{"product_id":"the-flaming-lips-yoshimi-battles-the-pink-robots-vinyl-5lp-boxset","title":"The Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Vinyl 5LP Boxset","description":"\u003cp class=\"faq-quote\"\u003e\"20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 5 LP Vinyl box set includes the original album, B-sides, demos, and radio sessions, and other assorted rarities. There are 56 tracks on the vinyl box set, of which over 30 are previously unreleased, and 40 that will be available on vinyl for the first time.\" - Warner Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal Lab review:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eYoshimi Battles The Pink Robots\u003c\/em\u003e was a huge leap for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=The+Flaming+Lips\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Flaming Lips\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e initially known for slacker rock singalongs like “She Don’t Use Jelly” before moving into grandiose, over-budget, high-concept self-flagellation (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Zaireeka\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eZaireeka\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e), eventually hitting their stride on the acclaimed and atmospheric \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Soft+Bulletin\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSoft Bulletin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. The Lips delve deeper into this experimental zone on \u003cem\u003eYoshimi\u003c\/em\u003e, with the studio as their main instrument, basically just throwing shit at the wall and seeing what sticks. The result is a multi-faceted record that was easily a decade before its time, lacing their trademark psych rock arrangements with elements of ambient (“Sympathy 3000-21”), blunted hip-hop (“Yoshimi” part 1 \u0026amp; 2), dreampop (“In The Morning Of The Magicians”), krautrock (“All We Have Is Now,” “Approaching Pavonis Moons”) and downtempo (“Are You A Hypnotist?”, “Ego Tripping At The Gates Of Hell,” “One More Robot”). On what is described as a very loose concept album, Lips mastermind \u003cstrong\u003eWayne Coyne\u003c\/strong\u003e manages to touch on some very legit and relatable topics, musing philosophically on adulthood and mortality with lines like “I don't know how a man decides what is right for his own life, it's all a mystery” and “do you realize that everyone you know someday will die,” all under the veil of the ridiculous spectacle that loosely connects the tracks: a tiny Japanese woman facing off against giant pink robots. Alongside \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=Kid%20A\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Radiohead%22\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eKid A\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cem\u003eYoshimi\u003c\/em\u003e stands as one of the most inventive “rock” records of the 00s, fleshed out with synthesizers, sampling, Moog basslines (long before it was de riguer) and spacey atmosphere, which is brought back to earth by Coyne’s raspy Oklahoma warbling. Recommended!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20th anniversary deluxe edition expanded w\/ b-sides, demos, radio sessions + rarities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack 5xLP vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes 22 page booklet + foldout poster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 2002\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Warner Records 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by mayor of hounslow 10\/2017\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"The Flaming Lips","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 5LP Boxset","offer_id":41650688655450,"sku":"lp-15730","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/flaminglips-yoshimi-boxset-1.jpg?v=1762286481","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/the-flaming-lips-yoshimi-battles-the-pink-robots-vinyl-5lp-boxset","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}