Oct
20

Thundercat – $200 DB

In which a Tribe Called Quest song is reverse engineered into the fusion jazz that originally comprises it’s DNA. I am tired and can’t place my finger on what cut this reminds me of exactly, but the Low End Theory is sounding a lot like The Low End Theory. Lotus on the beat, Thundercat on… Continue reading »

Oct
14

Question in the form of an Answer: Thundercat

As a child, Stephen Bruner, a.k.a. Thundercat, experienced a similar upbringing to most 80’s babies. He dug cartoons, video games and music — “kid stuff” as Dave Chappelle once put it. Those hobbies become obsessions as his adolescence extended. In any other family, they might have incited a Ritalin prescription. Thankfully, Thundercat grew up amongst… Continue reading »

Aug
14

No Brainers

Untitled from MOCHILLA on Vimeo. File under: Thundercat funk, Gaslamp Killer ferocity, Flying Lotuses, Mochilla, and Beat Scene evangelism. Tangentially related: Mike Eagle is giving away this collaboration with Blowed Vet Gajah and Ellul for free. As with anything Eagle-related, you will probably want to hear it. Sponge feat. Open Mike Eagle & Ellul (prod.… Continue reading »

Aug
05

Thundercat – Shenanigans Pt. 1, Mixed by Flying Lotus

Some more neon headdress fusion funk music. The Lotus-penned note that accompanies this mix reads: Lots of people ask me about Thundercat, and how I come to know this guy. Thing is you’ve been hearing him for years and probably didn’t even know it. He’s one of the most talented bass players I’ve ever witnessed… Continue reading »

Jun
09

Daylight and Third Earth: Thundercat Steps Out

More information is slowly trickling out about the Thundercat album.  We already knew it was next big-ticket Brainfeeder release after the Samiyam record, but now they’ve announced the tracklist: Badu, J* Davey, Sa-Ra, Austin Peralta, an Indian headdress possessed with the soul of Alice Coltrane. Not bad. Not bad at all. Nor is “Daylight,” the… Continue reading »

May
18

Thundercat Ho!

Around the Low End Theory, no album is more anticipated than Thundercat’s Golden Age of Apocalypse. Best known for his work on Flying Lotus’ Cosmogramma and in Erykah Badu’s Traveling Medicine Show, the bass god is of the eccentric ilk who can dress like Little Hiawatha and look like he should be dressed like Little… Continue reading »