Daddy Kev said that it lasted four months, when it usually takes a few days. Daddy Kev, of Low End Theory and Alpha Pup Records, handled mastering, which was overseen by Ellison. He also said the mixing was 'the hard part', but a 'cathartic' and 'fun' process. It means mother as well.' He also used other samples, such as video game sounds.Įllison said the process of recording was 'quite DIY'. But I didn't want to forget that space.' When asked where the title came from, he said: 'that's the term my aunt gave my mother. I'm not the type to go out recording things like that.

On the process of recording his mother's respirator, Ellison said: 'I know it was a weird thing to do. The samples were also used in the closing track 'Galaxy in Janaki', a tribute to his mother. While his mother was in the hospital, Ellison brought in a mobile recording rig and set microphones around her room to gather audio samples, such as a respirator and vital-sign monitors. During the album's recording, Ellison developed a creative relationship with Thundercat, a member of his Brainfeeder record label. The album was fully recorded in Ellison's apartment in Los Angeles, California. Following a session for the track 'Computer Face', he had found the energy and theme for Cosmogramma. The recording sessions began in October 2008, immediately following his sophomore album Los Angeles, and while grieving his mother's death. In 2011, Ellison released the album's B-side EP, Cosmogramma Alt Takes. Upon release, it received widespread critical acclaim, with critics noting the eclectic, maximalist and Afrofuturist style of Ellison's production. The album entered and peaked at number 60 on the UK Albums Chart, and at number 88 on the US Billboard 200 chart. Though Ellison released no singles, he went on a tour through Canada, Europe, and United States in promotion of the album. It features contributions from Laura Darlington, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Niki Randa, Thom Yorke, Ravi Coltrane, Rebekah Raff and Thundercat.Ĭosmogramma was advertised with an 'augmented reality' application called Cosmogramma Fieldlines, released for free. Cosmogramma is an electronica, experimental, IDM and nu jazz record. Besides using a laptop, a sampler and a drum machine, the album also incorporates live instruments. The album's recording sessions began in October 2008 in Ellison's apartment in Los Angeles, immediately following his previous album and the death of his mother. Src: Cosmogramma is the third studio album by American music producer Steven Ellison as Flying Lotus, released by Warp Records on May 3, 2010.

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