And what do we think of gestures toward jazz…?
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Will Adams: Oooooooh, preeeeeeetty.
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Patrick St. Michel: Flying Lotus puts aside the glitchy electronics in favor of more jazz-leaning sounds, while Erykah Badu contributes vocals. It’s a combination that sounds nice, but the two artists behind “See Thru To U” don’t know what to do with it, the whole track content to jog in place instead of push beyond sounding lovely. Pleasant, but aimless
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Jonathan Bogart: I keep forgetting that Flying Lotus could be cataloged under “jazz” just as easily as he is under “electronica.” And that even such absurdly broad categorizations are still the enemy.
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Brad Shoup: Reminds me of an updated take on Sonny & Linda Sharrock, or maybe just an snippet from the cutting room. Honestly, I wish this were longer; the guitar hints at wizardry, and five more minutes may have forced the drums away from jazz signifying, and into jazz creativity.
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Alfred Soto: Someone laid down a decent rhythm track and — well, what? Who’s doing whom a favor?
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Anthony Easton: Sometimes pretty and cryptic just comes across as obvious and kind of lazy.
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