You're Dead! is the fifth studio album by American music producer Steven Ellison, under the alias of Flying Lotus. It was released on October 6, 2014, by Warp Records. It is a concept album about death — which began as a joke: “Why don’t we make some shit that just kills everybody?” The album takes the listener on a journey, starting with death and moving on from there. “I wanted to make a record that started at the moment of death, the perceived idea of what death is. As soon as you hit the play button, it’s on, and then it’s the whole journey through the afterlife, through th… read more
You're Dead! is the fifth studio album by American music producer Steven Ellison, under the alias of Flying Lotus. It was released on October 6,… read more
You're Dead! is the fifth studio album by American music producer Steven Ellison, under the alias of Flying Lotus. It was released on October 6, 2014, by Warp Records. It is a conce… read more
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 had also been excited as a youngster by the '90s West Coast rap classics that combined programming and live instrumentation… read more
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… read more
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 tha… read more