1. jfred7

   10

   The best electronic album since Untrue. FlyLo blends a number of different styles together very effectively to create a unique, immersive soundscape. This album seizes your brain and doesn't let go for 45 minutes of pure awesomeness, leaving you a more complete, enlightened person than you were before. There's so much to discover on this album, and it only continues to sound better every time I listen to it. Even if you're not really into electronic music, you should check this out. It's unique, progressive, and incredibly fun.… Expand

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2. MarcusMarcus

   10

   A brilliant work, takes you on a miniature journey. Excellent to listen to with headphones. Not a dull moment, completely engrossing all the way through.… Expand

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3. keep_yr_bias

   10

   I've liked Flying Lotus for a while, but Cosmogramma is without question his best piece of work yet. 1983 and Los Angeles were great, but they didn't work as albums nearly as well as Cosmogramma does. There really isn't a better way to play this album than from front to back. Sure, certain tracks stand out and can easily be skipped to, but it takes away from the full effect of the album. This is an album's album... not for all you cornballs out there who judge albums by how good their "singles" are. The first three tracks are pretty sporadic and instantly suck you in to the album, but the album doesn't really pick up steam until Intro/Cosmic Drama. Considering it's called "Intro" it makes sense. This track sets the tone for the rest of the album, and if you aren't officially pulled in by the next track "Zodiac S***" than your eardrums are tainted. There are several influences that Flying Lotus uses, so it is impossible to put any of this album in to a one specific genre. The heaviest influence is jazz, as there are plenty of horns, but more importantly the song structures mimic jazz quite a bit. Jazz is all about the unexpected and switching gears at will. Cosmogramma consistently does this, so good luck trying to identify individual songs once the album hits the halfway mark. Other influences include hip-hop, dub step, electronic, and even classical music, so I guess you could call this an "experimental" album. This album is an intoxicating experience. The middle portion of "Arkesty", "Mmmm Hmm", and "Do the Astral Plane" is excellent and shows how well FlyLo can blend songs together so effortlessly. "Do the Astral Plane" is my personal favorite track and is without question the one track on the album that makes you want to dance your a$$ off. There are only three tracks with guest vocalists and they're all excellent. "And the World Laughs With You" features Thom Yorke, "Mmmm Hmmm" features Thundercat, and the 2nd to last track "Table Tennis" features, in my opinion, the best vocalist match in Laura Darlington. If that track doesn't lift you in to some sort of spiritual plane, than nothing will. It even uses a sample of a ping pong ball volley. The closing track "Galaxy in Janaki" is the perfect swan song, and even at 18 tracks, leaves you wanting more. This is as close to flawless as an album can get. Completely original and always surprising. One of my essential albums.… Expand

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4. j30

   6

   Sensory overload is how I'd describe this record from the California based producer Steven Ellison. There are certainly highs and lows, all happening within seconds of each other. Sometimes it works, but for the most part it's a mess not worth picking up.… Expand

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