{"product_id":"cosmogramma-1","title":"Cosmogramma","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlying Lotus returns with his glorious space opera for Warp - \u003cem\u003eCosmogramma\u003c\/em\u003e. When global bass music matriarch Mary Anne Hobbs recently told The Fader, \"\u003cstrong\u003eFlying Lotus\u003c\/strong\u003e, for me, is like the Hendrix of his generation,\" it seemed more than an audacious opinion. With the arrival of \u003cem\u003eCosmogramma\u003c\/em\u003e, it's revealed as a revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the past couple of years, \u003cstrong\u003eFlying Lotus\u003c\/strong\u003e has grown into the position of being far more than a producer. He has helped materialize a far-reaching strain of musical ideology that has encompassed not only a global family of like-minded artists but also a nearly infinite palate of planetary (and interplanetary) sonics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLooking back, his full-length Warp debut, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles\u003c\/em\u003e, appears to be much more of a mission statement than a simple introduction - laying the foundation for a field on which an entire generation of artists would soon be playing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile that album was an introspective, moody travelogue through the Californian metropolis, it certainly hinted at \u003cstrong\u003eFlying Lotus\u003c\/strong\u003e' inclination to expand his sound beyond terrestrial means. As you may deduce from the title of his latest opus, he's done just that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNot only has an entirely new range of sounds been unlocked by our intrepid astral traveler, but every genre touchstone associated with his name has been merged into a self-described \"\u003cem\u003espace opera\u003c\/em\u003e.\" Seamless in execution and too wide in scope to properly describe, it is the authentic embodiment of his unique musical heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe spirit of his famed aunt, \u003cstrong\u003eAlice Coltrane\u003c\/strong\u003e, permeates the record, notably in the powerful collaborations with relative \u003cstrong\u003eRavi Coltrane\u003c\/strong\u003e, bass virtuoso \u003cstrong\u003eThundercat\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the brilliant harp prodigy, \u003cstrong\u003eRebekah Raff\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCertainly, these are further reaches into a musical space that \u003cstrong\u003eFlying Lotus\u003c\/strong\u003e had hitherto been exploring. However, other collaborators such as \u003cstrong\u003eErykah Badu\u003c\/strong\u003e and Outkast string arranger \u003cstrong\u003eMiguel Atwood-Ferguson\u003c\/strong\u003e, along with guest vocalists \u003cstrong\u003eThom Yorke\u003c\/strong\u003e and a returning \u003cstrong\u003eLaura Darlington\u003c\/strong\u003e (featured on \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles\u003c\/em\u003e' epic closing track \"\u003cem\u003eInifinitum\u003c\/em\u003e\"), help deliver \u003cem\u003eCosmogramma\u003c\/em\u003e to dizzying new heights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll this name-dropping, however, is not to detract from the genius of the wizard-like figure behind it all. The most powerful aspect of \u003cstrong\u003eFlyLo\u003c\/strong\u003e's output has always been its ability to communicate his boundless love and enthusiasm for music in all its forms, and that is what is boldly on display here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePeople speak about \"important\" albums all the time, but rarely is it so apparent that the person behind them is following their own chosen path - \u003cstrong\u003eFlying Lotus\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of those precious few artists. When one is presented with an invitation for space travel, it's not something to pass up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warp","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50467335405899,"sku":"325486","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50467336520011,"sku":"325485","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/9d8225c2-86ce-4802-9c6d-89f333360e7c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727337250","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/cosmogramma-1","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}