Flying LotusIt seems that there has been a real resurgence lately in instrumental hip-hip albums that can stand on their own merits, without the need for mc's or hooks. This album is one of the better examples of the genre.
Flying Lotus has created a lush soundscape of varying beats, deftly mixed and matched to create an album that sounds best as a complete whole, instead of as individual tracks on your ipod.
He shows a lot of variety - at times his tracks pulse with a strong driving force to them, and at others, they are minimalist, stripped down wonders.
The most beautiful track is the last one, Auntie's Lock/Infinitum, with vocals by Laura Darlington. It has a haunting beauty evocative of the best of Portishead.
I've heard that Flying Lotus has produced some tracks on the new John Robinson (Lil Sci) album - I'd love to hear an mc try to flow over his beats.
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