Flying Lotus

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Flying Lotus, (born Steven Ellison) is an experimental multi-genre music producer, disc jockey, and laptop musician from Winnetka, California. His debut album, 1983, was released on Plug Research Records in 2006.^[1] He is most famous (yet also uncredited) for the music in many of the segues of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim,^[2] and he has also contributed remixes to fellow Plug Research artists, including Mia Doi Todd. His great-aunt is the late Alice Coltrane. He is affectionately referred to as FlyLo by fans and critics.^[3]

He signed with Warp Records in 2007,^[4] and, following his Warp debut—the six track Reset EP—released his second album, titled Los Angeles on June 10th, 2008.

Discography

Beat Compilations

• 2005: July Heat
• 2006: Raw Cartoons

Albums

• 2006: 1983
• 2008: Los Angeles

EPs

• 2007: Reset
• 2008: Park Bench People (with José James)
• 2008: L.A. EP 1 X 3
• 2008: Shhh!
• 2008: L.A. EP 2 X 3
• 2009: Whole Wide World (with Declaime)
• 2009: L.A. EP 3 X 3
• 2009: Precious Cargo EP (with FLYamSAM)

12-inch singles

• 2006: Pink Sun EP (12", EP) My Room Is White (Flyi... Plug Research
• 2008: Cool Out (12") Lost (Flying Lotus Remix) Hyperdub 2008
• 2008: Dive EP (12", EP) Blank Blue (Flying Lot... Ubiquity Records 2008
• 2008: Get Dirty EP (12", EP) Game Over (Flying Lotu... Ghostly International 2008
• 2008: Natural Selection (Flying Lotus' Cleanse Mix) / Vancouver (2562's Puur Natuur Dub) (12")
• 2008: Woebegone (CD, Single, Promo) Woebegone (Flying Lotu... Ninja Tune

References

External links

• Flying Lotus at MySpace
• Brainfeeder
• Official Online Game
• Warp Records
• Plug Research
• RBMA Radio On Demand - Sonar Sessions 2007 - Flying Lotus (Warp/Plug Research, Los Angeles)
• Sept 2007 Interview with L.A. Record
• Interview (2007)
• Los Angeles Review (2008)
• New Yorker profile by Sasha Frere-Jones
• Flying Lotus “BRAINFEEDER RADIO” Part 2 at Dublab
• The Long Lost - Woebegone (Flying Lotus’ Luckiest Charm)
• Reefer - Let it Go (Flying Lotus remix)