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2531711, Prediction: Album event of the year Thundercat debut album
Posted by imcvspl, Wed Mar-30-11 11:40 AM
Get familiar with this cat - http://ggendron.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/stephen-thundercat-bruner/
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2531767, I concur.
Posted by DolphinTeef, Wed Mar-30-11 12:25 PM
The featured guests mentioned so far is B-A-N-A-N-A-S
2531957, agreed
Posted by astralblak, Wed Mar-30-11 03:40 PM
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2531962, If he lickin' bass like he did on Cosmogramma
Posted by 201cue, Wed Mar-30-11 03:45 PM
...i'd tend to agree witcha.
2531971, mos def! i hope we get something to hear in the near future
Posted by agentzero, Wed Mar-30-11 03:53 PM
2532090, definitely looking fwd.
Posted by KennyFresh, Wed Mar-30-11 06:39 PM
which guests have been announced so far?



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2532096, nice
Posted by Options, Wed Mar-30-11 06:50 PM
I've been interested in this dude- lookin' forward to the album.
2539022, this sounds incredible
Posted by agentzero, Mon Apr-18-11 10:40 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI3ng9oDjIw
2546531, pins and needles, needles and pins
Posted by imcvspl, Tue May-10-11 07:20 AM
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2546538, RE: pins and needles, needles and pins
Posted by mustardy, Tue May-10-11 07:55 AM
oops, sorry, haven't seen your post! anyway... i agree with you 100%
2573052, ...
Posted by Ghetto Black, Thu Jul-14-11 05:33 PM
2546597, has he got any mixes i can DL??
Posted by GumDrops, Tue May-10-11 10:44 AM
or tracks?

i wanna check him out.
2546604, Just Cosmogramma
Posted by imcvspl, Tue May-10-11 10:56 AM
some stuff on youtube... and live shows.
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2546607, RE: has he got any mixes i can DL??
Posted by Delajoo, Tue May-10-11 10:59 AM
yea same. This looks like a guy I could get into HEAVY, maybe inspire me to play bass more.
2547134, also
Posted by mustardy, Wed May-11-11 04:31 AM
he produced a track in 2005 on spacek's "space shift" called "hey there", quite amazing where he got from there
2550693, he played bass on tons of Sa-Ra stuff, as well as Shafiq's album
Posted by sweeneykovar, Thu May-19-11 12:46 PM
2546885, RE: Prediction: Album event of the year Thundercat debut album
Posted by Delajoo, Tue May-10-11 05:16 PM
so yeah his blog/style/steez whatever the fuck is cool as polar bear genitalia

http://thundercattheamazing.tumblr.com/
2547063, I'm familiar
Posted by Ishwip, Tue May-10-11 10:24 PM
:)
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2547164, i think gilles p has played some of his songs
Posted by GumDrops, Wed May-11-11 08:18 AM
i remember thinking hmmm when i heard them tho i cant remember any particular tunes
2547204, agreed
Posted by BigSlickMick, Wed May-11-11 09:32 AM
this album is going to dope as hell. can't wait. to me, brainfeeder can do no wrong.
2547216, Yup Yup (c) Teddy with the one-two checka
Posted by Soulroe, Wed May-11-11 09:50 AM
2550371, First single... George Duke cover
Posted by imcvspl, Wed May-18-11 04:51 PM
http://downloads.pitchforkmedia.com/ForLoveICome.mp3
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2550380, Dope Dope Dope!
Posted by 201cue, Wed May-18-11 05:34 PM
...didnt DOOM sample this (the orig i mean)?
2560132, yep
Posted by Ashley Ayers, Tue Jun-14-11 11:43 AM
>...didnt DOOM sample this (the orig i mean)?

doom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIwnI3VwvHI

the original
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk_RfQmV1Zg
2550386, wow.
Posted by stylez dainty, Wed May-18-11 06:12 PM
2550409, he is strongly influenced by george duke
Posted by mustardy, Wed May-18-11 07:01 PM
previously mmmhmmm reminded me of "feel"
2550477, lovely.
Posted by Ghetto Black, Wed May-18-11 11:18 PM
2550521, i like this.
Posted by GumDrops, Thu May-19-11 03:36 AM
but cos its fly lo, it has a kinda euro-soul sound to the production. like something from morcheeba (sorry lol) actually. thundercat needs to get the engineers from badus last album to work with him.
2578686, why not link the entire page?
Posted by FireBrand, Thu Jul-28-11 12:12 AM
AND the mp3? Now we have to search if we want more.
2550413, Austin Peralta & Thundercat jamming together (video)
Posted by mustardy, Wed May-18-11 07:04 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6TsMs0F40M

nice one
2550415, LMAO @ all the laptop cats @ 0:33
Posted by imcvspl, Wed May-18-11 07:10 PM
*insert snarky reply which doesn't apply to me here*
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2558143, Thundercat - Daylight (stream link)
Posted by BigSlickMick, Thu Jun-09-11 11:15 AM
http://www.pitchfork.com/news/42784-thundercat-reveals-flying-lotus-produced-lp/

