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  Captain Murphy Plays His First New York City Show Tomorrow

  April 29, 2013 – Flying Lotus — fresh off a scarily productive number of projects and live appearances — has just added another item on his to-do list. …
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  Watch Captain Murphy's Very Grimm 'The Killing Joke' Video

  March 22, 2013 – Captain Murphy, a.k.a. the villainous cartoon rap version of Flying Lotus, has shared a new video for his Batman-referencing Duality mixtape standout "The Killing Joke." The dark clip shows a woman drifting through a snowy forest seemingly plucked from the world of Grimm. …
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  Flying Lotus Test-Drives Moog Sub Phatty With 'Such a Square'

  January 21, 2013 – Those geniuses at Moog Music have crafted a new synthesizer called the Sub Phatty, and they gave one to Los Angeles producer/ Captain Murphy alter ego Flying Lotus to give a test drive. The result is "Such a Square," a 90-second funk freak-out that pushes the Sub Phatty to its boundaries (via Soul Culture). …
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  Inside Captain Murphy's Cartoon Mind: 10 Revelations From Flying Lotus

  January 14, 2013 – Since he first appeared on an Adult Swim single with Odd Future prodigy Earl Sweatshirt, the mysterious cartoon rapper known as Captain Murphy has been making waves. His Duality mixtape/short film was a psychotropic delight of alluring visuals and disturbing rhymes, and he followed it up with a live show in which the usually animated character was revealed to be Los Angeles beat auteur Flying Lotus, a.k.a. Steven Ellison. …
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  Watch Captain Murphy and Earl Sweatshirt Keep it 'Between Friends' at L.A. Gig

  December 3, 2012 – Last week, after much speculation as to his true identity, the cartoon rap villain known as Captain Murphy unmasked himself at a Los Angeles show, and SPIN was there to write about it. It was Flying Lotus, of course (more like Lying Lotus, amirite?), and the public unveiling came with an onstage collab with none other than Odd Future's once-elusive Earl Sweatshirt. …
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  Flying Lotus Is Captain Murphy, Drops 'Tiny Tortures' Video Starring Elijah Wood

  November 29, 2012 – This morning, Flying Lotus released the Elijah Wood-featuring music video for pensive Until the Quiet Comes track "Tiny Tortures." It's rad and recasts the Wilfred star as a recent amputee who uses his mind to craft a new, Akira-style cybernetic arm — but that news has been overshadowed by a different story.The villainous cartoon cat is out of the bag. …
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  Ink Friday: A Brief History of Cartoon Rappers

  November 15, 2012 –  …
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  Captain Murphy, Cartoon Rap Villain, Delivers NSFW 'Duality' Short Film as Mixtape

  November 15, 2012 – Back in July, we met a mysterious rapper by the name of Captain Murphy, via the Adult Swim Singles Series track "Between Friends," featuring Earl Sweatshirt and produced by Flying Lotus. …
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