Following up their incredible work together on Kendrick Lamar's Grammy-winning album To Pimp A Butterfly, Thundercat & Kendrick Lamar are joining forces once again. "Walk On By" features seamless funky production and vocals from Thundercat with an powerful verse from Kendrick to complement. The tune is another solid addition to the two's collaborative library, which … [Read more...]
Watch the Trailer for Flying Lotus’s Movie Premiering at Sundance Film Festival
Making his feature film directorial debut with Kuso, "Steve" (i.e. Steven Ellison) – who, on stage, goes by both Flying Lotus and Captain Murphy depending on if he's behind the decks or rhyming on the mic, respectively – is taking Sundance Film Festival audiences on a 93-minute surrealist journey that dabbles in cinematic grotesquerie. According to the film's sanctioned log … [Read more...]
Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma Special 420
In 2010 right before the release of Flying Lotus' Cosmogramma and during what I consider to be the height of LA's Low End Theory beat scene movement, the Brainfeeder crew released this absolutely incredible 7 hour psychedelic beat mix (right click and select "Save As" to download that has become a personal 4/20 listening staple. Released through Percussion Lab, this mix is … [Read more...]
BANG! – Low End Theory [Documentary]
Those who are familiar with the Los Angeles beat scene will be no strangers to Low End Theory, the weekly Wednesday night started by Gas Lamp Killer, Daddy Kev, Nocando, D-Styles and Nobody at The Airliner not far from the heart of Downtown Los Angeles. With the help of Flying Lotus, Thundercat, Thom Yorke, Daedelus, Kraddy and other big names, Low End Theory has exploded into … [Read more...]
Captain Murphy – Between Villains ft. Viktor Vaughn, Earl Sweatshirt and Thundercat
Wow, in some kind of attack of the alter-egos: Los Angeles edition, Captain Murphy (aka Flying Lotus) and Viktor Vaughn (aka DOOM) have teamed up with Earl Sweatshirt and Thundercat to deliver a fresh new single entitled "Between Villains." The track has a real "Disneyland haunted mansion" creepy feel to it with dusty piano samples and some of the most unique flows that can be … [Read more...]
