TAG: flying lotus

Apr15

Kutmah Presents Worldwide Family Vol. 2 Interview (Video)

The second edition to Brownswood’s Worldwide Family compilation showcases tracks compiled by Kutmah, featuring music from Flying Lotus, Hudson Mohawke, Samiyam, fLako, Gaby Hernandez, Mono/Poly, Dibia$e, and many others. Kutmah was an integral part of the Los Angeles music community, but was deported back to the UK by Homeland Security. Jeff Weiss for the LA Weekly recently spoke to Kutmah about life after the US which you can check out here:

Today, enjoy a video interview with Kutmah, talking about life in Los Angeles and the process of compiling this compilation for Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings. The video was directed and edited by Mario Epsley & Tom Morgan and shot at Eldica Records in …

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Apr10

12 Must See Acts For Coachella 2012

Coachella 2012 is almost here, with an unprecedented two duplicate weekends of the world’s best music performed in one of the world’s most beautiful venues. Picking the acts you must see is a full-time sport for Coachella attendees and the media alike. But considering that URB has been down with the desert spectacular since 1999, we figure we’ll throw our two cents into the ring. …MORE

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Feb28

Win Tix To See Flying Lotus & AarabMuzik @ SXSW

In its SXSW debut, the much ballyhooed celebrity investment vehicle/crack-rock website turntable.fm brings URB readers a pair of tickets to see Flying Lotus and AraabMuzik on the first of their two events coming up in Austin, TX on 3.10. Diplo, A-Trak, and ?uestlove tix will be coming down the pipeline as well.

We will bring you more on this details continue to bleed out, but for now we can tease you with a DJ Battle featuring URB Magazines very own Joshua Glazer.

Learn how to enter after the jump, and get more detail on all of the events here. READ MORE

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Feb27

Flying Lotus Makes A New Track And Talks To Sasha Grey (MP3)

LA is known for bringing strange combinations of folks together. But that doesn’t stop eyebrows from raising when serious beat producer Flying Lotus ends up on a podcast with a pornstar, even if that star is the highly credible Sasha Grey. The two were booked to appear on The Champ podcast, which is produced by Neal Brennan (of the Chappelle Show), Moshe Kasher and DJ Douggpound, and sounds like morning radio at it’s finest. Sasha talks about her pubes (duh) while Flylo crafted an on-the-spot composition, which you can hear in the last three minutes of the broadcast.


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Feb08

Sonnymoon – Just Before Dawn (Alt. Take feat. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson) (MP3)

Excited to share the first official single from Sonnymoon’s upcoming self titled album being released in May.

Enjoy a stream of the song “Just Before Dawn” which includes an amazing alternative take from Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and conductor Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. Miguel’s work spans from conducing and arranging Suite for Ma Dukes, the orchestral interpretation and tribute to the late J. Dilla, Flying Lotus’s “Cosmogramma” and Thundercat’s “The Golden Age of Apocalypse” album, and others…

Sonnymoon – Just Before Dawn Single by Plug Research

Also, last week we announced Sonnymoon hitting the road with Teebs (Brainfeeder) and Time Wharp from late March through April.

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