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Flying Lotus, born Steven Ellison, truly embodies the multifaceted nature of the music industry today. He is a trailblazer in electronic music, a renowned DJ, and as cinematically literate as Kubrick, with his music videos often pushing the envelope of visual storytelling. He established himself in the industry using not only his exquisitely unique soundscape, but also his keen knack for merging music and cinema in unanticipated ways.
One particular video that distinguishes him within the industry is "Never Catch Me," featuring Kendrick Lamar. The clip won the award for the best cinematography at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, and for a good reason. It features a surreal narrative of two children springing back to life during a funeral and dancing out of the church, with their bodies left behind. It's stunning in its emotion and has this relatability that grips you from start to finish. Then make no mistake to forget about "More" featuring Anderson Paak. An epic sci-fi opera with its own language, it has a compelling narrative that keeps you hooked right up to the end. Interestingly, the whole video was shot using miniature models, a painstaking process that truly demonstrates Lotus' commitment to his craft.
This commitment extends to his relationship with Shinichiro Watanabe, highly decorated anime director. Lotus scored the Netflix anime “Yasuke,” and the anime influence in his music goes as deep as video “More.” The video shimmers with hallucinatory anime graphics that take viewers on a trippy visual ride, making it the perfect pairing for the bumpy beats of the track. Ellison's commitment to challenging the norm of music videos and breaking the barriers of visual experimentations are some of the surprises he consistently pulls up his sleeves, making him one of the industry's essential mischief-masters. Indeed, Flying Lotus is not just a name on the lips of electronic music fans, he is an iconoclast building bridges between diverse creative sectors.
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