
- Summary: The fifth full-length studio release for the Los Angeles-based artist/producer features guest appearances from Captain Murphy, Angel Deradoorian, Kendrick Lamar, Niki Randa, Snoop Dogg, and Thundercat.
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- Record Label: Warp
- Genre(s): Electronic, Experimental Electronic, Left-Field Hip-Hop
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Never Catch Me | |
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I can see the darkness in me and it's quite amazing Life and death is no mystery and I wanna taste it Step inside of my mind and you'll find... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 35 out of 36
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Mixed: 1 out of 36
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Negative: 0 out of 36
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Oct 13, 2014As each song merges into the next, as one style succeeds another, the sensation is that of being in a dream.
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Oct 7, 2014You’re Dead! is his most confidently structured work yet.
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Oct 6, 2014Flying Lotus has added a new realm to his universe, answering one of life's biggest questions in the process.
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Oct 6, 2014While it may not be clear where we're headed throughout the album, Ellison maneuvers through the bedlam with such confidence that it's not just easy to get swept up in his grand vision of the Great Beyond, but to return for repeat visits.
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MojoNov 5, 2014This panoramic attempt to make sense of life's one certainty beyond taxes flutters far above the digital static of 2008's breakthrough Los Angeles into twisted, ethereal jazz territory. [Nov 2014, p.89]
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Oct 13, 2014The genius of Flying Lotus, which has been invariably present throughout his preceding releases, but most especially on You’re Dead!, is that he has an incredible ability to both illustrate and extract exceptional amounts of emotion, without saying much at all.
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Oct 14, 2014You're Dead loses momentum after "Never Catch Me." Much of the later two-thirds of the album is more atmospheric, reminiscent of 2012's more contemplative "When the Quiet Comes."
Score distribution:
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Positive: 16 out of 18
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Mixed: 0 out of 18
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Negative: 2 out of 18
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Oct 8, 2014
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Dec 7, 2014
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Oct 7, 2014
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Mar 19, 2015
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Apr 15, 20189/10.......................................................................
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Jan 22, 2015
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Jan 19, 2015
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