The Golden Age of Apocalypse

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AlbumAug 29 / 201113 songs, 37m 30s97%
Nu Jazz Jazz Fusion Psychedelic Soul
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8.1 / 10

Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner's densely layered debut (co-produced with Flying Lotus) mixes the future shock of electronics, the tightly edited pleasures of pop, the love-sick opulence of quiet-storm soul, and the show-stopper instrumental breaks of jazz

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Discover The Golden Age of Apocalypse by Thundercat released in 2011. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

Adorned in Native American Indian garb and feathery headdress, Stephen Bruner aka Thundercat appears to have all the credentials.

The album’s ruling aesthetic principle is the uninterrupted ebb and flow of rhythm.

Punk-metaller by day, electro-jazz-fusioneer by night. That's Thundercat, explains <strong>Paul MacInnes</strong>

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With a resumé that rivals just about any modern indie bassist – having worked with Erykah Badu, Flying Lotus and numerous others – it’s fitting that Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner has finally put his mad chops down on a record of his own.

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