I really liked the new FLYLO album.
I do agree that all the tracks are too damn short, though.
I have to listen to the album straight through; only a few tracks can really be appreciated on their own (Coronus, Never Catch Me, Obligatory Cadence).
Cosmogramma and UtQC are my favorite FLYLO albums.
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quoted 35 lines On Nov 7, 2014, at 6:29 PM, Alan Lucas <alucas@gmail.com> wrote:> On Nov 7, 2014, at 6:29 PM, Alan Lucas <alucas@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Oh, I get that. But EXAI (or anything since Lp5) didn't have that immediate, hard-wired connection with me. I enjoy it when I hear it, but it doesn't stick. I can replay lots of Lp5 in my head. Not as much stuff after that.
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>> On Friday, November 7, 2014, Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> wrote:
>> standard disclaimer: i am a dumbass and you should never listen to me
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>> BUT
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>> i really like EXAI i maybe even think its their 'best' ever but of course which album i think is best is always the last one i listened to :)
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>> Clint Anderson
>> Systems Engineer
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>>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 5:13 PM, Juho Hietala <hietala@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> yeah i think it’s one of the best albums of the year tbh. the gatefold cover is nice too. he seems to just get better and better with age..
>>>
>>> agree on the snoop dogg thing though but it didn’t bother me THAT much. could’ve done with some other rapper but eh.
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>>> > On 07 Nov 2014, at 22:35, Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> > did anyone here give a crap about the flying lotus/you're dead album?
>>> > i really want to like flying lotus, i like the concept of his music, trippy idm type trickery with hip hop beats and jazz influences...but this album is:
>>> >
>>> > 1. its 40 minutes long, in my book, that's an EP at best
>>> > 2. theres like 20 tracks, each fucking track is literally like 1 or 2 minutes long, and he always does this shit
>>> > 3. each song will start and theres all these great jazz samples, cool melodies, neat effects, all swirling and syncopating and you're like OK this song intro is almost over, cant wait for the song to start! and then it ends
>>> > 4. theres like 2 or MAYBE 3 actual songs on the entire album
>>> > 5. god i hate snoop dogg now, he is literally on every fucking thing from disney kids rock albums to my little pony and now flying lotus, wtf does this guy have to do with anything? huge waste of whatever he was paid to appear on here
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Clint Anderson
>>> > Systems Engineer