Los Angeles
by Flying Lotus
  • Record Label: Warp
  • Release Date: Jun 10, 2008
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 53 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 49 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 53
  3. Negative: 1 out of 53

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  1. MH
    Sep 10, 2009
    10
    Simply brilliant. I'm actually appalled by this metacritic score.
  2. mj
    Apr 13, 2010
    10
    FlyLo is the master of his scene. "Cosmogramma" is going to be huge.
  3. EllTrain
    Feb 18, 2010
    10
    Brilliant. Flying Lotus is a very unheard of artist but is simply brilliant.
  4. NeilL.
    Mar 16, 2009
    10
    Excellent album which doesn't seem to have garnered the broader recognition that it richly deserves. But Flying Lotus is a relatively new artist, there is still time to win over the masses.
  5. alecvl08
    Jan 21, 2015
    10
    Absolutely exquisite electronic album. It's very cohesive, but always has a new interesting beat to throw you. It also follows a story curve. The first few tracks introduce the sounds, then Golden Diva, Riot, and GNG BNG come along (a great series of tracks) are give you action. Then it slowly calms down until the more introspective tracks near the end. It's absolutely amazing. It's a mustAbsolutely exquisite electronic album. It's very cohesive, but always has a new interesting beat to throw you. It also follows a story curve. The first few tracks introduce the sounds, then Golden Diva, Riot, and GNG BNG come along (a great series of tracks) are give you action. Then it slowly calms down until the more introspective tracks near the end. It's absolutely amazing. It's a must listen for anybody with any affiliation with electronic music or hip hop.… Expand
  6. BIGMAN22
    Feb 12, 2016
    10
    love the spacey, cos-mo sound the songs have, i can see the influence that flying lotus had from artists MF Doom, Madlib and J Dilla when it comes to crafting impressive beats. a very impressive piece of work for his second album.
  7. AddVariety
    Jan 10, 2015
    9
    This debut album from Flying Lotus is still his best work, apart from the latest release "You're Dead!". His music takes you on a trip in your mind, if you let him. Pay attention to it over and over again and you'll be empowered by this hypnotic album.
  8. Zixon
    Sep 18, 2022
    9
    2nd favorite from Flying Lotus, behind You're Dead. Gritty textures and drums, brilliant sound design. **** masterful
  9. brockcheese
    Aug 30, 2015
    8
    FlyLo is a very interesting electronic artist. Lots of ambience and static hold it together in a futuristic blend of Los Angeles fusion that makes for a highly enjoyable album.
  10. All_ButTrU4
    Aug 25, 2022
    7
    Lots of ambience and static hold it together in a futuristic blend of Los Angeles fusion that makes for a highly enjoyable album.love the spacey, cos-mo sound the songs have, i can see the influence that flying lotus had from artists MF Doom, Madlib and J Dilla when it comes to crafting impressive beats. a very impressive piece of work for his second album.It's very cohesive, but alwaysLots of ambience and static hold it together in a futuristic blend of Los Angeles fusion that makes for a highly enjoyable album.love the spacey, cos-mo sound the songs have, i can see the influence that flying lotus had from artists MF Doom, Madlib and J Dilla when it comes to crafting impressive beats. a very impressive piece of work for his second album.It's very cohesive, but always has a new interesting beat to throw you. It also follows a story curve. The first few tracks introduce the sounds, then Golden Diva, Riot, and GNG BNG come along (a great series of tracks) are give you action. Then it slowly calms down until the more introspective tracks near the end. It's absolutely amazing. I… Expand
  11. clem666
    Apr 6, 2021
    6
    Since the beginning Flying Lotus has his own style and ability to fuse brilliant samples into its raw experimental kind of music. On this first studio album it feels like he still has to find his own musical identity. Those tracks almost all have the same atmosphere and approach: it is rude, grey, dark and gritty. I had too often the feeling that beats searched themselves and that theSince the beginning Flying Lotus has his own style and ability to fuse brilliant samples into its raw experimental kind of music. On this first studio album it feels like he still has to find his own musical identity. Those tracks almost all have the same atmosphere and approach: it is rude, grey, dark and gritty. I had too often the feeling that beats searched themselves and that the tracks didn't manage to craft their own identity. By listening to this album I felt lost in an ocean of FlyLo's undeniable creativity but also repetitveness. A lot sound truly unstructured, uncertain and unsubstantiated.

    Fortunately, at the end of this project, Fying Lotus added singers who helped them create what I think are better songs especially 'Auntie's Lock/Infinitum'. The end appears to be far more attractive and enjoyable since the artist eventually stops using those overly abrasive noisy beats to head towards calmer and softer tracks. Laura Darlington beautifully (but also repetitively) helps him progress that way.    … Expand

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. AllMusic
    80
    Loaded with 17 tracks, it's an entertaining and fitting addition to the Warp catalog that makes for some highly hypnotic video arcade/coffee parlor mood music.
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  2. cokemachineglow
    77
    Assured in its fastidiousness, with enough schizophrenia to make whiplash a factor, Los Angeles cements Flying Lotus’s status as the best producer in a burgeoning scene bursting with talent, categorization eluding whatever scene that may be, whatever it means to be a producer.
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  3. Drowned In Sound
    80
    The record is almost as seamless as it is engaging, and it subtly commands your attention from start to finish.
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