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Sep24

STREAM New Flying Lotus Album :: Until The Quiet Comes (MP3)

When the next chapter in the history of electronic music is written, look for Los Angeles producer Flying Lotus to be featured on the first page. His visionary take on instrumental hip-hop has taken the world by storm, while his Brainfeeder label has sustained an entire new generation of producers—from Gaslamp Killer to Tokimonsta—who together make up what is known as the LA Beat sound. FlyLo’s fourth album, Until The Quiet Comes, drops next week on Warp Records (a name already written in many chapters of electronic music’s grand history). The album features some of the most significant players in modern music, including Erykah Badu and Thom Yorke. Check out the stream via NPR, and be convinced that Flying …

Sep20

WATCH Flying Lotus New Video :: “Putty Boy Strut” (Video)

Flying Lotus‘ new album, Until the Quiet Comes drops in less than two weeks on Warp Records. And while he’s previously given us some snippets of music via the moody short film of the same name, we finally have a full clip for the song “Putty Boy Strut” to enjoy. The colorfully animated video matches the playful vibe of the track—two adjectives not often used to describe stuff coming from FlyLo camp.

 

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Sep06

Watch Flying Lotus’ New Short-Film ‘Until The Quiet Comes’ (Video)

We’re not going to bother trying to describe this haunting short-film directed by Kahil Joseph to accompany Flying Lotus’ upcoming album, Until The Quiet Comes. Suffice to say that the artist who did the most to define the “LA beat” offers a look at South LA that’s as new and compelling as the sound he helped develop. The four-minute clip features snippets of several tunes off the anticipated album that drops October 2nd on Warp Records.

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Jul19

Flying Lotus Announces Tour & New Album Details

Flying Lotus has been teasing us with word of a new album for some time. Heck, he delivered an all new live set back in April at Coachella, making us wonder when the heck the new record would finally drop. The beloved producer is finally firming some things up, including the album title (Until The Quiet Comes), artwork, tracklist, and a list of special guest including Erykah Badu, Laura Marling, Niki RandaThundercat, and Thom Yorke. He’s also announced a tour to support the new record which will be coming on Warp Records on October 2nd.

Get the dates and details after the jump.

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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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