Ideas+drafts+loops explained

Ideas+drafts+loops
Type:	mixtape
Artist:	Flying Lotus
Cover:	I+d+l cover art.jpg
Released:	December 10, 2013
Genre:	Psychedelic hip hop electronic jazz
Length:	61:24
Prev Title:	Duality
Prev Year:	2012
Next Title:	You're Dead!
Next Year:	2014

Ideas+drafts+loops is a mixtape by Flying Lotus, released on December 10, 2013 by Brainfeeder. It was released for free via MediaFire and the Brainfeeder website. The mixtape contains guest features by Andreya Triana, Baths, Earl Sweatshirt, Mapei, Niki Randa, Shabazz Palaces, Thundercat, The Underachievers and Viktor Vaughn;^{[1] [2]} and a remix of Kanye West's song "Black Skinhead".

Composition

The mixtape was characterized as psychedelic and hip hop, with August Brown of Los Angeles Times describing some songs as "dinner jazz", "synth-velvety" and "hard core".

The mixtape mainly consists of unfinished "scraps" from his then-upcoming 2014 album You're Dead!.^[1] However, it also contains previously released material. The song "About That Time" was written for and featured in Cartoon Network series Adventure Time, as the closing theme^[3] for the episode "A Glitch Is a Glitch", titled as "About That Time//A Glitch Is a Glitch".^[4] The songs "Aqua Teen 24" and "Chasing Apples" are used the intro and outro theme respectively for Aqua TV Show Show, an alternative title for the tenth season of the Adult Swim series Aqua Teen Hunger Force.^[5] "Colemans Groove" is a version of a groove used by Hodgy in his song "Lately",^{[5] [6]} and "Between Villains" was previously released as a part of Adult Swim Singles Program 2013.

Release

The mixtape was released via MediaFire as a compliment for having reached 300 thousand followers on Twitter.^{[7] [8]} However, it was taken down by request of Nintendo of America on October 23, 2015.^[9] It was also posted on DatPiff as 24 Song Zip File.^[10]

Reception

Brown said that "sonically, the package is all over the place", but "it's an interesting look behind the curtain".^[11] Carl Acheson of SLUG stated that the mixtape is "full of experiments and collaborations that show how flexible Flying Lotus is as an artist" and that "it is a psychedelic delve into the mind of an electronically inspired madman".^[12]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Flying Lotus; except "Ideas", which is co-produced by DJ Mehdi.^[13]

Sample credits^[6]

• "An Xbox Killed My Dog" contains samples of "Tiden" by That's Why.
• "Aqua Teen 24" contains samples of "Here Comes the Meter Man", performed by The Meters.
• "Chasing Apples" contains samples of "Ode to Billie Joe", written by Bobbie Gentry and performed by Lou Donaldson.
• "Colemans Groove" contains samples of "Falcon Love Call (Armazém No. 2)", written by Jose Roberto Bertrami, Alex Malheiros and Ivan Conti, and performed by Azymuth; and "Lately", written and performed by Hodgy Beats.
• "Flotus" contains samples of "Beauty Products", composed by Andrzej Korzyński.
• "Puppet Talk" contains samples of "First Gymnopédie", composed by Erik Satie.
• "Tree Tunnels 3" contains samples of "Falcon Love Call (Armazém No. 2)", performed by Azymuth.
• "Wake Me" contains samples of "Don't Be Gone" by Chicago Gangsters.

External links

• Release on MusicBrainz

Notes and References

1. Web site: Flying Lotus Remixes 'Black Skinhead', Shares Free 24-Track Set. December 10, 2013. July 30, 2017. Spin. Chris. Martins.
2. Web site: Flying Lotus Releases Outtakes Comp Featuring Kanye, Earl Sweatshirt, Thundercat, Shabazz Palaces. December 10, 2013. July 30, 2017. Pitchfork. Jenn. Pelly.
3. Web site: Datamoshing the Land of Ooo. Rourke. Daniel. OReilly. David. David OReilly (artist). April 25, 2013. Rhizome. July 30, 2017.
4. Web site: Listen to a New Flying Lotus Song, Recorded for Cartoon Network's "Adventure Time" Series. Pitchfork. April 4, 2013. July 30, 2017. Carrie. Battan.
5. Web site: "Ideas+drafts+loops" Outtakes Compilation – Flying Lotus [Free Download & Tracklist]]. Patrick. Lyons. Zumic. December 10, 2013. July 30, 2017.
6. Web site: Ideas+drafts+loops by Flying Lotus. WhoSampled. July 30, 2017.
7. Web site: DOWNLOAD: Flying Lotus 'Ideas' Mix. The Quietus. December 11, 2013. July 30, 2017. Laurie. Tuffrey.
8. Web site: Flying Lotus shares free MP3 bundle Ideas+Drafts+Loops. Fact. December 10, 2013. July 30, 2017.
9. Web site: File sharing and storage made simple. July 30, 2017. MediaFire.
10. Web site: Flying Lotus - 24 Song Zip File. DatPiff. July 30, 2017.
11. Web site: Flying Lotus posts dozens of outtakes. https://web.archive.org/web/20140713151237/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/dec/10/entertainment/la-et-ms-flying-lotus-outtakes-20131210. dead. July 13, 2014. Los Angeles Times. December 10, 2013. July 30, 2017. August. Brown.
12. Web site: Review: Flying Lotus – Ideas+drafts+loops. Carl. Acheson. SLUG. March 6, 2014. July 30, 2017.
13. Web site: Flying Lotus Celebrates 300K Twitter Followers With a Free .ZIP of "Ideas+drafts+loops". Khal. Complex. December 10, 2013. July 30, 2017.