Download: “Happy Birthday, Flying Lotus!” Jam Session

L.A. visionary Flying Lotus just had a birthday, and in the true spirit of birthdays, ArtDontSleep delivers a gift in his honor to the world: the “Happy Birthday Flying Lotus!” jam session featuring Lotus, Exile, Shafiq Husayn, Computer Jay and many more. Download or listen above and more info below! (Also if you didn’t hear—Daddy Kev confirms that mixing on the new Lotus LP has already commenced!)

Flying Lotus’s birthday recently passed. In celebration of another year and many more to come, ArtDontSleep put together another heavy impromptu jam session in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles.

This 30 minute take from the jam session features some heavy hitter producers and musicians, including Flying Lotus himself, Exile, Shafiq Husayn (SA-RA), Stephen Thundercat Bruner (Erykah Badu, SA-RA, etc), Miguel Atwood-Ferguson (Suite for Ma Dukes) Computer Jay, and many others.

From all these musicians to you, enjoy the joint entitled “Happy Birthday, Flying Lotus.”

Credits:
ArtDontsSeep presents: Echo Park Jam Sessions

Track Title: “Happy Birthday, Flying Lotus”

Featuring:
Flying Lotus
Exile
Shafiq husayn
Stephen Thundercat Bruner
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson
Computer Jay
Isaac Smith
Jim Lang
Alla Koi
Andres Renteria
Matthew David

Recorded by: Benjamin Tierney and Jim Lang
Recorded at: Knob World

Mixed by: Jose Jurado

Download: AM Sessions “A Love Supreme”

Andrew Lojero at ArtDontSleep passes along the results of the inaugural AM Session—a freeform jazz jam including members of Blank Blue, the composer of the “Suite for Ma Dukes” and many more of L.A.’s new movement of free-thinking next-wave musicians. Recorded live in Blu‘s studio—”A Love Supreme.” Download here or above and more info below:

Los Angeles is bubbling right now, ArtDontSleep, amongst many others, has been championing this blossoming sound for the last 5 years. Giving artists a place to freely create, innovate and build with one another. No distractions, just music. This is the first of many Jam Sessions to come. Thank you to Blu for lending us his studio to do this right.

From the June 16th 09 jam there are 5 songs that have been chosen for free release. This is the first of the bunch. A 25 minute rendition of “A Love Supreme”. The next round of releases will have vocals featuring, Zap Mama,
Nia Andrews, Novena Carmel and Neha Kent. For now, enjoy this small offering.

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson – Viola
Todd Simon – Trumpet
Andres Renteria – Drums, percussion
Pablo Ygal – Electric guitar
Shafiq Husayn – Juno, drums
Marc de Clive Lowe – Keys, mpc
Computer Jay – Rhodes, keys
Brian Martinez – Acoustic bass, electric bass
KenBts. – Effects

Benjamin Tierney – Recording engineer, mixing engineer.