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FLYING LOTUS @ THE PHOENIX - SEPT 3 at The Phoenix Concert Theatre

Toronto Event Date: Fri, September 03, 2010 – Sat, September 04, 2010

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instrumental hip-hop, experimental, hip-hop, electronic
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on sale MONDAY JULY 26 at 10 AM
http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/100044F5D8C2B8C8?brand=union

THE UNION PROUDLY PRESENTS
FLYING LOTUS
WITH GUEST mymanhenri
Friday September 3, 2010
The Phoenix Concert Theatre
410 Sherbourne Street, Toronto ON
Doors 9 pm – Show 10 pm – 19+

Tickets $20.25 + S/C, at UnionEvents.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone 416-870-8000,
Ticketmaster.ca, Rotate This, Soundscapes & Play De Record

In the past couple of years, Flying Lotus has grown into the position of being far more than a producer, he has helped materialize a 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.

Looking back, his full-length debut, Los Angeles 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. While that album was an introspective, moody travelogue through the Californian metropolis, it certainly hinted at Flying Lotus’ inclination to expand his sound beyond terrestrial means.

As you may deduce from the title of his latest opus, Cosmogramma, he’s done just that. Not 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 “space opera”. Seamless in execution and too wide in scope to properly describe, it is the authentic embodiment of his unique musical heritage. The spirit of his famed aunt, Alice Coltrane permeates the record, notably in the powerful collaborations with relative Ravi Coltrane, bass virtuoso Thundercat and the brilliant harp prodigy, Rebekah Raff.

Certainly these are further reaches into a musical space that Flying Lotus had hitherto been exploring, however other collaborators such as string arranger Miguel Atwood-Ferguson (Erykah Badu, Outcast) and guest vocalists Thom Yorke and Laura Darlington help deliver Cosmogramma to dizzying new heights. The most powerful aspect of FlyLo’s output has always been his ability to communicate his boundless love and enthusiasm for music in all it’s forms and that is what is boldly on display here.

People speak about ‘important’ albums all the time, but rarely is it so apparent that person behind them is following their own, chosen path – Flying Lotus is one of those precious few artists. Don’t miss his return to Toronto live at The Phoenix with special guest mymanhenri.



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