Photo by Emir Eralp
Words by Andrew Parks
As we explained in the cover story of self-titled’s eighth issue, Flying Lotus wanted to mess with our minds visually well before he became a buzz-stirring beat maker. And even when the producer shifted his focus from abstract films to abstract soundscapes, the end result still sounded like a profoundly psychedelic tone poem, as if the spirit of Alice Coltrane—a.k.a. FlyLo’s aunt—had been asked to score David Lynch’s first sci-fi film since Dune.
“Records are an opportunity to make movies that don’t exist,” he explained in one of our early interviews. “I like the idea of creating a universe for people to inhabit visually, only through music. It’s whatever you want it to be—very Choose Your Own Adventure.”
Speaking of universes people can inhabit visually, we recently asked Flying Lotus about some of the year’s top films, TV shows, music videos, and album art. The following is an extended Q&A that’s excerpted in our current issue, which hits digital stands today…
