“Dead Man's Tetris“ yields the initials ‘DMT,’ a reference to the powerful hallucinogenic drug dimethyltryptamine. Lotus already made an ode to the drug in his “DMT Song.” Humans actually have a large store of DMT, found in the pineal gland. When you die, all of the DMT is released at once. The soundscape of the song is meant to sound like you are in a DMT trip, after you died. From a Newsweek interview with Flying Lotus: What was the most unexpected collaboration on your record? “The Snoop one was the most unexpected. I was almost done with the album. He does this interview sh… read more
“Dead Man's Tetris“ yields the initials ‘DMT,’ a reference to the powerful hallucinogenic drug dimethyltryptamine. Lotus already made an ode to … read more
“Dead Man's Tetris“ yields the initials ‘DMT,’ a reference to the powerful hallucinogenic drug dimethyltryptamine. Lotus already made an ode to the drug in his “DMT Song.” Humans ac… 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