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Cosmogramma

Cosmogramma

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Artist: Flying Lotus
Label: Warp Records
Category: Music

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 17 reviews
Sales Rank: 3062

Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.4

UPC: 801061019525
EAN: 0801061019525
ASIN: B003ATUFSK

Release Date: May 4, 2010
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Tracks:

  • Clock Catcher
  • Pickled!
  • Nose Art
  • Intro/A Cosmic Drama
  • Zodiac Shit
  • Computer Face/Pure Being
  • ...and the World Laughs with You - (featuring Thom Yorke)
  • Arkestry
  • Mmmhmm - (featuring Thundercat)
  • Do the Astral Plane
  • Satelllliiiiiteee
  • German Haircut
  • Recoiled
  • Dance of the Pseudo Nymph
  • Drips/Auntie's Harp
  • Table Tennis - (featuring Laura Darlington)
  • Galaxy In Janaki
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Product Description
When global bass music matriarch Mary Anne Hobbs recently told The Fader ''Flying Lotus, for me,is like the Hendrix of his generation'', it seemed more than an audacious opinion, and with the arrival of Cosmogramma, it's revealed as a revelation. In the past couple of years since his debut album, Los Angeles, Flying Lotus has grown into the position of being far more than a producer, he has helped materialize a far-reaching strain of musical ideology that has encompassed not only a global family of like-minded artists, but also a nearly infinite palate of planetary (and interplanetary) sonics. No longer simply an outgrowth of Ellisona's machines, the music here is also the product of live instrumentalists from the worlds that Cosmogramma engages. There's the constant bass presence of ''Thundercat'', a cornerstone of Sa-Ra Creative; there's Rebekah Raff's harp connecting the dots between the music of Harry Partch and Ghostface Killah (both of which she's performed); there's an appearance by the tenor sax of Steven's cousin and jazz royalty, Ravi Coltrane, and by the voice of one Thom Yorke, an Oxford bloke taking respite from singing in the most influential rock band of the 21st century.

Album Description
2010 release from Electronic/Hip Hop producer and artist Steven Ellison (AKA Flying Lotus). No longer simply an outgrowth of Ellisona's machines, the music here is also the product of live instrumentalists from the worlds that Cosmogramma engages. There's the constant bass presence of ''Thundercat'', a cornerstone of Sa-Ra Creative; there's Rebekah Raff's harp connecting the dots between the music of Harry Partch and Ghostface Killah (both of which she's performed); there's an appearance by the tenor sax of Steven's cousin and Jazz royalty, Ravi Coltrane, and by the voice of one Thom Yorke, an Oxford bloke taking respite from singing in the most influential Rock band of the 21st century.

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3 out of 5 stars Progressive, innovative? Yes. Better? No.   August 4, 2010
Derek Young (Baltimore)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I've been listening to a lot of IDM, instrumental hip hop, off-beat electronic music, for the last 15 years, and far from being settled into a sound I love hearing new approaches and new ideas. FlyLo's Cosmogramma apparently falls into the same problem as Aphex Twin's later drill 'n bass albums, or Squarepusher's lamer albums. There are cool ideas. There are great sounds. There is even some great composition. But there are not many great songs. The album is cohesive, sure, but cohesively mediocre. One of the treats of electronic music is the possibility of variety, but Cosmogramma seems to be infused with a prankster mentality, as an interesting song idea will pop up and then WHAM HERE'S A SYNTH WITH THE SAME SAW PATCH AGAIN! HAHA! and then we take a breather as FlyLo toys with some melodies and drum 'n bass rhythms and then HEY HERE'S A CRAZY BASS GUITAR WHOA! and that's that. Sorry, I heard those tricks back in the late 90s, and they were annoying then too.

But the album is consistent; listening to it from start to finish is more worthwhile than picking out any particular song, with three exceptions. Do The Astral Plane is fun and a definite standout. Recoiled is pretty sublime. And Table Tennis isn't as good as other Laura Darlington tracks but is still nice.

Maybe FlyLo got bored. Much of the album sounds like he set a personal challenge and then recorded the result, which while not terrible is generally not very good either. Maybe he was trying for more of a jazz approach? Well, jazz is best with a memorable head and strong solos, none of which are here. He definitely seemed bored with his "dubby bass" sound, as there is a decided lack of bass frequencies in the album. I think FlyLo could do some interesting things if he continues to pursue this direction in his music, which makes me excited for his next album, but Cosmogramma will remain the "You could see him moving towards greatness without reaching it" album.


5 out of 5 stars Brilliant   July 31, 2010
Nicolas C. Lange
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

This is an amazing album. I don't buy a lot of music, usually opting to stream through Napster or Last.fm or Pandora instead, but this had to go on my iPod. Like Lotus, I'm an L.A. native and, when I was at The Colony last night and asked the DJ to "play Flying Lotus", he gave me the knowing look that the guys in Fight Club give Ed Norton as he travels the country realizing Fight Clubs have sprung up everywhere.

The complex layers and incredible texture of each track are just beautiful. No two tracks sound similar. It's as much an experience as it is an album. You'll find yourself hearing new things after playing the album 40 times. I wake up wanting to listen to it.


1 out of 5 stars Mostly Just Random Noise   July 7, 2010
Ann
1 out of 5 found this review helpful

I really don't know what else to say, other than it sounded like layers of noise piled onto each other - so much so that none of it was really distinguishable. And unfortunately, the only thing I came away with was a headache and the nagging thought of, "This is music?"

There's just too much going on, and in the end nothing really stands out. At least with LA, there was a distinctive, almost cyberpunk-soul flavor there. Here, there's nothing of value that I can hear.

An octopus in a music room could do just as well.



1 out of 5 stars Disappointing!   June 28, 2010
a (The Sun's Inverse Heart)
1 out of 7 found this review helpful

LA was one of the best albums I've ever heard. I've played it while I drive, over and over, and I never get sick of it. The rhythms are sexy, the sounds are sci-fi. The music is just good. The track titles don't try to be clever.

I suppose some tracks on Cosmogramma sound OK, but it's nothing like his last album. I think signing to Warp was a bad idea for FL. It made him a little too famous for his own good.

Camel from LA -- still one of the best tracks for driving I can think off the top of my head. That was the great thing about LA: the rhythms were good. They expressed movement. This new album is too airy, clever, and "IDM".

I think he should just quit music for a few years and let himself mature.


2 out of 5 stars absolute crap   June 4, 2010
Sam Ghost
3 out of 11 found this review helpful

I was excited to get this album because I've heard from of FL's ambient stuff before, but this album is just crap.

I'm not even sure how to review it because the entire album is just one huge cacophony, something that a 12 year old would produce given a shot of espresso and a synthesizer. There's a few nice beats here and there, sure, but almost all of the songs are overwhelmed by annoying, repetitive samples and absolutely zero rhythm.

I tried very hard to like this album, listened to it a few times on different occasions, in different moods, but it always upset me. Perhaps I don't 'understand' it, but perhaps the people who like this are just pretentious because they like something that isn't exactly music in the first place.

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