
Animal Collective, Flying Lotus - Hollywood Bowl - 9/23/12
Animal Collective & Flying Lotus Hollywood Bowl 9-23-12 Better than... shrooming while watching the Emmys. See also: *The Time Flying Lotus Pretended To Be A UCLA Physics Major *Flying Lotus - Coachella - 4-14-12 The Hollywood Bowl is not the venue for working out new shit, that is if you don't c ... More >>
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April 15, 2012
Flying Lotus - Coachella - 4-14-12
See also: *The Best Of Coachella: Saturday, April 14 *Coachella: The Black Lips' Cole Alexander Goes Full Monty, Plays Guitar With His Ding-Dong Flying Lotus Coachella, Gobi Tent 4-14-12 Better than: The scene at the Sahara Tent. Flying Lotus' appearance at Coachella felt like an occasion; it ... More >>
Blogs
February 29, 2012
Flying Lotus - Cinefamily - 2/28/2012
Flying Lotus and Austin Peralta Live Score of Harry Everett Smith's "Heaven and Earth Magic" Cinefamily 2/28/12 See also: The Time Flying Lotus Pretended To Be A UCLA Physics Major If Flying Lotus' live score at Cinefamily last night was any indication of the direction of his upcoming fourth alb ... More >>
Blogs
December 22, 2011
Teebs: Flying Lotus' Former Roomie Speaks On Loss And Art
Mtendere Mandowa, better known as the Brainfeeder's beat protegee Teebs, lives and works in a space that seems to be an extension of himself. It's a small, mellow little spot in Glassell Park, nothing flashy. In the living room there is a turntable, lots of art, and live harp music floating i ... More >>
Blogs
December 9, 2011
Erykah Badu - The Wiltern - 12/8/11
See also: Erykah Badu Responds to D.O.C., Speaks On Their Private Life Together Erykah Badu The Wiltern 12/8/11 From landmark debut Baduizm -- which helped defined the neo-soul movement -- to the more recent electronic and hip-hop inspired material created with producers Madlib, 9th Wonder ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2011
Best Posts Of The Week
We've got nothing but love for Heavy D, who died this week at his Beverly Hills home. Dan Hyman wrote a touching memorial for a man who was a pioneer of the hip-hop/R&B hybrid. This week will be remembered for sunnier news as well, however: We finally enacted Nigel Tufnel day. And it's toda ... More >>
Blogs
November 8, 2011
The Time Flying Lotus Pretended To Be A UCLA Physics Major
See also: Flying Lotus Plans To Direct A Feature Film The Weekly once dubbed Flying Lotus the "Godfather of Spiritual Electronica." He's convinced Thom Yorke to perform at Low End Theory. A recent headline performance at the Eagle Rock Music Festival drew over ten thousand people. Oh, and h ... More >>
Blogs
November 4, 2011
More Low End Theory Oral History From Those Who Helped Build It
The Low End Theory CrewPaul DimalantaSee Also: Low End Theory Anniversary: The Story of the Influential Party From Those Who Created it This week we published our oral history of the Low End Theory, the Lincoln Heights weekly club night that has spawned a constellation of internationally hai ... More >>
Music
November 3, 2011
Low End Theory Anniversary
The story of the influential party from those who created it
Blogs
October 3, 2011
Flying Lotus, Gaslamp Killer, JonWayne - Eagle Rock Music Fest - October 1, 2011
See also: Eagle Rock Music Fest Preview: Flying Lotus Plans To Direct A Feature Film See also: Eagle Rock Music Fest Preview: Feeding People On Their Debut LP And A Particularly Memorable Encounter with the Devil See more photos in Lainna Fader's slideshow: "Eagle Rock Music Fest 2011." Flying Lotu ... More >>
Blogs
September 29, 2011
Eagle Rock Music Fest Preview: Flying Lotus Plans To Direct A Feature Film
