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Flying Lotus Is Responsible For Creating Two Popular Apple Ringtones Introduced With iOS 13

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Flying Lotus has been in your pocket for years.

On Wednesday, August 14, the Twenty Thousand Hertz podcast released its “The Sound Of Apple 2.0” episode, which revealed that Flying Lotus had created two Apple ringtones released with the iOS 13 update in September 2019. On Wednesday, August 21, Flying Lotus reposted on X (formerly Twitter), writing, “Apple leaked it so I can say it. I wrote some ringtones that have been in ur iPhone since ios13. ‘Daybreak’ + ‘Chalet.’”

Four-plus minutes into the Twenty Thousand Hertz episode, FlyLo broke down how he came to produce “Daybreak” and “Chalet” for Apple.

“At first, I didn’t know how to feel. I was like, ‘What? They want me to be a ringtone maker now? What is that all about?’” the Grammy-winning artist said. “The one thing that was in my benefit was that I actually had made ringtones for myself before. So, I kind of feel like I knew what was pleasing to hear as a loop, over and over and over and over and over again. Something that alerts you, but isn’t abrasive. Something that’s musical, but isn’t cheesy. Just finding that balance where it’s a bit ambient, but also something that cuts through.”

Flying Lotus added, “It’s nice to have these tones that I can associate with people who give me this warm feeling and this nostalgic feeling. If my girl calls me, and I hear the ‘Chalet’ ringtone, it’s like, ‘Awww.’ There’s something really nice about it.”

Flying Lotus Shows Love To A 90s Drama With New “Garmonbozia” Single

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Flying Lotus is showing to love to the 90s mystery drama Twin Peaks with his new single, “Garmonbozia”. According to Pitchfork, “Garmonbozia” is a creamed corn like dish that represents “pain and sorrow”. We aren’t really sure what that all means, as our knowledge on the show is limited. However, it seems that the Los Angeles, California singer, rapper, and producer has a lot of love for the program that ran for two seasons and was canceled in 1991. In fact, back in 2017, Flying Lotus remixed the TV show’s theme. Also making this track extra special is that Steven Ellison (Flying Lotus) is laying down some blissful vocals.

The instrumental, which he handles too, is very synth/funk heavy. Overall, it has a Childish Gambino “Awaken, My Love!” feeling to it, but not in a cheap way. Lotus’s keyboard work on this single is truly heavenly and it will leave you levitating by the end of it. Furthermore, this single is quite special because it’s his first of the year. He had a busier 2023 thanks to his work with Smoke DZA on the Flying Objects EP and its eventual extended version. Currently, it’s unclear whether or not this signifies the start of a new LP rollout. However, with the latest album being three years old, there’s a chance Lotus finally ends the drought.

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“Garmonbozia” – Flying Lotus

Quotable Lyrics:

Baby, I’ve been stuck in this room with you
Living inside of this dream of you
In the red room, you’ve lost your way home
In the red room, they won’t let you out now
Is it the future or past tomorrow?
I give you all of my pain and sorrow

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Smoke DZA And Flying Lotus Might Have An EP Of The Year Contender With “Flying Objects”

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Smoke DZA and Flying Lotus are truly a match made in heaven. The duo has just released their first collaborative project together with their brand new EP. Flying Objects is one of the best, if not the best EPs of 2023 and we are about to break down why. Firstly though, let us give you the basic information and some background on it. Flying Objects is five tracks that equal a runtime of 14 minutes and 14 seconds. DZA brings on features from some heavy hitters in this quick effort. Conway the Machine, Black Thought, and Estelle appear in songs two, four, and five.

Furthermore, all of the production is handled by legendary Los Angeles producer, Flying Lotus. He brings elements of trap, cloud rap, boom-bap, and R&B. Finally, there were two singles for the promotion of this EP. “Drug Trade” with Black Thought and “Harlem World 97” with Estelle were both released in the past two months. Now, why is this EP so good? Well, both DZA and Lotus complement each other’s styles so well. The hazy, laid-back, and euphoric production along with the lyrics about dope, money, and being the man, is the perfect unison.

