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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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  Japandroids, Public Enemy, Flying Lotus, Action Bronson Join BUKU Music + Art Project

  January 16, 2013 – Public Enemy, Japandroids, Flying Lotus, Action Bronson, and Icona Pop have all been added to the lineup for the second annual BUKU Music + Art Project, the two-day New Orleans festival set for March 8 and 9 that merges indie rock, EDM, and hip-hop with interactive art installations and a sampling of local cuisine. …
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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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  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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  Watch Flying Lotus' Adorably Humble Nardwuar Interview

  October 25, 2012 – From Kurt Cobain to Tyler, the Creator, no one interviews artists as colorfully as Vancouver's Nardwuar the Human Serviette. In his latest conversation, Nardwuar catches up with producer and Until the Quiet Comes beatmaker Flying Lotus. …
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  Flying Lotus and Mr. Dibiase's 'U Never Give' Is a Long Lost Dilla-fied Gem

  October 19, 2012 – Flying Lotus and fellow Los Angeles beat scene bubbler Mr. Dibiase team up on "U Never Give," a long lost soulful head-nodder that recalls the gritty warmth of J Dilla's production. Dibiase shared the circa-2005 song via SoundCloud on Thursday (October 18), explaining — let's just "[sic]" this one in advance — "flylo got some records from france i believe. i know it was somewhere overseas. …
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  Death Grips Unload Raw Power, Flying Lotus Takes Requests in New York

  October 18, 2012 – Death Grips are on another level. Perhaps that's an obvious thing to point out, considering the Sacramento-based hip-hop/hardcore crew recently released their album NO LOVE DEEP WEB for free online with a buoyant "fuck you" to their label and a pic of a pulsating pink cock on the cover. But the way their music translates live is beyond dick-art subversion. …
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  Animal Collective, Jane's Addiction Join UR1 Festival Lineup

  October 18, 2012 – Animal Collective, Jane's Addiction, Flying Lotus, and more have been added to the UR1 Festival's lineup, which already boasted headliners Kanye West, Lou Reed, Slash, and the Offspring. Scheduled for December 8 and December 9 to coincide with the 11th annual Art Basel, UR1 will feature multiple stages throughout the 32-acre space at Bayfront Park in Miami Beach.Tickets range from $99 to $149. You can buy them here. …
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