[See also "Eagle Rock Music Fest Preview: Feeding People On Their Debut LP And A Particularly Memorable Encounter with the Devil" "Thundercat Emerges With His Debut, Co-produced by Flying Lotus," "Top Five Reasons Why Flying Lotus' Cosmogramma is the Best L.A. Album of the Year," "Flying Lotus Ris ... More >>
Blogs
September 7, 2011
You Wanna Diss? Jonwayne Doesn't Care
Rapper/producer Jonwayne prefers his artists enigmatic. "It's like people feel the need to know the emcee as a person in order to get into the music, on some soap opera shit. Not saying it's good or bad, but it's almost as if having a baby would boost your sales more than improving your craft ... More >>
Blogs
August 1, 2011
Fun Fun Fun Fest Announces 2011 Line-Up: Slayer, Passion Pit, Danzig Legacy, Public Enemy
The line-ups at Austin's Fun Fun Fun often contain acts that other large scale festival wouldn't, but FFF doesn't shy away from the hardcore along with the soft. This year's just-announced line-up includes not just Passion Pit, Girls, and Cold Cave, but also The Damned, Kid Dynamite, and Flyi ... More >>
Blogs
June 24, 2011
Last Night: Brainfeeder Presents Flying Lotus with Strangeloop, Teebs, Samiyam, Gaslamp Killer, Austin Peralta, and Thundercat at the Music Box
Gari AskewFlying Lotus WHO: Flying Lotus with Strangeloop, Teebs, Samiyam, Gaslamp Killer, Austin Peralta, and Thundercat WHERE: Music Box WHEN: 6/23/11 The Music Box convulsed with bass last night as the Brainfeeder crew descended upon Hollywood Blvd for a sold out show. Top Brainfeeder tal ... More >>
Blogs
June 21, 2011
Interview: Thundercat, Brainfeeder's Bass Master General
Thundercat - Daylight by BRAINFEEDER When L.A.'s world-class beat/electronica crew Brainfeeder takes over the Fonda later this week, you'll spot one guy up there making music the (comparatively) old-fashioned way. Him with the extraterrestrial sense of style and supernatural ability ... More >>
Music
April 21, 2011
Music to Pick Up/Download
Thundercat - Daylight by BRAINFEEDER When L.A.'s world-class beat/electronica crew Brainfeeder takes over the Fonda later this week, you'll spot one guy up there making music the (comparatively) old-fashioned way. Him with the extraterrestrial sense of style and supernatural ability ... More >>
Calendar
March 3, 2011
Baths, Braids
Thundercat - Daylight by BRAINFEEDER When L.A.'s world-class beat/electronica crew Brainfeeder takes over the Fonda later this week, you'll spot one guy up there making music the (comparatively) old-fashioned way. Him with the extraterrestrial sense of style and supernatural ability ... More >>
Blogs
December 22, 2010
Top 5 Reasons Why Flying Lotus' "Cosmogramma" is the Best L.A. Album of the Year
From Winnetka to the World: Flying Lotus' Cosmogramma The one album that defined The Sound of Los Angeles in 2010 came from a spiritually minded stoner from Winnetka with deep jazz connections. Sure, his Los Angeles album from 2008 might have already been a cosmic success, but Flying Lotus' ... More >>
Blogs
December 13, 2010
Flying Lotus, Madlib, J.Rocc Support Psychedelic Research at Cornerstone Research Collective's Holiday Benefit (Live Review)
On Saturday night, Cornerstone Research Collective presented "The Way of the Infinite Harmony," its first holiday benefit at the historic Masonic Temple at Hollywood Forever, boasting a lineup packed full of L.A. heavyweights Madlib, J. Rocc, Flying Lotus, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Quartetto Fa ... More >>
Blogs
October 18, 2010
Across the Universe: New Flying Lotus Video, Weezer Best Coast, RHCP Lawsuit, R.I.P Eyedea
Across the Universe: New Flying Lotus Video, Weezer Best Coast, RHCP Lawsuit, R.I.P Eyedea
Blogs
September 13, 2010
Wanna Eat a Gourmet Meal Surrounded by Rarely Seen Modern Art While Flying Lotus and Daedelus Serenade You?