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Listen To Flying Objects By Smoke DZA And Flying Lotus

Perhaps the best song on the EP, “Drug Trade” featuring Black Thought, has it all. The woozy flow from DZA, the drums and whimsical synths from Lotus, and the lyrical talent from Thought form a truly special song. It is really sad that the duo does not have a full album together. But, we can continue to dream that will happen one day.

What are your initial thoughts on this brand new EP, Flying Objects, from Smoke DZA and Flying Lotus? Is this one of the best EPs of 2023? Should Smoke DZA and Flying Lotus make a full-length project in the near future? We want to hear what you have to say, so be sure to leave all of your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the hottest project releases and all of the latest breaking news around the music world.

Flying Objects Tracklist:

  1. Spiritual
  2. Painted Houses (feat. Conway the Machine)
  3. Zelle Transfers
  4. Drug Trade (feat. Black Thought)
  5. Harlem World 97 (feat. Estelle)

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Daniel Caesar Is Bringing His Album ‘Never Enough’ On His ‘Superpowers World Tour’

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Daniel Caesar’s got a new album out and he just announced a tour to go with it. Shortly before the release of Never Enough, which landed on Uproxx’s Best R&B Albums Of 2023, the Canadian crooner went on his Almost Enough: The Intimate Sessions mini-tour, promising a “real tour” would arrive imminently. Today, he announced the dates for his Superpowers World Tour, on which he’ll be joined by Omar Apollo, Orion Sun, Montell Fish, Moses Sumney, and Charlotte Day WIlson, who’ll be joined by BADBADNOTGOOD for Caesar’s hometown show in Toronto.

Tickets go on sale Friday, June 16 after a presale beginning Tuesday, June 13. You can get more information here.

08/29 – Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre at Old National Centre^
08/30 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit^
08/31 – Cincinnati, OH @ The Andrew J Brady Music Center^
09/2 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Eagles Ballroom*^
09/3 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed^
09/5 – Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live!*#
09/7 – Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy#
09/9 – Miami, FL @ FPL Solar Amphitheater#
09/10 – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live#
09/12 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music Hall#
09/13 – Austin, TX @ Moody Amphitheater#
09/14 – Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom#
09/16 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium#
09/17 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex#
09/20 – San Diego, CA @ Gallagher Square Park at Petco Park#
09/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl!
09/23 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl*#
09/24 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre#
09/26 – Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley*#
09/28 – Portland, OR @ Alaska Airlines’ Theater of the Clouds#
09/29 – Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater#
09/30 — Vancouver, BC @ Pacific Coliseum%
10/3 — Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome%
10/5 — Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place%
10/6 — Saskatoon, SK @ SaskTel Centre%
10/7 — Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre%
10/10 — Ottawa, ON @ Canadian Tire Centre%
10/12 — London, ON @ Budweiser Gardens%
10/13 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena>
10/15 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem^
10/16 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway^
10/17 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden+
10/19 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia^
* Not A Live Nation Date
+ With Omar Apollo with special guest Montell Fish
^ Support from Montell Fish
# Support from Orion Sun
! With special guests Flying Lotus and Orion Sun
% Support from Moses Sumney
> Featuring Charlotte Day Wilson playing with BADBADNOTGOOD, with special guest Moses Sumney

Flying Lotus’s Film ‘Ash’ Will Star Tessa Thompson And Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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Earlier this year, Grammy Award-winning producer Flying Lotus, whose real name is Steven Ellison, signed a multi-picture deal via his company Brainfeeder Films with French company Logical Pictures and XYZ Films to direct and produce a slew of upcoming movies. One of them is Ash, about which he said, “I’ve a strong desire to innovate in the sci-fi space and I really want to show the world something they’ve never seen before.”

More information about Ash has finally arrived today. The cast will include Tessa Thompson and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, with Thompson taking on the role of a woman who wakes up on a distant planet and finds the crew of her space station murdered. She meets a man, played by Gordon-Levitt, and is unsure whether or not she should trust him and let him save her. While they investigate the murders, he wonders if she is innocent. Ellison is set to start shooting the film next year in New Zealand.

About the multi-picture deal, Logical Pictures Group President Frédéric Fiore expressed his enthusiasm and appreciation for Ellison and his future in the film industry, saying in March, “FlyLo is a highly talented and respected musician with such a unique creative universe.”