Английская Википедия:Flamagra
Flamagra is the sixth studio album by American record producer Flying Lotus (Steven Ellison), released on May 24, 2019 by Warp Records.[1] It is his first album since 2014's You're Dead!.[2] The lead single, the spoken-word "Fire Is Coming" featuring David Lynch, was released along with its video on April 17, 2019.[3] The album also features contributions from Anderson .Paak, George Clinton, Little Dragon, Tierra Whack, Denzel Curry, Shabazz Palaces, Thundercat, Toro y Moi and Solange.[4] A deluxe version of the album with the instrumentals was released on May 29, 2020.[5]
Background
Ellison said that he had gathered different material from the past five years in the process of making the record, and had a "thematic idea" about making an album with a fire concept during that time. He imagined an "eternal flame sitting on a hill", and upon hearing David Lynch talking at a party he was attending, asked him to record the same words for his album, at which point he said the idea for the album became fixed.[4]
The track "Post Requisite" was featured on the soundtrack of Ellison's 2017 feature film Kuso and was accompanied by a music video. Prior to the album's release, the tracks "Fire Is Coming", "Spontaneous", "Takashi", "More" and "Black Balloons Reprise" were released as singles. The latter is a reprise of the song of the same name from Denzel Curry's 2018 album Ta13oo. The opening track "Heroes" is a new version of the previously released song "Heroes Pt. 5".
Critical reception
Шаблон:Music ratingsШаблон:Expand section At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, Flamagra received an average score of 80, based on 27 reviews.[6]
Year-end rankings
| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Шаблон:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afisha Daily (Russia) | The Best Foreign Albums of 2019 | Шаблон:Center | Шаблон:Center |
Commercial performance
As of July 2019, the album has moved 10,000 units in United States.[7]
Track listing
Credits adapted from liner notes.[8] Шаблон:Track listing
Sample credits
- "Post Requisite" contains a sample of "Everything You Do Is a Balloon" by Boards of Canada.
- "Heroes in a Half Shell" contains audio samples of the Dragon Ball series.
- "Black Balloons Reprise" contains a sample of "Ten Et Tiwa" by Alain Goraguer.
- "Debbie is Depressed" contains a sample of the theme for the Wii Shop Channel by Kazumi Totaka.
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.[8]
Musicians
- Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – strings Шаблон:Small
- Ashley Norelle – backing vocals Шаблон:Small
- Taylor Graves – keyboards Шаблон:Small
- Ronald Bruner – drums Шаблон:Small, backing vocals Шаблон:Small
- Deantoni Parks – drums Шаблон:Small
- Niki Randa – backing vocals Шаблон:Small
- Thundercat – bass Шаблон:Small
Technical
- Flying Lotus – mixing
- Daddy Kev – mixing, mastering
Artwork
- Winston Hacking – artwork
- Echelon Color – retouching
- Stephen Serrato – layout
- Guccimaze – typeface design
- Joph (Jeong-woo Jo) – portrait
Charts
Шаблон:Album chartШаблон:Album chartШаблон:Album chartШаблон:Album chartШаблон:Album chartШаблон:Album chartШаблон:Album chartШаблон:Album chartШаблон:Album chartШаблон:Album chartШаблон:Album chartШаблон:Album chartШаблон:Album chart| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 55 |
| Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[10] | 36 |
| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[11] | 96 |
References
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