Flying Lotus

“Lotus And The Jondy” is the latest track to be released from Thundercat‘s excellent new record Apocalypse, co-produced by label boss Flying Lotus.  In a mere five minutes, Thundercat, real name Stephen Bruner, teams up with Mars Volta drummer Thomas Pridgen and takes us on a prog-jazz odyssey about hallucinogenic walks through the forest. With only [...]

Stephen Bruner, aka Thundercat, has become the go-to bassist for artists seeking a virtuosic but tasteful low-ender. Notably on Flying Lotus’ 2010 LP, Cosmogramma, his fidgety six-string runs meshed perfectly with FlyLo’s electronica, heralding a surprisingly coherent musical partnership that would blossom with Thundercat’s first solo offering, The Golden Age of Apocalypse. Whilst on paper [...]

Ask any artist their creative process and they will convey a special story. Whether it’s stuffing the studio with yes-men, relocating to Hawaii or making sure they’re high on acid; every practitioner has a unique way of creating art. Mac Miller‘s story involves plenty of muted throwback ’80s films and wildlife documentaries. Quite an interesting [...]

An esteemed bassist without borders – having worked with the likes of Erykah Badu, Snoop Dogg and thrash/punk band Suicidal Tendencies among many – Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner follows up his stellar solo debut, The Golden Age of Apocalypse, with the new LP Apocalypse. [...]

Thundercat hits us with another thumping track from his upcoming sophomore album Apocalypse in the form of “O Sheit It’s X”, a thoroughly funky (and humourous) disco jam. Co-produced by his Brainfeeder brother Mono/Poly and head honcho Flying Lotus, the song carries a strong party feel, and the DNA of all three artists can be heard [...]

With Mac Miller‘s “S.D.S.” picking up steam across the web, Flying Lotus – the man responsible for lacing Mac with the instrumental heat – gives fans the instrumental only version. Typically FlyLo in creative sound, listening to the beat minus Mac Miller’s lyrics opens up an entirely new take on it. With a drum pattern [...]

A day after dropping off the audio, Mac Miller provides us with a hilarious superhero themed accompanying visual for “S.D.S.” the first single taken the Pittsburgh repping rapper’s forthcoming sophomore album Watching Movies With The Sound Off. [...]

After dropping his new mixtape Showtime just yesterday under his production alias Larry Fisherman, Mac Miller isn’t waiting another second before dropping more new material, this time in the form of the first single taken from his upcoming album Watching Movies With The Sound Off. [...]

The first wave of arena artists for this year’s Lovebox Festival have been unveiled for fans to get their teeth stuck into – the likes of A-Trak, Flying Lotus, Gold Panda, Disclosure, Redlight, Jazzie B, Frankie Knuckles, SBTRKT, Gaslamp Killer, Toddla T, David Rodigan’s Ram Jam and Mark Ronson’s True Loves are among over 60 [...]

It’s been a few months since Captain Murphy, Flying Lotus’ Quasimoto-esque alter ego dropped his debut mixtape Duality, and now we finally have the first true music video for the project. The video for “The Killing Joke” sees Captain Murphy take a different form, with the headlights for eyes and twinkling lips, and follows the [...]