[LDN] 22.10 Flying Lotus + Martyn (live) at The Roundhouse

[Guest soundcrash]

 

Flying Lotus – Live show in Collaboration with AntiVJ

 

Widely regarded as the world’s most groundbreaking producer, FLYING LOTUS’s staggering creative output has seen him evolve in a short number of years from a relatively unknown figure in the L.A. beat scene to one of the most talked about artists across a wide spectrum of the global musical landscape.

 

And if there is one certainty in life it’s that Steve Ellison’s creative stream is not about to dry up any time soon. Working round the clock on new material, remixes, collaborations, one-off musical installations and running his own record label the phenomenal talent that is Flying Lotus has also delighted his fans with a trickle of incredible live performances in the last couple of years.

 

True to his non-conformist spirit, at each turn he has switched repertoire and general approach making his live shows as surprising and enriching as his much loved studio work. This performance will see the UK debute of Flying Lotus’ new live show which he is working on in collaboration with the hugely celebrated visual label; AntiVJ. The show will be the result of months of collaboration and it will only be performed 3 times this year – once in London, once in Paris and once in Los Angeles.

 

We’re delighted to announce that Flying Lotus’ groundbreaking live show in collaboration with the amazing audiovisual label AntiVJ at The Roundhouse just got a whole lot more exciting with the addition of a live show from the Dutch producer Martyn!

 

Martyn’s genre defying body of work over the years has been instrumental in breaking the boundaries between the increasingly generic dubstep sound and the predictability of techno and opened the doors for a freer approach to dance music production. His rolling bass lines and shuffling off-beats coupled with a subtle and masterful touch of harmonic sensitivity have won Martyn a legion of fans across the musical spectrum and critical recognition worldwide. His new album “Ghost People” is out Oct 10th on Brainfeeder records.

 

Joining the dots between the Dutch master and Flying Lotus’ live show will be Low-End Theory graduate Kutmah, who as always will treat us to a quickfire selection of beats of the highest order.

 

Last remaining tickets for this incredible show are now on sale here: http://www.soundcrashmusic.com/flying-lotus-exclusive-full-live-show/

[sheatheman]

As usual won't be able to attend, since I live thousands of miles away from any of those cities.

[Soloman Tump]

I was looking at this yesterday and wondering who the support was going to be.

 

Niiiccceee - would love to skank to a live version of "Vancouver"

[spratters]

Will be attending. Unfortunately people I know are giving lame excuses not to come. "I'm on holiday", "I'm getting married that day" etc. I shall be going alone. Anyone here fancy beerskis?

[Soloman Tump]

Will be attending. Unfortunately people I know are giving lame excuses not to come. "I'm on holiday", "I'm getting married that day" etc. I shall be going alone. Anyone here fancy beerskis?

 

Me +1 going but im contemplating driving from Oxford as I wanna get back for the rugby world cup final in the morning!

[tec]

I think a mate bought me a ticket for this. I wasn't sure if I should go until I checked out his live sets on youtube, they look bloody magic.

[beerwolf]

Goin' to this, should be a great night out. Can't wait.

[spratters]

Wasn't sure whether to do the afterparty?? Afterpartying alone may be going too far I think.

 

Last train home is preferable. What you think it is 7-11???

[beerwolf]

Yep about 7-11 sounds right. The afterparty on your todd might ruin your evening imo.

 

If you want to meet for a few beers before hand (I got seats) perhaps we can sort summat out?

[spratters]

Not sure where I'll be before now really. I'll be standing in a red hoodie thingy.

[beerwolf]

Biggest load of fuckng wank I have ever seen.

 

Electronica scores on the headphones but mostly completely fails live. Only Aphex, Underworld and Orbital have blown me away live.

 

Sorry but this show was lame, Mr Lotus showing up in his white shirt and prancing behind illuminous table while pushing a few buttons? Whatever mate.

 

I know rock n' roll is dead at the moment, but electronica can rarely beat a band going for the jugular live on stage, and as a kid growing up on the mayhem of live punk/metal/whatever-you-want-to-call-it etc. I found Flying Lotus live a comedy act. It was pathetic. Honestly I cannot believe how bad it was. The support acts were better.

 

Christ. It was bad. And feel the need to disagree I would love to hear why?

 

And if you think it was brilliant you need a shot of live rock and roll between your ears.

 

Sorry Fly Lo.

[tec]

Yeah I couldn't really get into it, maybe if he was on later and I was completely munted things would have improved but we were already manoeuvring for a quick dash to the cloakroom 20 minutes before he even finished.

[tec]

The more I think about it the more I realise the highlight of my evening was the meal with friends beforehand, fuck this guy.

[spratters]

Meh. I wouldn't say it was 'very special' at all. The last time I saw him was at Sonar and I was much more impressed. He basically just played through a load of his tunes. Martyn was worth seeing though.

[Soloman Tump]

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Spratters, saw your video of Martyn on youtube. I would have been down with that.

 

Caught FlyLo at bloc last year and it was really great, as part of a festival.

[spratters]

Yeah it didn't warrant having the flyers made mostly for a night of him.

[tokn]

I saw FlyLo in Berlin two times and I loved his performance. I find him very charming and motivating and he mixed his own stuff perfectly and also added nice trash-techno stuff (search for this thread if you care). But I can understand the way you feels: After this show was presented as if it was something completly new and than it was just a normal performance/dj set - that's stupid.

[tokn]

From inverted audio:

 

This pathway between the ultimate and the metaphysical was then opened up, resulting in total immersion in an audiovisual spectacle par excellence. Triangles fluttered as the construct flickered in and out of filmy focus, lazers slivers of gentle cyan throbbed as straw became wire then wound back into nothing again. In the thick of it, Fly-Lo was rendered practically translucent, his white shirt acting as the perfect foil, grinning ear-to-ear whilst dropping the likes of Kanye West, Lil Wayne and this

. Spectral cuts from Cosmogramma & Los Angelesswept in and out of the mix, ‘Camel‘ in particular mutating into a slow-burn euphoric stomp. Natural rises in the sonic intensity were matched punch for punch by the visuals, the triangles unravelling into a technicolour joyride hurtling through a cosmic city. ‘Do The Astral Plane‘ was his parting shot, scatting and spitting as the giddy jubilant groove exploded magisterially, smattered with silken strings and firefly beat flecks.

The startling thing about this performance was that Fly-Lo gave off the impression that he wasn’t content, that he still had a lot more to give. I can’t wait to see how he continues to move up through the gears.