Flying Lotus – You're Dead! (2xLP)

Fying Lotus' fifth album is a mind-bending trip that, much like the core theme, death, jumps from one form of existence to the next, evolving from one sonic dimension to the next

On "You're Dead!" sound worlds, visual worlds, metaphysical worlds merge, virtuously interwoven to create a completely new material, a transcendent, mind-expanding plasma that can only exist like this in the transitional zone or in-between world. Musically, Flying Lotus took its cue from the great fusion jazz collectives of the 1960s/1970s and psychedelic rock LPs

The appeal of his sonic dream world has become so strong in recent years that heavyweights from other spheres such as Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg or jazz legend Herbie Hancock are now also drawn to it. A fascinating, deeply touching trip.

"Saxophone, Fender Rhodes piano (played by, yes, Herbie Hancock), jazzy guitar licks, a brief drum solo, funk bass and fusion-like passages alternate at a breathtaking pace." (musikexpress, October 2014)

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