Articles for Flying Lotus

A Black Samurai Fighting Giant Mechas? 'Yasuke' Asks, Why Not?
3 years, 8 months ago

A Black Samurai Fighting Giant Mechas? 'Yasuke' Asks, Why Not?

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A Black Samurai Fighting Giant Mechas? Sponsor Message Television With 'Trojan Horse' Animation, 'Yasuke' Creators Honor True Story Of Black Samurai With 'Trojan Horse' Animation, 'Yasuke' Creators Honor True Story Of Black Samurai Listen · 4:43 4:43 Instead, this Yasuke, voiced by LaKeith Stanfield, is a washed up ex-samurai loner, who finds himself in the care of a young girl …

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The Fire This Time: Flying Lotus Seeks Rebirth After Mac Miller's Death
5 years, 3 months ago

The Fire This Time: Flying Lotus Seeks Rebirth After Mac Miller's Death

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The Fire This Time: Flying Lotus Seeks Rebirth After Mac Miller's Death Enlarge this image Tim Saccenti/Courtesy of the artist Tim Saccenti/Courtesy of the artist I want Flying Lotus to score my reincarnation. "I did really try to make it feel like more of a summoning or more of a spiritual experience," he said when asked how this album connects …

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Spacebase Was The Place: The Life Of Ras G, Blunted Saint Of The L.A. Beat Scene
5 years, 5 months ago

Spacebase Was The Place: The Life Of Ras G, Blunted Saint Of The L.A. Beat Scene

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Spacebase Was The Place: The Life Of Ras G, Blunted Saint Of The L.A. Sponsor Message "So many people felt his music and his presence," Grammy-nominated producer, DJ, rapper and Brainfeeder founder Flying Lotus told KCRW the day after Ras G's death. Attempting to define the scene's amorphous and ever-shifting sound can be a contradictory exercise in illustrating the limits …

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Flying Lotus Comes Back From The Afterlife 'Flamagra'
5 years, 6 months ago

Flying Lotus Comes Back From The Afterlife 'Flamagra'

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Flying Lotus Comes Back From The Afterlife 'Flamagra' Enlarge this image toggle caption Renata Raksha/Courtesy of the artist Renata Raksha/Courtesy of the artist Since releasing You're Dead! in 2014, Flying Lotus, the L.A. producer conceptual artist, rapper and label head, has collaborated with the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Thundercat, Herbie Hancock and more. Rather than make typical verse-chorus songs, the …

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Flying Lotus Imagines A Desert Full Of Fools In 'More' Video
5 years, 7 months ago

Flying Lotus Imagines A Desert Full Of Fools In 'More' Video

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Flying Lotus Imagines A Desert Full Of Fools In 'More' Video YouTube If you're suddenly stranded on a foreign planet, would you trust the first rapping robot you meet? After sharing "More," his latest track off his upcoming album Flamagra earlier this month, Flying Lotus drops a dystopian animation to the track directed by Shinichiro Watanabe. Like FlyLo's last video, …

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With His First Album In 5 Years, A 'Fire Is Coming' From Flying Lotus
5 years, 8 months ago

With His First Album In 5 Years, A 'Fire Is Coming' From Flying Lotus

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With His First Album In 5 Years, A 'Fire Is Coming' From Flying Lotus Enlarge this image toggle caption Renata Raksha/Courtesy of the artist Renata Raksha/Courtesy of the artist A fire is coming from Flying Lotus. Always one to push the limits of bizarre, beckoning hip-hop and jazz production, "Fire is Coming" is a weird, baleful trap tapestry with equally …

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