Seraphina Lotkhamnga on April 14th, 2015

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Who: Flying Lotus in the Mojave Tent
In 3 or Fewer Words: Are we dead?
Memorable Because: Steven Ellison, who performs under the moniker Flying Lotus, brought a cerebral experience to the Mojave Tent. Wearing a mask that had two circles of light (actually making look like a fly in the dark), Flying Lotus performed within a cubed screen where trippy, synchronized projections bounced off and on through the set. At one point, the words “You’re Dead” — the title of his 2014 album — appeared on the cube before the Grim Reaper made two brief appearances. Although it would have been nice to have Kendrick Lamar come out during a performance of “Never Catch Me,” the set seemed like a perfect follow-up to some smooth yacht rock by Steely Dan and psych-rock from Tama Impala. Plus, as Lykke Li and Ryan Hemsworth previously did earlier in the night, Flying Lotus also took a crack at covering some Drake (“Know Yourself”).
What I’d Tell My Friend Who Was at Porter Robinson: Wrong tent, dude.
— S.L.