Have dinner with Flying Lotus at Dublab's exclusive fall fundraiser!Contributing to a worthy cause should be its own reward, but let's face it -- for the majority of would-be good Samaritans, a little karmic credit and the resulting tax write-off just aren't enough. Thankfully, L.A. web radi ... More >>
Blogs
September 8, 2010
Aquacrunkgate: L.A. Artists Take to Twitter to Protest Latest Blog-Made Microgenre
Aquacrunk: noun, a name for a style of electronic music that incorporates heavy beat-based music and earthy, organic textures which sometimes resemble the aquatic. Yeah, it's news to our eyes and ears as well, but not surprising. In the era of the blog, a new genre name pops up every other day, and ... More >>
Blogs
September 2, 2010
New Flying Lotus Track and Video With Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble from Grand Performances
New Flying Lotus Track and Video With Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Ensemble from Grand Performances
Blogs
June 30, 2010
Listen: L.A. Beat Scene Youngins Collide on Baths Remix of Shlohmo's 'Post Atmosphere'
ShlohmoMusic moves fast these days. Seems like it was only a month or so ago that we put Flying Lotus on the L.A. Weekly cover, signifying the maturation of a young and red-hot local scene. Well, that ol' beat music movement has already spawned a second generation, and it's populated by proj ... More >>
Blogs
June 15, 2010
Watch: VOICEsVOICEs Share Creepy New Video for 'Flulyk Visions' [MP3]
Dos voz.Last week, Drew Tewksbury introduced readers belatedly to a "new old video" by L.A.'s own Manimal Vinyl act VOICEs VOICEs. Now, the darkly-gazing-downward duo has a real-deal fresh clip for their seething, black track "Flulyk Visions," and we're happy to share it. It's directed by ... More >>
Blogs
May 19, 2010
MP3 Exclusive: Black Beat Music from FlyLo Signee Lorn
Lorn lurks in the shadows.With the excitement around Flying Lotus' Cosmogramma settled, say, a millimeter or two, his Brainfeeder label is already readying its next release. A full-length platter from New York-based producer Lorn, Nothing Else, is due out June 8. Not a whole lot is known abo ... More >>
Blogs
May 17, 2010
Over the Weekend: Flying Lotus at the Echoplex
Flying Lotus ( familiar harp) The lines streaming in both directions from the Echoplex on Friday and Saturday made visual what had been the word around town for a while now: LA Weekly cover guy Flying Lotus was this weekend's hot ticket. Friday night the packed Echo Park venue (we'll stop c ... More >>
Blogs
May 14, 2010
Live in L.A. This Weekend: Flying Lotus, Carole King & James Taylor, Bajofondo, Patti LuPone, Sonny Rollins, Metalfest, Wavefest and enough indie rock to start a blog
Flying LotusAvant-garde beatmaker Flying Lotus is the toast of the town right now, the release of his new album "Cosmogramma" having hit the shores of electronic music like a tsunami and folks still buzzing over his eye-popping set at Coachella. For the man born Steve Ellison, this weekend's ... More >>
Music
May 13, 2010
Flying Lotus Rising
Could spiritual electronica be the next great California sound?
Blogs
May 13, 2010
Flying Lotus Blossoms With "Cosmogramma"
PHOTO BY STAR FOREMANSteven Ellison, aka Flying LotusThe great nephew of jazz legend John Coltrane might be expected, destined to become a music titan himself. But Echo Park's Steven Ellison, aka Flying Lotus, who Chris Martins profiles in our print edition, was dead set on a career in film, ... More >>
Blogs
May 5, 2010
Flying Lotus Announces Live Band, Two Record Release Shows
Flying LotusFlying Lotus' Cosmogramma was released yesterday and the praise is near universal. It's been a fertile past few years for music in L.A., and Lotus' third album is a bit of a milestone, drawing from both the electronic production associated with Low End Theory and the city's curr ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2010
Augment Your Reality with Flying Lotus' Astral Harp App
Rhymes with 'Cosmic Drama'There are only four days left in the countdown to Cosmogramma. The highly anticipated new album from Flying Lotus drops next week, and in honor of that landmark day, FlyLo and Warp have released an augmented reality app for PC and Mac called Fieldlines. The progra ... More >>
Blogs
April 18, 2010
Day 2: Coachella's WINs and FAILs (featuring Gossip, MGMT, Dead Weather, and Tiesto!)
