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Los Angeles is the second studio album by American music producer Flying Lotus. It was released by Warp Records on June 10, 2008. The cover was designed by Timothy Saccenti, and the album title is named after Flying Lotus' place of birth.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[3]
Clash10/10[4]
Drowned in Sound8/10[5]
The Observer[6]
Pitchfork Media8.5/10[7]
PopMatters8/10[8]
Resident Advisor5/5[9]
Spin[10]
URB[11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Los Angeles received an average score of 81 based on 13 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]

It ranked at number 3 on Resident Advisor's "Top 20 Albums of 2008" list.[12]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Brainfeeder"Flying Lotus1:31
2."Breathe Something/Stellar Star"Flying Lotus3:20
3."Beginners Falafel"Flying Lotus2:28
4."Camel"Flying Lotus2:22
5."Melt!"Flying Lotus1:45
6."Comet Course"Flying Lotus3:01
7."Orbit 405"Flying Lotus0:44
8."Golden Diva"Flying Lotus, Matthewdavid4:02
9."Riot"Flying Lotus4:02
10."GNG BNG"Flying Lotus, The Gaslamp Killer3:38
11."Parisian Goldfish"Flying Lotus3:01
12."Sleepy Dinosaur"Flying Lotus1:55
13."RobertaFlack" (featuring Dolly)Flying Lotus, Samiyam, Byron the Aquarius3:07
14."SexSlaveShip"Flying Lotus, Matthewdavid2:14
15."Auntie's Harp"Flying Lotus0:55
16."Testament" (featuring Gonjasufi)Flying Lotus2:28
17."Auntie's Lock/Infinitum" (featuring Laura Darlington)Flying Lotus2:44
18."Interference" (Japanese bonus track)Flying Lotus2:46
19."Backpack Caviar" (Japanese bonus track)Flying Lotus3:23

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Top Dance/Electronic Albums[13] 16

References

  1. ^ a b "Reviews for Los Angeles by Flying Lotus". Metacritic. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  2. ^ Lymangrover, Jason. "Los Angeles – Flying Lotus". AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Flying Lotus: Los Angeles [Warp, 2008]". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  4. ^ Diver, Mike (February 13, 2014). "Clash Likes To Score: Ten 21st Century 10/10s". Clash. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  5. ^ Taylor, Kenn (June 10, 2008). "Album Review: Flying Lotus – Los Angeles". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  6. ^ Warren, Emma (May 18, 2008). "Reviews 11–25". The Observer. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  7. ^ Patrin, Nate (August 29, 2008). "Flying Lotus: Los Angeles". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  8. ^ Martin, Andrew (June 12, 2008). "Flying Lotus: Los Angeles". PopMatters. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  9. ^ Mann, Chris (July 18, 2008). "Flying Lotus – Los Angeles". Resident Advisor. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  10. ^ Reeves, Mosi (July 2008). "Mr. Spaceman". Spin. 24 (7). Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  11. ^ Holliday, Lindsey (June 11, 2008). "Flying Lotus :: Los Angeles". URB. Archived from the original on October 16, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2015.
  12. ^ "RA Poll: Top 20 albums of 2008". Resident Advisor. December 17, 2008. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  13. ^ "Flying Lotus - Chart history - Top Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

External links

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