{"product_id":"flying-lotus-flamagra-vinyl-2lp","title":"Flying Lotus: Flamagra Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Ellison, aka Flying Lotus, is in a musical sphere of his own.\u003c\/i\u003e Expanding and blurring the line between genres, his music - and his general creative output - is bar none otherwordly, heady, and epic in scope. From his 2006 full-length debut \u003cem\u003e1983\u003c\/em\u003e to his immersive multimedia live shows, to his Brainfeeder imprint signing new-jazz heavyweights \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=thundercat\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThundercat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=kamasi+washington\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKamasi Washington\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, to his foray into film directing and scoring - he has scored two short films, made two short films of his own, directed and scored his first feature-length outing \u003cem\u003eKuso\u003c\/em\u003e, and scored two more feature-length movies that will soon drop via Brainfeeder’s new film franchise - he has crafted his own creative empire that has somehow all been channeled into this sixth studio album \u003cem\u003eFlamagra\u003c\/em\u003e. It's an album that \"sweeps up every quantum advance and creative leap of the last dozen years of Flying Lotus’ career and takes them even further\" as \u003cem\u003eWarp Records\u003c\/em\u003e rightly describes it. It's a masterpiece of cosmic jazz, gloopy funk, boom-bap slap, and atmospheric headiness. From the opening track \"Heroes\", with it's eerie swirling layers of synthesis, frenetic, running bass (Thundercat plays on 22 of the albums 27 tracks), and strings (contributed by the multi-instrumentalist and heavyweight \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=miguel+atwood+ferguson\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiguel Atwood Ferguson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e), you know this is gonna be special. The album features contributions by a collection that'll have you scratching your head (but in all the right ways): \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=david+lynch\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Lynch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=herbie+hancock\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHerbie Hancock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Tierra+Whack\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTierra Whack\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=denzel+curry\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDenzel Curry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=george+clinton\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Clinton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=solange\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolange\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=anderson+paak\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnderson .Paak\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=little+dragon\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLittle Dragon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=shabazz+palaces\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShabazz Palaces\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=toro+y+moi\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eToro Y Moi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI want to let the music speak for itself so I won't get too deep into each track, but I will mention a few personal standout tracks. The eerie \/ surreal \"Fire Is Coming\" with \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=david+lynch\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Lynch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e that kicks off Side C; the jazz\/funk\/somethingelseentirely track \"Pilgrim Side Eye\" which features legend \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=herbie+hancock\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHerbie Hancock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e; the \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=quasimoto\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuasimoto\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e inspired tracks \"Yellow Belly\" (with \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Tierra+Whack\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTierra Whack\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e) and \"Black Balloons Reprise\" with \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=denzel+curry\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDenzel Curry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e; the biting simplicity of \"Say Something\" and \"Pygmy\"; the Dilla-ness of \"FF4\"; the uplifting \"Thank You Malcolm,\" a tribute to friend \u003cstrong\u003eMac Miller\u003c\/strong\u003e (as is the track \"Find Your Own Way Home\"); the \u003cem\u003eCosmogramma\u003c\/em\u003e era, boogie-bouncing \"Takashi\" and equally funky \"\u003cspan\u003eBurning Down The House\"\u003c\/span\u003e with \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=george+clinton\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Clinton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e... I mean damn, I could go on. This album's in it's own musical echelon, an odysseyian epic of sound that's been at least 5 years in the making. It's FlyLo's' most ambitious - and fully realized - album to date, and easily one of the most grandiose albums within the hip-hop cannon to come out within the last decade. Madlib + Dilla's master of beatmaking meets the true otherworldliness of \u003cstrong\u003eAlice Coltrane\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSun Ra\u003c\/strong\u003e in all the best ways. This is the \u003cstrong\u003estandard edition\u003c\/strong\u003e, housed in a gatefold jacket and features printed mirriboard inner sleeves. 27 tracks in all pressed onto 2 LP's, released by Warp Records. Cannot recommend this album enough, so \u003cstrong\u003eDO NOT \u003c\/strong\u003esleep!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack double vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehoused in gatefold jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eclear PVC outer sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprinted mirriboard inner sleeves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edigital download included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Warp Records 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Ricky Fleece 05\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Flying Lotus","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":16884986347610,"sku":"lp-10515","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/flyinglotus-flamagra-reg.jpg?v=1762276881","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/flying-lotus-flamagra-vinyl-2lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}