Flying Lotus means a true trip for the ears

Oct 17, 2012 | by Rozemarijn | Event, Music

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Rozemarijn, pleased to meet you. Interested as I am in very many things - cities, musicians' biographies and early morning swims to name but a few - in the end I like to stick to the basics: music, food and the image. Suffering from limitless energy and curiosity, I'm always up for something.

After Rangleklods last week, Flying Lotus also falls in a musical category that could be termed ‘experimental’ or ‘complex’. And oh, ain’t it lovely. Until The Quiet Comes –the fourth album by the L.A. based producer and so-called laptop musician– was released two weeks ago, and has harvested practically nothing but praise. More modest than its predecessor Cosmogramma, its sound is much less in-your-face yet I still find it playful and challenging. In three weeks FlyLo will be in town to demonstrate his fascinating skills whilst headlining in Paradiso.

Multi-genre, multi-layered

Until The Quiet Comes takes you on a musical journey in which you’ll be likely to hear sixties soul elements, J Dilla beats and African drums. Add to that synthesizers and digital patterns paired with a specific style of singing, which at times remind of the beautifully smooth and dark sounds of Submotion Orchestra. Besides that, more jazz references are made throughout. After all, he is the great-nephew of Alice Coltrane, wife of John. All of the above, you might have guessed, points in the direction of a multi-layered album with multiple genres that seamlessly blend into each other. A masterpiece, if you ask me.

Will he be able to live up to these grand expectations? Honestly, I don’t know, but my guess is that he might well blow away his audience

So far, I’ve only heard raging reviews of Flying Lotus’ concerts, just as I did of his albums. Will he be able to live up to these grand expectations? Honestly, I don’t know, but my guess is that he might well blow away his audience. In a good way, that is. A good tip is to be prepared when you arrive at the concert: listen to Until The Quiet Comes a few times and wait for its magic to unfold. Anyhow, my hopes are up, especially for a performance that is highly visual as well as musical. View the video (by Kahlil Joseph) below, and you’ll know why.