Flying Lotus Yasuke LP (Red Vinyl)

Flying Lotus follows the release of his sweeping epic Flamagra and his Producer of the Year Grammy nomination for Thundercat's It Is What It Is, with an expansive original soundtrack for Netflix's new anime series, Yasuke.

Flying Lotus is the executive producer & composer of Yasuke, which retells the story of feudal Japan's first African samurai who served with Oda Nobunaga. The series is directed by LeSean Thomas, stars Lakeith Stanfield and features Takeshi Koike as its lead designer.

Flying Lotus' score for Yasuke is an unforgettable titan in his musical canon, drawing enhanced influence from prior instrumental and vocal works alike, while looking towards the future uncompromisingly. The music lies heavily steeped within the legacy of jazz and electronic instrumentation, with select feature appearances by longtime friends and collaborators: Thundercat, Denzel Curry and Niki Randa.

Yasuke is Ellison's most atmospheric full-length and strides from track to track with as much grace as Until the Quiet Comes. Sounds from traditional Japanese and West African instruments are heard throughout, either separate from or woven with Ellison's familiar spasmodic and swishing percussion. Synthesizer shading often taps into the noirish romanticism in Vangelis' Blade Runner score. Other keyboards conjure feelings ranging from vengefulness to dread to wistfulness, drawing from prog rock and classical synthesizer epics, as well as science fiction soundtracks across all visual mediums....Yasuke should be considered the seventh proper Flying Lotus album, not a diversion. It's one of Ellison's most riveting works.