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Hip-hop's earliest records often relied on faded, scratchy source material run through entry-level equipment. Even as technology advanced, the grain and the gristle stuck around-- sometimes out of necessity, sometimes as an extra ingredient. Over time, those aged, decaying sounds burrowed their way underground to crop up in pockets of IDM, dubstep, and indie hip-hop, resulting in music, built around texture more than bass or treble, that often sounded ragge
d at birth.
While it's not my absolute favorite record of his, "Los Angeles" is still an outstanding collection of electronic/instrumental hip hop tracks. Each one is so meticulously-produced and so well thought out that it ends up having the same amount of replay value as anything else Flying Lotus has worked on.
Fav Tracks: Testament, Breathe . Something/Stellar STar, Camel, Parisian Goldfish, Comet Course, Golden Diva, RobertaFlack, Beginners Falafel, Auntie's Lock/Infinitum, GNG BNG
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Fav Tracks: Testament, Breathe . Something/Stellar STar, Camel, Parisian Goldfish, Comet Course, Golden Diva, RobertaFlack, Beginners Falafel, Auntie's Lock/Infinitum, GNG BNG
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OK, picture this:
Imagine it's an autumn night. You're getting out of eating some soup or whatever form Panera Bread with your lover, heading to your car, and driving home to fall asleep watching Aqua Teen together. On the way there, you see and hear everything from a crazy homeless guy on the street half rambling his religious detours to nowhere, half rap battling with a street light (Gonjasufi on "Testament"), to your partner gently and quietly singing sweet nothings in your ear ... read more
Imagine it's an autumn night. You're getting out of eating some soup or whatever form Panera Bread with your lover, heading to your car, and driving home to fall asleep watching Aqua Teen together. On the way there, you see and hear everything from a crazy homeless guy on the street half rambling his religious detours to nowhere, half rap battling with a street light (Gonjasufi on "Testament"), to your partner gently and quietly singing sweet nothings in your ear ... read more
an excellent record, one that is absolutely perfect for late night listens. however I am unable to forgive it for pioneering lo-fi hip-hop beats.
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Track List
- Brainfeeder
- Breathe . Something/Stellar STar
- Beginners Falafel
- Camel
- Melt!
- Comet Course
- Orbit 405
- Golden Diva
- Riot
- GNG BNG
- Parisian Goldfish
- Sleepy Dinosaur
- RobertaFlack (feat. Dolly)
- SexSlaveShip
- Auntie's Harp
- Testament (feat. Gonja Sufi)
- Auntie's Lock/Infinitum (feat. Laura Darlington)
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