pitchfork also posted the track list for the album.
2558160, 'beautiful'
Posted by imcvspl, Thu Jun-09-11 11:38 AM
I dig it, and the one before, but hope there are some heavier tracks on this joint as well. Still amped.
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2558769, yeah. this shit is nice
Posted by astralblak, Fri Jun-10-11 12:41 PM
but its a bit too "wonky" at times.
2559393, .........................................................................................................................................................................................
Posted by Ghetto Black, Sun Jun-12-11 10:46 PM
2559371, album is shaping up to be really good...
Posted by balloon, Sun Jun-12-11 07:47 PM
i likes a lot
2559687, this is very Steppin' Out #JoeJackson
Posted by FortifiedLive, Mon Jun-13-11 04:02 PM
2558166, looking forward to this
Posted by Ally Al 2003, Thu Jun-09-11 11:43 AM
2559269, well we got a release date woohoo
Posted by chinyre, Sun Jun-12-11 12:52 PM

i really cant wait for this

http://www.pitchfork.com/news/42784-thundercat-reveals-flying-lotus-produced-lp/


MP3: Thundercat: "Daylight"

The bass-playing Los Angeles native Stephen Bruner, who records as Thundercat, has had a truly varied career. He's done session and tour work for people like Snoop Dogg and Eric Benet, he's been a member of a boy band that scored a hit in Germany, and he's played with mookish hardcore legends Suicidal Tendencies. (Actually, he's still a member of Suicidal Tendencies.) Last year, Thundercat contributed to Cosmogramma, the spaced-out bass music masterwork from Flying Lotus. And on August 30, FlyLo's Brainfeeder label will release Thundercat's solo album The Golden Age of Apocalypse-- produced entirely by FlyLo.

Erykah Badu contributes to the album, as do members of SA-RA Creative Partners and J*Davey, pianist Austin Peralta, and Thundercat's drummer brother Ronald Bruner, Jr. One of the album's tracks, a cover of George Duke's "For Love I Come", recently ended up in our Best New Tracks section. Another, "Daylight", is above. We've got the album's tracklist below. And Thundercat also has a few shows coming up with FlyLo, so we've got those listed out as well.

The Golden Age of Apocalypse:

01 HooooooO
02 Daylight
03 Fleer Ultra
04 Is It Love?
05 For Love I Come
06 It Really Doesn't Matter to You
07 Jamboree
08 Boat Cruise
09 Seasons
10 Goldenboy
11 Walkin'
12 Mystery Machine (The Golden Age of Apocalypse)
13 Return to the Journey

Thundercat:

06-20 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
06-22 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg *
06-23 Los Angeles, CA - The Music Box *
06-24 San Francisco, CA - 103 Harriet *

* with Flying Lotus

Posted by Tom Breihan on June 9, 2011 at 10 a.m.

Tags: Thundercat, Flying Lotus, Collaboration, Audio, New Releases

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2559430, Holy shit his Brother is playing on the album?!?!?!?!!!?
Posted by The Balance, Mon Jun-13-11 01:05 AM
Ronald is the baddest drummer (Sorry ?uestlove) on the planet right now!
2559622, from what i can tell he will be
Posted by chinyre, Mon Jun-13-11 02:14 PM

what a talented family.
2559633, RE: well we got a release date woohoo
Posted by G_The_SP, Mon Jun-13-11 02:32 PM
I'm catching this talented trio (Flying Lotus, Thundercat, and Austin Peralta) at the Hollywood show. Looking forward to it.
2559634, me too! cant wait.
Posted by chinyre, Mon Jun-13-11 02:38 PM
2564591, RE: me too! cant wait.
Posted by G_The_SP, Fri Jun-24-11 05:22 PM
Show was SO SICK! 420 hash brownie had me in outer space with all that psychotic bass that just went right through the body. Amazing show. Despite that douchebag blocking the way every 10 minutes taking pictures and the stupid drunk short girl up in the from cutting in front of people every 10 minutes, it was one of the best concerts I've attended in my life, thus far.

Plus I got to meet FlyLo and Thundercat! I'm still in excited mode as you can probably tell.
2559660, *excited*
Posted by Ashley Ayers, Mon Jun-13-11 03:05 PM
2560151, i take it he's a singer?
Posted by justin_scott, Tue Jun-14-11 11:58 AM
lot of people hyping him...gonna have to check this out.
2560387, nope he's a bassist
Posted by chinyre, Tue Jun-14-11 07:31 PM

plays for suicidal tendencies, erykah badu, sa-ra
2560388, uhhhh, he sings as well.
Posted by Ghetto Black, Tue Jun-14-11 07:35 PM
have you not listened to the leaks?
2560390, sure ive heard the leaks
Posted by chinyre, Tue Jun-14-11 07:47 PM

