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Flying Lotus Comes Back From The Afterlife 'Flamagra'

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Flying Lotus Comes Back From The Afterlife 'Flamagra'

Flamagra, the latest album from Flying Lotus, plays like a high-speed chase through a carnival fun house — a sideshow attraction of the mind.

Flying Lotus Comes Back From The Afterlife 'Flamagra'

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New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On May 24

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New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On May 24

The best new albums out this week include a stirring call for social justice from soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples, rapper YG's remembrance of Nipsey Hussle, lo-fi rock veterans Sebadoh and more.

New Music Friday: Our Top 7 Albums Out On May 24

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Songs We Love: Anat Cohen, 'Putty Boy Strut'

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Songs We Love: Anat Cohen, 'Putty Boy Strut'

The Israeli-born jazz clarinetist brings new life to a Flying Lotus jam. The latter's bleeps and synths are translated to acoustic instruments in a way that brings out the warmth in both environments.

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Poll Results: Listeners Pick Their Favorite Albums Of 2014

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Best Music Of The Year

Poll Results: Listeners Pick Their Favorite Albums Of 2014

The results are in! St. Vincent's self-titled album was by far the most popular record in our listener poll for the best music of 2014. On this week's show, we count down the Top 25.

Poll Results: Listeners Pick Their Favorite Albums Of 2014

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Poll Results: Listeners Pick Their Favorite Albums Of 2014

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Best Music Of The Year

Poll Results: Listeners Pick Their Favorite Albums Of 2014

The results are in! St. Vincent's self-titled album was by far the most popular record in our listener poll for the best music of 2014. On this week's show, we count down the Top 25.

Poll Results: Listeners Pick Their Favorite Albums Of 2014

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Music From Death's Doorstep

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Music From Death's Doorstep

Crossing over — musically and metaphysically — has of late consumed the mind of Steven Ellison. He says his new LP as Flying Lotus is "my opportunity to make a film" about the moment of death.

Music From Death's Doorstep: A Conversation With Flying Lotus

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Flying Lotus In Concert
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Live in Concert

Flying Lotus In Concert

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The experimental producer turns New York City's (Le) Poisson Rouge into a club scene with an Oct. 17 performance that feels more like a fine-tuned DJ set than an actual show.

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First Listen: Flying Lotus, 'Until The Quiet Comes'

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First Listen: Flying Lotus, 'Until The Quiet Comes'

For nearly a decade, the electronic composer has churned out living, breathing collages of hip-hop, dubstep, jazz and blues. Out Oct. 2, Flying Lotus' new album beats with a heart unique to its creator: adventurous but never muddled.

Until The Colours Come

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The Mind-Blowing, Mysterious Moogfest: Festival Recap

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The Mind-Blowing, Mysterious Moogfest: Festival Recap

Host Bob Boilen and NPR Music reporter Jacob Ganz look back at the unusual and remarkable music festival known as Moogfest.

The Mind-Blowing, Mysterious Moogfest: Festival Recap

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Flying Lotus, Live In Concert: Sasquatch 2011
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Sasquatch Music Festival

Flying Lotus, Live In Concert: Sasquatch 2011

Blending his original work with a wide array of hip-hop and electronica, producer Flying Lotus gets the crowds dancing at the 2011 Sasquatch Music Festival.

Flying Lotus, Live In Concert: Sasquatch 2011

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KCRW's Best L.A. Bands Of 2010

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The Best Music Of 2010

KCRW's Best L.A. Bands Of 2010

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Los Angeles spawned a ton of remarkable music in 2010, and no one knows L.A. better than NPR station KCRW. Music director and Morning Becomes Eclectic host Jason Bentley selects his cream of the SoCal crop.

KCRW's Best L.A. Bands Of 2010

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180 dBs: KEXP's Electronic Music Mix

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The Mix

180 dBs: KEXP's Electronic Music Mix

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The Decibel Festival, one of the most important electronic music gatherings of the year, takes over Seattle from Sept. 22-26, and KEXP has it covered. The station's electronica experts handpicked the best songs from this year's lineup of artists in an effort to make the Best Mix Ever. Listen to established stars like Flying Lotus and get to know newcomers like Mount Kimbie.

Listeners Pick 2010's Best Music (So Far)

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Listeners Pick 2010's Best Music (So Far)

NPR listeners cast thousands of votes for the year's best music and regardless of how the votes fell, it was an exciting chance to pause and look back on what an incredible year it's been for music.

Listeners Pick 2010's Best Music (So Far)

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Flying Lotus: 'Beat Music' And The Coltrane Family Tradition

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Flying Lotus: 'Beat Music' And The Coltrane Family Tradition

For those people who generally avoid music made on laptops, the name Flying Lotus may sound like a kung-fu move or a yoga position. But for those in tune with underground hip-hop, Flying Lotus is a household name. His latest album, Cosmogramma, may just take him out of the underground.

Flying Lotus: 'Beat Music' And The Coltrane Family Tradition

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