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. […]

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 […]

Flying Lotus – Galaxy in Janaki from Caseytography on Vimeo. Unofficial but excellent far more than fan-made video handled by PotW brethren, Forest and Jon Casey. A track from last year’s Cosmogramma, inviting the celestial through harp and the invocation of Janaki, wife of Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu. Sez Jon Casey: “We had […]

Following up Volume 1. In the words of the other famous Ellison: “Lovers Melt 2 will hopefully be part of your summer sound. Some of my favorite songs ever.. Some you know, some you might not..” – Flying Lotus Download: ZIP: Flying Lotus – “Lovers Melt 2”

You can have Kanye’s leaked song about the movie Cyrus, or Drake’s new one about Marvin Hagler (he was so marvelous), or Lil Wayne’s song about the awesomeness of attending 12 Step sermons with Eminem. I’m not even that down with that new Nas song that sounds like that old Nas song that reminds me […]

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 […]

In which the former Stones Throw intern hands his old employers a sun-pocked 32-minute platter of funk, soul, hip-hop, and electronic. Said the label: “We’ve been talking with Lotus for a long while about a mix for the Stones Throw podcast. Here’s one he just sent over … no theme, no loops, just “records found […]

Photo via David Bartholow of Gorilla Vs. Bear Right now, my brain feels like washed up kelp. So it goes when you’re up till 4:00 a.m. scrawling reviews about Thom Yorke and Flying Lotus doing a surprise set together at your favorite spot. Thanks to the Head Radio, the Low End has been vouchsafed  as […]

A few weeks back, Flying Lotus openly wondered why rappers weren’t rapping over Hudson Mohawke or Nosaj Thing. The short answer is that they’d prefer to jack Ace Hood for beats because it will get posted on Nah Right. The long answer is that most are afraid to risk seeming weird at a time when […]

Erykah Badu – Gone Baby, Don’t be Long from beeple on Vimeo. Like I wasn’t going to post this. Flying Lotus is on pace to have a nice side hustle directing music videos.