Once in a lifetime, forces combine to create devastatingly awesome displays of nature’s wonder, power, and beauty. Double rainbows. Unicorns. That YouTube video of a slow loris getting tickled. All of these things are amazing, but perhaps none so exemplify the concept of the divine as much as a Flying Lotus/Erykah Badu collaboration. The world got a sneak peak of what such a union might yield when electronic guru Flying Lotus co-directed Ms. Badu’s video for “Gone Baby, Don’t Be Long” back in February, but now the runes have aligned, the sage has spoken, and Flying Lotus has announced that he’s been working on production for Erykah Badu.
Flying Lotus is acclaimed amongst electro/experimental fans for his work on Warp and collaborations with Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim programming block. But he also knows his way around a guest star, as evidenced by his work with Thom Yorke. After all, music is in his BLOOD — dude is related to the illustrious Alice Coltrane. So I think it’s safe to rip off Casablanca and say that I think we are about to witness the beginning of a be-auuuuu-tiful friendship.
• Erykah Badu: http://www.erykah-badu.com
• Flying Lotus: http://www.flying-lotus.com
