Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma

BrandNewRetro · Post by **BrandNewRetro** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 1:57 pm

So the new Flying Lotus album leaked today, I've got one word for it so far...INSANE!

Basepair · Post by **Basepair** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:08 pm

we featured it weeks ago here-
http://www.phuturelabs.com/word/chatter ... ee-tracks/

free download of tracks as well!

BrandNewRetro · Post by **BrandNewRetro** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:15 pm

Basepair wrote:we featured it weeks ago here-
http://www.phuturelabs.com/word/chatter ... ee-tracks/

free download of tracks as well!

Coolio! It sounds a little more experimental than previous works, reminds me of electronic freeform jazz at times, you can see the influence of his Coltrane family coming through.

sevenELIXIR · Post by **sevenELIXIR** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:43 am

so far I haven't been impressed at all with the new tracks I've heard, which are the ones on youtube (computerface/ pure being, dance of the pseudo) I feel disappointed hearing these... maybe there will be some other tunes on it that catch my attention, but for now I think the album is being hyped up waaay too much, just because it's by flylo. he's talented, no doubt. I love his july heat mix and los angeles had some really good tracks. I guess I prefer his hip-hop and tribal stuff that they used to play on the cartoon network bumps. for now, not going to reserve a copy

TEARZ · Post by **TEARZ** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 3:15 am

ha, well i would say that i really like computerface/pure being, and dance of the pseudo is nice as well, but i am not feeling the tracks on the phuturelabs site. i like that he's getting this tonnage of layering, and this almost tenuous link with the elements he's fading in and out...as long as he keeps it together and there's a nice melody in there i'm down.

The Friendly Stranger · Tue Apr 27, 2010 8:52 pm

www.myspace.com/flyinglotus

Whole album is up!

jakestott · Post by **jakestott** » Tue May 04, 2010 6:04 pm

Not feeling this album as much as i was hoping to

I really like Do The Astral Plane though.

Snufkin · Post by **Snufkin** » Tue May 04, 2010 6:29 pm

First listen didn't get me like I had hoped, but a listen to and from work today reeeaaallllyyy started taking off. Gna check it out some more and hope it latches onto the l'il bits of magic I caught today - I think it might be a grower....

-Snuf

BrandNewRetro · Post by **BrandNewRetro** » Tue May 04, 2010 7:41 pm

I love the album but I need to be in the mood for it for full enjoyment. It's a little quirkier than previous works, he's definitely trying something a little different which is nice. Also I wish Zodiac Shit was longer, when that percussion drops it's just awesome and ends far too quickly.

Patryk Ludamage · Post by **Patryk Ludamage** » Thu May 06, 2010 7:11 pm

LoL!
I've listend his discography but i found very little good tracks - it sounds very boring but sometimes quite well instrumental for the jazz and rap vocal....i disappointed in two things - 1)It's not IDM at all the way....2)It's from WARP....

The Friendly Stranger · Thu May 06, 2010 10:48 pm

Patryk Ludamage wrote:i disappointed in two things - 1)It's not IDM at all the way....2)It's from WARP....

Neither of those points make much sense :/

BrandNewRetro · Post by **BrandNewRetro** » Fri May 07, 2010 1:21 am

Patryk Ludamage wrote:LoL!
I've listend his discography but i found very little good tracks - it sounds very boring but sometimes quite well instrumental for the jazz and rap vocal....i disappointed in two things - 1)It's not IDM at all the way....2)It's from WARP....

Correcto it's not IDM in the slightest, but then did it ever have to be? And Warp have released much much worse in the past.

Cupz · Post by **Cupz** » Fri May 07, 2010 1:49 am

BrandNewRetro wrote:
Patryk Ludamage wrote:LoL!
I've listend his discography but i found very little good tracks - it sounds very boring but sometimes quite well instrumental for the jazz and rap vocal....i disappointed in two things - 1)It's not IDM at all the way....2)It's from WARP....
Correcto it's not IDM in the slightest, but then did it ever have to be? And Warp have released much much worse in the past.

Whats with the anti-warp vibe?

As far as I'm concerned Warp is the only somewhat major label that has a feel for quality music.

88marquis · Post by **88marquis** » Fri May 07, 2010 2:09 am

Listened to it all the way through for the first time today, enjoyed it very much! There's a few tracks that I have yet to grasp fully, but there will be more listens to come. I didn't know what to expect, so going into it with a clear head helps I think. Definitely going to be playing this over the summer, and there's definitely some groovyness to be enjoyed here.

BrandNewRetro · Post by **BrandNewRetro** » Fri May 07, 2010 12:51 pm

Cupz wrote:
BrandNewRetro wrote:
Patryk Ludamage wrote:LoL!
I've listend his discography but i found very little good tracks - it sounds very boring but sometimes quite well instrumental for the jazz and rap vocal....i disappointed in two things - 1)It's not IDM at all the way....2)It's from WARP....
Correcto it's not IDM in the slightest, but then did it ever have to be? And Warp have released much much worse in the past.
Whats with the anti-warp vibe?

As far as I'm concerned Warp is the only somewhat major label that has a feel for quality music.

Not anti-Warp in the slightest, still one of my favourite labels. I'm assuming that when he said its from Warp, he meant that Cosmogramma was a dissapointing release from their point of view, and I was suggesting they've released worse, Maximo Park etc., the more commercial stuff

Chris Morris's new film is released today on Warp too, can't wait to see it!

Phasen · Post by **Phasen** » Fri May 07, 2010 2:54 pm

This worries me. Some of it sounds incredible, but.

The few bits I've heard (esp Pickled, etc) so far sound more like...weird, noisy, old school electronica.

Which is cool and all, but I really liked FlyLo for the hip hop inspired/Lone-ish kind of work. This sounds...different. I dunno, most of the tracks are spot on but some are like...no dude wrong direction for my tastes. Still genius in its own way, whether I personally like all of it or not, it is def worth checking out I'm sure.

Edit: Okay so I re-listened to the whole thing. And really Pickled and Recoiled are the only two that kind of don't do it for me on here. It's better than I thought. Okay....good FlyLo.

The Friendly Stranger · Fri May 07, 2010 7:09 pm

This album is incredible. I was pretty underwhelmed on first listen but it has grown on me massively with each listen. It's more complete as an album than FlyLo's previous works too. I can't helping feeling like his best work is still yet to come too.

Snufkin · Post by **Snufkin** » Fri May 07, 2010 7:20 pm

The Friendly Stranger wrote:This album is incredible. I was pretty underwhelmed on first listen but it has grown on me massively with each listen. It's more complete as an album than FlyLo's previous works too. I can't helping feeling like his best work is still yet to come too.

I agree with everything you just said and had the same experience; after giving this a few spins it's *clicking* more and more each time and I am in awe. Really liking the jazzy cosmic vibe which is married perfectly with fuzzy beats, vocal layers (MmmHmm has an excellent vocal layer) and 8-bit sounding electronic droplets. Totally awesome - FlyLo is on the rise IMO! ^__^

-Snuf

P.S. watch-this-space for him to get hijacked in the mainstream in a biiiiggg way

Beacon · Post by **Beacon** » Sun May 09, 2010 3:04 pm

I've listened to it a few times and have enjoyed it. Not sure if I like it as much as Los Angeles, there are some really good tracks though. "Do The Astral Plane" is incredibly chill and catchy. I really like the DnB beat mixed with the bass and cool textures in "Pickled".

The Voice of Reason · Post by **The Voice of Reason** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:27 am