The Sound of Young America: Progressive Hip-Hop Producer Flying Lotus

Episode 142

27th September 2010

Flying Lotus is a critically acclaimed music producer. His sound lies somewhere between progressive hip-hop and dance music. This year he’s released an LP, Cosmogramma, and an EP, Pattern+Grid World.

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Flying Lotus is a critically acclaimed music producer. His sound lies somewhere between progressive hip-hop and dance music. This year he’s released an LP, Cosmogramma, and an EP, Pattern+Grid World.

FlyLo talks with Jesse Thorn about how he found his aesthetic, about his Aunt, Alice Coltrane, about how his mother convinced him to submit music to Cartoon Network’s [adult swim], about the influence of the late hip-hop producer Jay Dilla and more.

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