Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma

I didn't bother to post a list of my top albums of 2010 simply because my attention span has dwindled to the point where there were only about 20 albums I could enjoy a complete listen of. With that said, my favorite by far was this masterpiece by LA mad scientist beatmaker Flying Lotus. It's a catchy yet daring experiment with all forms of electronic music centered around a reliable cushion of heavily fuzzy bass lines. Borrowing from jazz, dubstep, fusion, house, his Hyperdub peers, it's the kind of stuff where supplying a genre name would result in far too many hyphens and limiting terms. At this point, it's distinctively the FlyLo sound--fascinating electronic music that's always structured and by no means minimal. Here are a few standouts:

Flying Lotus - Do the Astral Plane
Flying Lotus - Nose Art
Flying Lotus - Dance of the Pseudo Nymph

Flying Lotus- "Computer Face//Pure Being"

Electro/dubstep wizard Flying Lotus' third album Cosmogramma dropped May 3, and it is just cool. He bends genres like Prince does genders, and the near-overwhelming result is like a Christmas stocking overflowing with aural goodies. In "Computer Face//Pure Being", barely kept straight by a hi-hat and bass, he layers on a synth that could have been played by Bernie Worrell, Ratatat-style yelps and squeaks, and other various noises too numerous to identify. The result is a chaotic third-grade collage of sound that somehow all works, and requires multiple listens to hear everything that is going on. Stay tuned for the last few seconds, featuring a delightful fiddle breakdown perfectly overlaid over the ubiquitous backbeat.

Flying Lotus - Computer Face//Pure Being