Flying Lotus
Steven Ellison, better known as Flying Lotus or sometimes FlyLo, is an American record producer, DJ, filmmaker, and rapper. He has released seven critically acclaimed albums: 1983 (2006), Los Angeles (2008), Cosmogramma (2010), Until the Quiet Comes (2012), You're Dead! (2014), Flamagra (2019), and Yasuke (2021). Flying Lotus' other work includes creating the record label Brainfeeder, producing much of Adult Swim's bumper music, releasing rap mixtapes such as Duality (2012) under his Captain Murphy alter ego, curating and hosting the in-game radio station FlyLo FM in Grand Theft Auto V (2013), and directing the sci-fi horror film Ash (2025).
How Critics See Flying Lotus
Chorus pulls the clearest critic-consensus signals out of this discography: the highest-rated record, the tightest agreement, the sharpest split, and the best place to start.
BIG MAMA
2026
Highest ChoruScore in this discography at 62/100 across 6 reviews.
Flying Lotus's BIG MAMA lands as a vivid, short-form experiment that trades sprawling composition for video game-inspired immediacy and catharsis. Across professional reviews, crit...
BIG MAMA
2026
Best balance of score, review depth, and critic agreement for a first listen.
Flying Lotus's BIG MAMA lands as a vivid, short-form experiment that trades sprawling composition for video game-inspired immediacy and catharsis. Across professional reviews, crit...
