Flying Lotus is set to return to Radio 1 as a special guest presenter tomorrow night (January 27th).
A torrent of creativity, Flying Lotus is not set to slow down anytime soon. Growing out of his Dilla fixation, the producer now bears more resemblance to a free flowing jazz musician than a hip hop producer.
'Cosmogramma' was a stunning release, but since then Flying Lotus has continued to surprise. Bonus EPs have been released, alongside some typically mind blowing live shows from the Los Angeles producer.
Starting 2011 with a bang, Flying Lotus scooped two trophies at the Worldwide Awards. Hosted by Gilles Peterson, the producer was handed the gong for 'Album Of The Year' by Radiohead singer Thom Yorke.
Watch that moment HERE.
Meanwhile, Flying Lotus has now turned his hand towards visual art. The producer has directed the video to the new track from Grammy nominated musician Bilal. Typically ground breaking, the promo also features Erykah Badu, Thundercat, and Shafiq Husayn - who also produced the track.
"I originally wanted to keep visual themes with another video from my last LP called 'Mmmhmm' off of my last album" explained Flying Lotus. "It featured Thundercat as an intergalactic bass player in a super strange world created by 'Special Problems'. Since Thundercat was part of this song, I thought it could be fun to continue the visual style and feel of this space opera. In the end you have this crazy video made of so much mixed media, geek dreams and lots of love."
Finally, Flying Lotus is set to stand in for Benji B tomorrow night (January 27th) on Radio 1. Benji B took control of Mary Anne Hobbs slot, and has done well to maintain the momentum of the show.
Forced to take a week off, the presenter asked Flying Lotus to fill in. Expect all kinds of weird sounds, broadcast between 2am and 4am (NOTE - also on iPlayer).