Flying Lotus - July Heat

On the heels of brilliant success from early remixes and 2007's Reset, Flying Lotus releases yet another little gem of a record with Los Angeles. Lovingly adorned FlyLo by fans, Flying Lotus has always produced a fresher than fresh (mostly instrumental) electronic hip-hop sound. Ultra cool, futuristic, and representative of everything at the forefront of the title city's hip-hop and electronic music scenes, Los Angeles continues FlyLo s tricked-out lounge vibe just as well, if not better, than their previous releases. The liquidity of the tracks flows so well that it feels like a continuous stream and the next thing you know you re listening to Track 17. The EP's best new tracks include the outerspacey ''Beginners Falafel,'' the percussive and janky ''Camel,'' the lush and complex neo-soul ''RobertaFlack'' featuring Dolly (reminiscent of FlyLo's delicious remix of Mia Doi Todd s ''My Room Is White''), and the culminating pulsating ''Auntie s Lock/Infinitum'' featuring the soft vocals of Laura Darlington. Los Angeles is a beautifully complex and widespread full-length from one of LA's most creative and perceptive music producers. --Urb

tracklist:
1. WWWdot (3:03)
2. Lonely beer bottle1 (1:23)
3. Sketchbook (2:20)
4. Litermeter (2:22)
5. Fantasticwhore (2:11)
6. Rest ez (2:31)
7. Loop exec (2:17)
8. Braincavity1
9. Nidocin
10. Axelrod out
11. Beautifulaccidents
12. Ringwormcirce
13. Ankleboybackyard
14. Old man elephant
15. Next phase short
16. Wombat college
17. Ganesh
18. Anything
19. Cry for help
20. Ce saw