Melbourne Marvels

Flying Lotus

Brainfeeder, Warp, Los Angeles

He's got female relatives whose names are like passwords into any jazz and hip hop lover's utmost respect (hint: last name Coltrane), but that's not the only reason why Flying Lotus has attracted props like sunshine to sunflowers. Check the pulsing hum of simply sick beats, the blissed-out soundtracks of outerspace computer vistas and a cartoonist's sense of colour, and you can see why everyone wants his tracks, from Stones Throw, Plug Research and Warp, to Adult Swim and Cartoon Network. We suspect he'll one day open the Flying Lotus School of Martial Arts, aiming to teach dedicated students how to make sense of life in a deranged world with just a keyboard, some old records, a few friends and a pile of Marvel comics. Time for your brain to be fed.