flying lotus: c/d, s/d

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.

this is pretty chill, loose

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.

but richard-san gave it an 8.5 in pfork

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.

Just picked up the new one. Enjoying it thus far.

I like the new album a lot so far. Reminds me of the new one by Lorn.

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

http://streetgiant.com/files/Flying-Lotus-Pattern-Grid-World.jpg

oof

I bet its's like hip hop but all fucked up

nah dude that's GLITCH MOB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qQICv5VkAI

this might be better than anything on until the quiet comes? absolutely breathtaking

http://www.emusician.com/artists/0767/flying-lotus/149551

good nerdy interview/article

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

Austin Peralta, dead of accidental OD at age 22.

RIP

was it alcohol + prescription drugs?

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. :-\

he looked a lot like his dad

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

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.

^not his debut

i never knew that he did a bunch of tracks for a jose james record:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1WpzCvZJ_g

true, although i've found that 1983 plays like an EP more than anything

just dropped a zip file on twitter with a bunch of unreleased tracks and demos :D

FLYLO ‏@flyinglotus 10m

ft...
shabazzz palaces
thundercat
dj mehdi
baths
niki randa
andreya triana
viktor vaughn
earl sweatshirt
mapei
and yeezus

yessssss what a guy

http://soundcloud.com/flyinglotus/coronus-the-terminator

couldn't make it all the way through

:-(

really, why not? it sounds like a madlib/badu track.

i don't really like erykah badu ... i guess maybe i don't have enough appreciation for r&b?

r&b wasn't the first thing i thought though - i was more reminded of early/mid-00s broken beat

huh. you mean like Cinematic Orchestra 'Every Day'? 'cause that came to mind, but just because they're referencing the same '70s spiritual jazz vibe.

the flylo track though, except for the drums it sounds like it could actually be a lost, idk, Norman Connors record or something.

no i mean something different ... but what i'm thinking of, now that i think of it, was never quite as downtempo as flying lotus, or at least nothing comes to mind immediately

i understand what you're saying about the influences but to me it sounds really lightweight

i like that track

so ...

i understand you could listen to a stream of this with a full length animated movie called "psychedelic death trip". did anybody see it? was it cool? any way to watch it now?

I watched what I now know was the start of it, but as it said it was a 'live-stream', and as I had no idea if it began from the start of in the middle, I gave up on it. Have listened on spotify, man, the beginning of this album is chaotic. The visuals were kinda cool, though. And the music is cool as well, though VERY fusion-y. Sounds a bit like an update of late-nineties thrill jockey chicago jazz post-rock.

album is great though too short

Every time this guy puts an album out I get lured into buying it and every time they give me a headache.

try until the quiet comes instead... clues in the title ;)

i like the new album, i prefer him doing fusiony speedfreak jazz to transcendent stuff, which always seems to sound lightweight when brainfeeder producers do it, i could do without the rapping overall, and i think its a pretty exciting album, but the appeal/energy is mainly just in the pace, how quick it jumps from style to style, you never get a chance to really get into it. i would like to hear a 'complete you're dead sessions' record.

Good.

i really like the record. i'm kinda torn on the jazz tracks, i like the slower/more melodic/beat-oriented material better but on the other hand, if only jazz groups making records paid this kind of attention to sound and production. i love how the live drums sound like they're redlining/breaking up whenever the kick hits.

it opens up for me after 'coronus'. 'turtles' is especially great and the melody reminds me of Tortoise (ha), so i can see what Frederik is saying.

A couple really good tracks, the Kendrick one (though I find the kick that comes in at the end infuriatingly sloppy and simple for the track) and that one with the vocal oohs and aahs alternating, but I'm not really into this very much. I agree with Jordan that other jazz albums would be great with such production. Tbh this album just makes me wish thundercat was a better songwriter

serious question, what is a dude like this supposed to do live? make beats from scratch on the fly?

― rinse the lemonade (Jordan), Wednesday, March 24, 2010 11:53 AM (4 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Guess the answer to this was: have a very expensive light show

lol

Play jazz fusion?

he said in an interview that that would be too expensive (bringing a band).

funny that you can listen to the 30 second Amazon preview clips and hear most of the record.

he's live-tweeting the album now and apparently 'Turtles' is based on a Morricone sample, which explains why it sounds like Tortoise :)

im getting andre influenced outkast feels on parts

apparently hes doing a few live shows with a band, at least i hope he is as i bought tickets for the london show next month.