Flying Lotus

Hip HopElectronicbeat scene adjacentIDM-influenced hip-hopjazz-fusion electronicexperimental hip-hop production

Regarded upon his 2006 arrival as a promising beatmaker looming in the shadows of J Dilla, Madlib, and Dabrye, Steven Ellison -- known as Flying Lotus -- nullified all comparisons only two years later with Los Angeles. On that album, his first of five for the Warp label, Ellison distilled a uniquely crisp, spasmodic, and heady sound with elements of hip-hop, avant-garde jazz, IDM, and dubstep. While the abovementioned producers fueled Ellison, he

Influenced by: J Dilla, Madlib, Dabrye, Aphex Twin

Label:
Warp
Active:
2006-present
Scene:
Los Angeles
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