This might come as a big surprise to anybody who has read our blog or talked with me about music, but I have a total man-crush on Flying Lotus. I'm a huge fan of everything he has put out, whether it be his own tracks or production for other artists, so clearly I've been waiting with bated breath for the release of Cosmogramma since I first heard about it. I could barely contain my giddiness when the track "Do the Astral Plane" leaked a couple months ago - it's 100% Flying Lotus but it sounds completely unlike anything else he's produced. As much as I loved it, it left me slightly worried that this new direction wouldn't fare well for an entire album. I shouldn't have had any doubts though. It took a few listenings of Cosmogramma before I fully understood the richness and diversity of the new sounds, but I'm really happy that FlyLo took such a bold departure from the lethargic, wading-through-molasses tracks that have earned him the top spot in the new-school beats scene. The new album draws heavily from jazz and drum and bass, and it's also way more spaced out than any of his previous work (Warp Records aptly describes it as a "space opera"). Long time fans shouldn't fret, though, because it still sounds distinctly like a Flying Lotus album - there are plenty of his signature staggered beats, heavy low end sounds, and lush atmospheres to go around. It's a pretty experimental album, even by FlyLo standards, but it's absolutely brilliant and I think it will elevate him from a king to a legend. My top picks are "Do the Astral Plane," "Computer Face//Pure Being," and "Zodiac Shit," but there's truly not a lame track on the entire album. Buy it over at Bleep on vinyl/CD/MP3 download - the artwork on the double gatefold vinyl is pretty fucking rad.
And here's a couple bonus tracks just for the hell of it
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