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Flying Lotus: ‘People kept saying, “You can’t make hip-hop with a laptop”. Those comments were my fuel’
Ahead of his Australian tour, the producer and DJ reveals his obsession with Chucky, his favourite time signature, and which Kanye West record is the ‘most overrated album of all time’ What album or film or book do you always return to, and why? I always return to Blade Runner, because it has everything that I love – beautiful music, beautiful visuals, beautiful story. And it helps me sleep. Everything’s got this crazy reverb on it and long, drawn-out sounds – it makes you drift off. It’s like a warm blanket. It also inspires me. It’s everything I need. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Flying Lotus: ‘People kept saying, “You can’t make hip-hop with a laptop”. Those comments were my fuel’, Ahead of his Australian tour, the producer and DJ reveals his obsession with Chucky, his favourite time signature, and which Kanye West record is the ‘most overrated album of all time’ What album or film or book do you always return to, and why? I always return to Blade Runner, because it has everything that I love – beautiful music, beautiful visuals, beautiful story. And it helps me sleep. Everything’s got this crazy reverb on it and long, drawn-out sounds – it makes you drift off. It’s like a warm blanket. It also inspires me. It’s everything I need. Continue reading…
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Primary source: Flying Lotus: ‘People kept saying, “You can’t make hip-hop with a laptop”. Those comments were my fuel’ via The Guardian. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- Flying Lotus: ‘People kept saying, “You can’t make hip-hop with a laptop”. Those comments were my fuel’The Guardian - 2026-05-16T20:00:19+00:00
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