Regarded upon his arrival in 2006 as a promising beatmaker looming in the shadows of J Dilla, Madlib and Dabrye, Steven Ellison – known as Flying Lotus – nullified all comparisons only two years later with Los Angeles. On that album, the first of five for the Warp label, Ellison distilled a uniquely crisp, spasmodic and intoxicating sound with elements of hip-hop, avant-garde jazz, IDM and dubstep. His sound has continued to develop, with a personal approach, recording with a range of jazz musicians, including Thundercat and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson.
