VINYL FORMAT. While the title 1983 may conjure images of parachute pants and asymmetrical 'dos, the '83 Lotus envisions isn't the typical retro cheese covered by VH1 specials. This is Blade Runner, Bambaataa, the Bomb Squad, and Basquiat. This is the musical future Prince was dreamin' about- forgive us if we go astray. Just listen to "Orbit Brazil": synths float into space with melodic optimism, grimed out in a dystopian sheen. By track's end, you really feel like you're at zero gravity, peering thro   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. The first moments of Flying Lotus' Los Angeles come on as lush analog waves, just distorted enough to sound like a faded memory of something you once heard on a radio from across a room. Essentially, it's instant transportation. Whether it is forward or backward in time, you'll never know as the sounds of the record leap recklessly into the future while keeping a sly glance back towards the classics of every genre. In this case, establishing a timeframe is not nearly as important as est   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. "Established now as an upcoming underground producer, [Flying Lotus frontman Steven] Ellison drops his WARP debut for an international audience. Strategically called the Reset EP to symbolize the fresh slate that comes with a new label, Lotus offers up six tracks in eighteen minutes not so much completely re-imagining his sound, but focusing it in... Reset keeps it more American urban. His tracks remain super saturated though with silky synths cooing softly and the fractured beat   [ read more ]

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