Flying Lotus’ incredible new album – his fourth following ‘Cosmogramma’ – composed as “a collage of mystical states, dreams, sleep and lullabies”. Flying Lotus is the centre of a musical web that stretches far from the vibrant sprawl of Los Angeles, joining so many like-minded individuals, whether it’s Earl Sweatshirt joining him on-stage at Coachella this year, or spending some serious studio time with Black Hippy’s inimitable SchoolBoyQ.
Flying Lotus has contributed significantly to shift music in a direction that once again prizes cohesive artistic statements and conceptual depth. However, he makes these intellectual leaps without forsaking the all-important heft of a bassline or unimpeded ‘swing’ of a drum beat, the same way so many masters of soul music have infused their songs for lovers and dancers with brilliant and heady subtext for decades. ‘Until The Quiet Comes’ follows this tradition while clearing
a path distinctly its own, which is a mark of a classic.
The album sees longtime FlyLo muses Niki Randa and Laura Darlington return, as well as Thom Yorke, Thundercat and the inimitable queen of leftfield R&B herself, Erykah Badu, whose turn on the epic rumble of ‘See Thru To U’ is one of many highlights.
Available on collector’s edition double LP and standard double LP. Both vinyl editions include
download code.
Collector’s edition double LP (limited to 400 copies) is pressed on 180g vinyl with full colour inner sleeves, download redemption code and credit sheet, in a rigid gatefold sleeve wrapped in black buckram embossed paper with tipped on cover image.