On Saturday the "organizers" got some of their act together -- plus most people already had their wristbands after the clusterfuck of Day 1 -- so it was relatively painless to access the festival grounds. People were noticeably more chill throughout the day, which is what happens when you haven't ha ... More >>
Blogs
March 15, 2010
Tonight: The Gaslamp Killer and Mainframe at Gonjasufi record release
Tonight: The Gaslamp Killer and Mainframe at Gonjasufi record release
Blogs
January 4, 2010
The Do-Over Kicks Off Limited Vinyl Series With Flying Lotus Exclusive
'Do-Over, Vol. 1' ft. Flying LotusL.A. summertime party institution The Do-Over has just announced the kick-off of its limited edition deluxe vinyl series, the first installation of which will feature Flying Lotus alongside Detroit beat-maker House Shoes. If you're not familiar with The Do- ... More >>
Blogs
December 28, 2009
Download: 'A Decade Of Flying Lotus,' Blended by Gaslamp Killer [MP3]
Ten years and counting...Low End Theory limelighter Flying Lotus sure knows how to celebrate a special occasion. In October, he wrangled an all-star L.A. underground troupe for the ultimate epic hip-hop/Latin jazz/ambient electronica freewheeling jam session in order to help ring in his birth ... More >>
Blogs
November 16, 2009
Flying Lotus Leaks New Songs, Lil Wayne Remix
Flying Lotus models the Monome 64 for his potential eBay customers.Steve Ellison, a.k.a. Flying Lotus, has been in a giving mood of late. Of course, we shouldn't be surprised considering the man just made a cool grand (plus), selling a used piece of gear on eBay -- autographed, but used. Neve ... More >>
Blogs
November 5, 2009
Brainfeeder Hosts Audio/Visual Experimentation with Daedelus, Gaslamp, Jeremy Ellis, more
The Alpha Pup Records family must never sleep. Sure, they're at an advantage considering the sheer number of creative types involved -- from members of Dublab, to the Low End Theory night at the Airliner, to subsidiary artist-run labels like Leaving Records (Matthewdavid), Magical Properties ... More >>
Blogs
October 30, 2009
Flying Lotus to Do Rare DJ Set Tonight at Calling All Kids at Hyperion
There's so much big stuff going on this weekend -- Massives, Mansions, Avalon parties, sweaty packed clubz -- that it's very tempting, if not necessary, to cower from all the huge stuff and head to something more manageable. Yes, sweat and Basement Jaxx makes for a good combo, as does sweat ... More >>
Blogs
October 19, 2009
Flying Lotus Hosts Epic B-Day Jam w/ Computer Jay, Shafiq Husayn, Gaslamp Killer, more (MP3)
Local party-thrower and events curator ArtDontSleep recently organized an impromptu jam session between several beat music masters and acoustic instrumentalists at Echo Park's Knobworld recording studio. Grace OhThe guest of honor was Flying Lotus, a.k.a. Steven Ellison, on the occasion of ... More >>
Blogs
October 15, 2009
YouTube Clip of Flying Lotus Collaboration with Burial
The trans-Atlantic collaboration between LA-based Flying Lotus and London's Burial arrives. According to Fact, via Daily Swarm, this track appeared on Lotus' website earlier in the year, but quickly vanished. Here it is again, in all its creepy, dark, ambient glory.
Blogs
March 31, 2009
New Flying Lotus Video for "Los Angeles"
Flying Lotus - Los Angeles [Music Video - HD] This is the cool new video for Flying Lotus' "Los Angeles," the title track from last year's album. LA native Lotus hits the UK for a few gigs this weekend, then returns to LA for a slow with Kode 9 at the Echoplex on Friday, April 10. He'll then gig Co ... More >>
Blogs
January 12, 2009
Coachella 2009 Speculation Begins: Confirmations Start Trickling, Rumors Swirl. The Smiths? Pavement? Dexy's Midnight Runners?
No, dummy, we made the Dexy's rumor up. But a few names are starting to trickle out re: Coachella 2009, which runs from April 17 to April 19. The Consequence of Sound blog has a pretty extensive rundown of confirmations it has gathered from culling MySpace pages and band tour dates, and a decent ... More >>
Blogs
December 31, 2008
The 50 Best Albums of the Year (#20-11) (Sponsored By Teen Wolf Too)
Some might say this was the finest work Jason Bateman would ever do. 20. Al Green-Lay It Down (Blue Note) What more did you want from Al Green? Did you want him to wear Levar Burton sunglasses and use auto-tune? Did you want him to do a ladies only tour? Did you want him to employ interplanet ... More >>
Music
September 18, 2008
Electronica? This Is L.A., Not New York
New EPs by Flying Lotus, Blank Blue and Scotty Coats help redefine the genre in Southern California
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