Customer Reviews
Los Angeles! - By: Mr. S. H. Parkin, 07 Jul 2008 
I'd only heard the odd track by Warp's new prodigy Flying Lotus from what i presume were his previous releases, & they gave me the impression that this was an artist with an idea on how to take glitch-hop & turn it into his own 'thing', but didn't have the focus to push it through.
How this album proved me wrong. On reading a couple of positive reviews comparing his to prefuse 73, who is a personal favourite, & claiming that he was 'inspiring a new generation of warp-heads', i bought the album & am thoroughly gratefully i did.
The mix of inventive percussion, skipping glitchy beats, synth patterns, & hints of vocals really comes together, & is bound together by some really slick & beautiful production, which elevates him above most of his contemporariesin my opinion. He has not been bound by the trademark 'warp' sound, & has crafted one entirerly of his own.
On first listens the album seemed a tad samey or the tracks indistinguishable, but that feeling is soon done away with on multiple listens, & each track is revealed to have it's own layers, feel, & rhythm, as this is very much a rhythmic, percussive album. Also, the work seems cohesive, rounded, & together, which is to Flying Lotus's credit, as the tracks merge into each other seemlessly.
Overall; a contender for album of the year, & highly recommended.
I must have been sent the wrong album! - By: Peabod, 25 Jun 2008 
On reading the two reviews above I decided it was worth getting this album. What a mistake. If you can get over the incessant & distracting artificial crackle that has been added onto the majority of the tracks you are left with a mish mash of sounds that don't really stick together. The album doesn't really go anywhere - as for the beats, I found they had an annoying 'out of time' feeling. Avoid!
Absolutely, the dance music album of the year so far!! - By: Ironmonkey, 04 Jun 2008 Quite simply stunning! Dark, mysterious, twisted, deeply bass thumping, completely & utterly mystically original. What is it about Flying Lotus's sound that really puts the hookin me? His music is the equivalent of a nightmarish psychedelic trip through the London Underground. You are rocked, jolted, rattled & blinded by the complete miasma of sound, noise & off-kilter subterranean bass rhythms. `Los Angeles', Flying Lotus's second long player, is an intricately produced, detailed composition. It is the experimental & maturing sound of black America embracing electronic music, a peculiar brew of thundering Hip Hop beats, Jazz & the blues. In this age of lap top musicians & MP3 DJ's, Flying Lotus literally soars above the competition.
I've not heard anything like it. I very much like it & I implore you to buy it!
Beats-Perfected! - By: Al Montana, 23 Apr 2008 After hearing an advance copy of this album, i can safely say that this is an excellent album. There is a lot of hype around Flying lotus however this hype does have some basis for it. This album does more than just pick up where 1983 & Reset left, it completely leapfrogs both releases into a new era of beatmaking!