i would put him under bassist who sings because thats his primary instrument. but thats just me though.its not important as long as the music is dope.
2560392, btw, it won't be better than dimlite's grimm reality.
Posted by Ghetto Black, Tue Jun-14-11 08:05 PM
**kicks rocks**
2572647, Damn, the scene release leaked quite early.
Posted by Ghetto Black, Wed Jul-13-11 10:10 PM
I'm not sure if i can hold out... :(
2572651, what's this now? any details.. album/song titles to point me in
Posted by DonWonJusuton, Wed Jul-13-11 10:21 PM
the right direction? i'm really interested in hearing this dude's stuff.. thanks
2572657, RE: Prediction: Album event of the year Thundercat debut album
Posted by Mr. Merge, Wed Jul-13-11 10:43 PM
It's honestly been such a standout year for music I forgot about this guy. But,YES!!
2575146, i love this album
Posted by GumDrops, Wed Jul-20-11 10:01 AM
it sounds like demos though

weirdly i get hints of ariel pink listening to the album

it sounds quite 80s influenced to me
2575150, Very disappointing...
Posted by 201cue, Wed Jul-20-11 10:14 AM
Sounds like a bunch of studio noodling. No thanks.
2575210, RE: Prediction: Album event of the year Thundercat debut album
Posted by stone_phalanges, Wed Jul-20-11 11:45 AM
I didn't like it much. wish it wasn't hyped up so much.
2577403, i love this album but is he to george duke what donnie was to stevie?
Posted by GumDrops, Mon Jul-25-11 01:07 PM
kinda ruins it a bit.
2577507, This is why I still Fcuks with OKP!!!!
Posted by Buddy_Gilapagos, Mon Jul-25-11 03:53 PM
Not the silly debates in GP, but because every so often this site puts me on to new music that I might not otherwise have come across. this is dope. Thanks.

Edit Update: BTW, I had skipped previous Thundercat posts and references to him because I thought everyone was referring to the LA producer Battlecat.

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2577519, I am loving this
Posted by Episode, Mon Jul-25-11 04:14 PM
I felt the same as some of the posters above at first thinking it was all too similar, too much overplaying. But damn now I can't stop playing it. Definitely one that gets better with each spin. Although it wasn't what I expected at all, I was expecting more jazz-influenced things along the line of Mmmhmm and For Love I Come but it plays more like a more experimental Dam-Funk. One of the albums of the year for sure.
2577540, really looking forward to it.
Posted by woe.is.me., Mon Jul-25-11 04:52 PM
2577551, i had to thank based god for walking
Posted by balloon, Mon Jul-25-11 05:26 PM
love that song
2577622, This is my favorite album of 2011 so far, regardless of genre
Posted by Ishwip, Mon Jul-25-11 08:09 PM

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I don't like the beat anymore because its just a loop. ALC didn't FLIP IT ENOUGH!

Flip it enough? Flip these. Flip off. Go flip some f*cking burgers.(c)Kno

Allied State of the National Electric Beat Treaty Organization (NEBTO)
2578398, this album is very weird but will probably grow on me
Posted by mr_graff, Wed Jul-27-11 03:14 PM
I was not expecting those 80s-styled pop influences on a couple of tracks.
2578687, Didn't know y'all were up on him.
Posted by FireBrand, Thu Jul-28-11 12:14 AM
can't wait to buy this when I get a moment.
2582404, THUNDERCAT ‘SHENANIGANS PT.1′ MIXED BY FLYING LOTUS
Posted by BigSlickMick, Sat Aug-06-11 01:47 AM
http://www.brainfeedersite.com/2011/08/04/thundercat-shenanigans-pt-1-mixed-by-flying-lotus/
2607397, btw this is such a dope mix
Posted by Small Pro, Tue Sep-27-11 01:31 PM
2590824, Thundercat debut album - Stream is Up
Posted by bentagain, Tue Aug-23-11 07:11 AM
http://www.pitchfork.com/news/43597-stream-new-albums-from-thundercat-tinariwen/
2593970, Can't wait. (c) Bart Scott
Posted by Soulroe, Mon Aug-29-11 08:08 PM
2594481, Certainly my favourite listening experience of the year
Posted by IceburgSmurf, Tue Aug-30-11 04:27 PM
probably the best lp for me but it was nice to enjoy a chilled out listening event of an lp rather than a cd with 4 out of 12 good tracks
2607500, I can't wait!
Posted by boyd, Tue Sep-27-11 04:45 PM
2637712, cross-post
Posted by howisya, Fri Dec-09-11 11:11 AM
http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=2637707&mesg_id=2637707&page=
2700628, I've been listening to 'Is It Love?' on a loop for an hour now.
Posted by Ghetto Black, Fri May-18-12 11:31 PM
It holds up along with 'For Love I Come'.

The album should've been better, though.

While the Grimm Reality wasn't as good as I anticipated, it has an edge on this album.

Btw, we won't let this post fade into obscurity.
2796997, Should I chance another prediction?
Posted by imcvspl, Wed Apr-17-13 08:48 AM


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2796999, lol, go on.
Posted by shockzilla, Wed Apr-17-13 08:55 AM
2797001, YES!
Posted by Reuben, Wed Apr-17-13 08:59 AM
even i need to say wilder shit on here.


(is it about jai pauls album btw?)