Cosmogramma

Cosmogramma
Studio album by Flying Lotus
Released	20 April 2010 (2010-04-20)
Recorded	2009
Genre	Electronic, experimental
Length	45:36
Label	Warp
Producer	Flying Lotus
Flying Lotus chronology
L.A. EP 3 X 3 (2009) Cosmogramma (2010) Pattern+Grid World (2010)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	85[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	(A)[3]
Robert Christgau	(A–)[4]
The Guardian	[5]
NME	(8/10)[6]
Pitchfork Media	(8.8/10)[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Slant Magazine	[9]
Spin	(8/10)[10]
The Times	[11]

Cosmogramma is an album by Flying Lotus, released on May 3, 2010, on Warp Records.^[12] The title comes from an incident when he was listening to an Ashram lecture from his great-aunt Alice Coltrane and he misheard the words "cosmic drama" as cosmogramma.^[13]

The album was awarded the top spot in Exclaim! Magazine's annual ranking of Electronic albums. Dimitri Nasrallah writes of Flying Lotus, "In the five years since he first appeared on the scene, the Los Angeles native's talents have grown in such leaps and bounds that he now finds himself pioneering a full-blown West-Coast beats renaissance."^[14] More recently, it was ranked the 14th best album of 2010 by Pitchfork Media ^[15] and #1 album of the year at the Gilles Peterson World Wide Awards 2011. ^[16]. The Song "...And the World Laughs with You" was featured in the HBO TV series True Blood, Season 4 Episode 2.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Flying Lotus, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Clock Catcher"		1:13
2.	"Pickled!"		2:14
3.	"Nose Art"		1:58
4.	"Intro/A Cosmic Drama"		1:15
5.	"Zodiac Shit"		2:44
6.	"Computer Face/Pure Being"		2:33
7.	"...And the World Laughs with You" (featuring Thom Yorke)	Flying Lotus, Thom Yorke	2:55
8.	"Arkestry"		2:51
9.	"MmmHmm" (featuring Thundercat)	Flying Lotus, Stephen Bruner	4:15
10.	"Do the Astral Plane"		3:58
11.	"Satelllliiiiiiiteee"		3:49
12.	"German Haircut"		1:57
13.	"Recoiled"		3:37
14.	"Dance of the Pseudo Nymph"		2:47
15.	"Drips/Auntie's Harp"		2:10
16.	"Table Tennis" (featuring Laura Darlington)	Flying Lotus, Laura Darlington	3:02
17.	"Galaxy in Janaki"		2:28

Japanese version limited-edition bonus track
No.	Title	Length
18.	"Velvet Cake"	2:40

Personnel

• Brian Martinez – guitar (track 16)
• Dorian Concept (Oliver Thomas Johnson) – keyboard (track 11)
• Laura Darlington – vocals (track 16)
• Low Leaf – keyboard (track 14)
• Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – strings and string arrangements (tracks 4, 5, 10, 15, 17)
• Niki Randa – vocals (track 4)
• Ravi Coltrane – tenor saxophone (tracks 8, 12)
• Rebekah Raff – harp (tracks 1, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 15, 17)
• Richard Eigner – drums (track 12)
• Thom Yorke – vocals (track 7)
• Thundercat (Stephen Bruner) – bass (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14, 17), vocals (tracks 9, 14)
• Todd Simon – trumpet (track 10)

Technical personnel

• Flying Lotus – producer, engineer
• Daddy Kev – mastering
• Leigh J. McCloskey – artwork
• Brandy Flower – design

References

1. ^ "Cosmogramma Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". http://www.metacritic.com/music/cosmogramma. 
2. ^ "Allmusic review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1730620. 
3. ^ "A.V. Club review". http://www.avclub.com/articles/flying-lotus-cosmogramma,40728/. 
4. ^ Christgau, Robert (January 21, 2011). "Flying Lotus/Eskmo". MSN Music. Microsoft. http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/expert-witness-blogpost.aspx?post=05ece388-a585-486c-9019-d7967c31f375&ucsort=4. Retrieved 2011-10-30. 
5. ^ MacInnes, Paul (April 29, 2010). "The Guardian review". London. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/apr/29/flying-lotus-cosmogramma-cd-review. 
6. ^ "NME review". http://www.nme.com/reviews/11266. 
7. ^ "Pitchfork Media review". http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14198-cosmogramma/. 
8. ^ "Rolling Stone review". http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/cosmogramma-20100504. 
9. ^ Cole, Matthew (May 12, 2010). "Flying Lotus: Cosmogramma". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/flying-lotus-cosmogramma/2106. Retrieved 2011-10-30. 
10. ^ "Spin review". http://www.spin.com/reviews/flying-lotus-cosmogramma-warp. 
11. ^ "The Times review". London. May 1, 2010. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article7109621.ece. 
12. ^ "Warp / Records / Releases / Flying Lotus / Cosmogramma". Warp.net. http://warp.net/records/releases/flying-lotus/cosmogramma. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
13. ^ Chris Martins (2010-05-13). "Flying Lotus Rising - Page 1 - Music - Los Angeles". LA Weekly. http://www.laweekly.com/2010-05-13/music/flying-lotus-rising/. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
14. ^ Dimitri Nasrallah {Exclaim! Electronic Year in Review, 2010} [1]
15. ^ The Top 50 Albums of 2010 [2]
16. ^ GILLES PETERSON - WORLDWIDE AWARDS 2011 [3]

External links

• Cosmogramma at Warp Records
• Cosmogramma at Metacritic
• Flying Lotus and the Los Angeles Electronica Scene — The New York Times