Los Angeles
Sharing passing similarities to two of modern indie hip-hop's top producers, Madlib and the late J Dilla, L.A.-based Warp recording artist Flying Lotus has created a darkly meditative fusion of debris and warmth, b-boy head-nod, and laptopper experimentalism out of static, texture, and rhythm.
Before he started experimenting with left-field hip-hop beats and electronic samples, Steven Ellison, aka Flying Lotus, experienced a moment of enlightenment.
Clash Likes To Score: Ten 21st Century 10/10s... the Clash team identifies ten albums from the (relative) recent past deserving of a 10/10 score
You probably know him as the guy who throw together segues for Adult Swim, even though he’s not credited for doing so.