{"product_id":"the-flaming-lips-yoshimi-battles-the-pink-robots-vinyl-lp","title":"The Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe test begins…. now!\u003c\/i\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, 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\u003eblack vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efull color printed insert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 2002\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Warner Records 2019\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 LP","offer_id":40092931424346,"sku":"lp-13300","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/flaminglips-ypshimi-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1762282696","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/the-flaming-lips-yoshimi-battles-the-pink-robots-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}