Today Flying Lotus of Cosmogramma infamy posted on Twitter saying that ‘Madlib called and said we should start getting to work on our album’. Madlib, a rapper and producer most notably known for his numerous collaborations, would surely prove to be an interesting complement to the complex and artistic work of Flying Lotus. Of course, who knows if there is any truth in this or whether FL is just taking the piss out of people like me and making me look like a right fool dammit! Still, it’s a curious prospect right?

Also, here’s a video from the Warp site entitled Inside the Codex: the Art of Cosmogramma. It’s short and a little pretentious, but you may as well watch it…you’d only spend the time touching yourself and eating Doritos anyway. The artist seems to live/work in a room reminiscent of some slow wizard’s watchtower from Merlin or another terrible fantasy show starring Mackenzie Crook as a birdman. The art is pretty sick though.

His latest album Cosmogramma has been astonishing the musical establishment since its release at the beginning of this month and here Flying Lotus talks to Apollo Magazine on the subject of influence and inspiration. The video is short and sweet, so I shall keep my copy similarly concise. Oldsy’s the man to talk to about the album anyway, wherever he is…

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I would have posted this yesterday but I was predisposed, it’s pretty hard trying to update your blog and defeat circus crime at the same time you know.

Still, Mad Decent have dropped a free mixtape in the name of currently incarcerated rapper Gucci Mane and it’s dripping with talent. Comprising remixes from Gucci’s The Cold War Mixtapes, there are contributions from Diplo (obviously), Flying Lotus, Mumdance, DZ, Zomby and host of other impressive producers, it’s all very exciting.

What’s that? You don’t like Diplo? Think of this mixtape as a w(rap) of smack; even if you think you won’t like it, you’re probably going to end up loving it.*

Grab it below, tracklisting after the jump.

Free Gucci (Best of the Cold War Mixtapes)

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