Flying Lotus - Inside the Codex: the Art of Cosmogramma

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Photographed by Flying Lotus and Theo Jemison
Edited by StrangeLoop

[@Cowaco]

To me album covers are really important. It's the eyecatcher and influences the way you listen.

[@aaronquist8125]

So agree with this. It literally affects/effects the way the music looks in your head as you listen.

[@thatnikkakris2339]

Fr, a bad cover can ruin an album

[@Bob12345678910423]

“Words do not express thoughts very well; every thing immediately becomes a little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases me and seems right that what is of value and wisdom of one man seems nonsense to another.” -Hermann Hesse

[@falsegarden]

>something both modern and ancient fucking spot on, 100%

[@orsonzedd]

i want to buy that art book

[@yoduh252]

I have one of the Codex's its awesome you can find it on Amazon. Leigh also did the art for Causmic's album Wormholes, cool animation too.

[@davido3109]

yes!!!!!! me too!!

[@deskryptic]

900 bones tho!

[@orsonzedd]

@@deskryptic the human body is made of 30,000 microbones

[@leksasdf]

Think about how cool it would've been if you received a copy of that guys scetchbook with the album, then you could go through it as you listened to it. Audiovisual tripping would be at it's peak.

[@MrMattaiusify]

I hate these sort of comments. But I listened to this album stoned a few days ago. Seriously one of the best experiences you can have. Give it a go.

[@joe-bro_11]

'Los Angeles' too!

[@yoduh252]

One of my all-time favorites..if you liked Cosmogramma you might enjoy Wormholes by Causmic..Leigh also did the artwork for his album & Causmic animated it.

[@lightspaceman5064]

Zodiac Shit is the closest a song has ever come to giving a high without being high. If you are high its like being too high.

[@maxherrera6819]

Try tripping to this album

[@NotSmirksMusic]

Even his debut "1983" is quite an experience

[@squizz222]

This man's artwork is beautiful. Despite its abstract nature, it just oozes life.

[@naeverse]

I need help finding documentaries like this. It is really inspirational and sparks creativity. Makes me want to get super baked and paint.

[@joshgartland7160]

i wish this was two hours long

[@yoduh252]

One of my favorite albums..if you liked Cosmogramma you might also like the album Wormholes by Causmic. Leigh McCloskey also did the artwork for Wormholes. Dope animation too.

[@zopigmincraft]

thank you so much this is what I have been looking for a long long time

[@dracotheboxxer1897]

Thanks 🙏🏿

[@theville9885]

I've deleted albums because of covers that did not depict the content. A cover that goes with the music enhances my experience... one example is Atrocity Exhibition by Danny Brown. The grim look of the cover is a mood setter even before Downward Spiral cuts on.

[@salvadorfuentes8880]

most great albums have a great cover tbh

[@VoidghostII]

I understand what hes saying when he talks about losing elements of thought when trying to transcribe such thoughts in a word form. You sort of just have to relax and let your deeper mind have control of the pen as opposed to constantly being concerned with whether or not people can fully decipher (they can't) your work.

[@tommyo.7876]

I always thought the album artwork was inspired by Sun Ra "Sleeping Beauty". Guess it's just a strange coincidence??

[@NeedThisSound]

+Tommy O. idk had the same feeling with several artworks

[@HoudaFK.]

What an honor to live in the in the same time-frame as you Mr Leigh ✨

[@jonathan305wilson1]

Brought my itunes to life with the art...

[@Jinrikishaa]

Mindblown, this is beyond my level of comprehension and rendering....

[@stevenhall5492]

Such beauty and art. Truly part of out soul now that we experienced it.

[@daveschmave]

I'd love to sit down for 5 hours and look through his sketchbook

[@NAHT87]

two great artists.

[@Abracadabra418]

AMAZING!!!!

[@earthshaker1217]

I love how you put this. YEEEESSS!!!!

[@Neurozumim]

Pretty amazing art!

[@dragonfaceca]

Loved it, very inspirational!

[@stoyashot]

that interior is amazing!

[@Nina513]

Pretty much, PERFECTION!

[@HARUKOKATO]

wonderful!!!

[@rapperman9819]

Genius, both of them.

[@katrozauber]

amazing!

[@AUseventynine]

beautiful

[@CovenantOfLove]

=) 2:16 perfect timing

[@ssstephenssskates]

another level!

[@ken1334]

These drawings are executed in the same way that renaissance grizelle's are made. I guess it's just funny to me that this artist talks of creating a new process when he is actually utilizing very old techniques to create new expression. Our collective existence is most certainly cyclic - Let us forget together.

[@lowek7773]

one who doesn't know history is doomed to repeat it

[@companiafantasma7537]

@@lowek7773 or blessed in this case. Perception is everything.

[@beauevans]

yea thats completley true. and if you have ever done psychedelics you would know that those experiances cant be explained with words, all words do is dull them down, so many of artists (Flying Lotus, Alex Grey, etc) express these experiances through different mediums than just words, like art and music. i just put it as simple as it could be put haha

[@w4r7]

truly inspired

[@BestStuffOnEarth64]

Thanks, man.

[@natewatson6962]

His art is so good

[@howell1488]

incredible

[@caytlynmccloskey3475]

The Codex Books are for sale. There are three volumes. Here is a link for all of Leigh J. McCloskey's books. Enjoy. www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&ref_=nb_ss_gw&Go.x=0&Go=Go&Go.y=0&field-keywords=tarot%20revisioned&url=search-alias%3Daps

[@NaNdgate]

No need to reduce it to something so trivial. Not all thoughts and ideas can be reduced to words. Some concepts come through better in art and music. FlyLo's music really reflects that.

[@beauevans]

its not an origional song, FlyLo worked with a bunch of artists that play strings, harps, and most of the instruments u hear in cosmogramma. its not like he just found those samples, he had the ideas and he needed someone to help him record the string parts. the song in the backround is from the outtakes of cossmogramma, there is a version thats just the string arangement.

[@MelvinJamesHendrix]

Inspired!

[@MAG1CMAN69]

@marcusjames cosmogramma is flylo's album this is the artwork for it done by the Leigh the white guy

[@MrArchicon]

If youre interested the painters name is Leigh J. McCloskey.

[@CageiLove]

amazing subject

[@dianangel03]

Excelente

[@natei860]

MY LIFE JUST CHANGED !! THANK YOU MOMENT, THANK YOU Leigh J. McCloskey!!

[@LeifurEir]

so dope... so medicine..

[@MartinfdeZ81]

What a room !!!!!!

[@CaptainSanchez]

i agree with you man. and that is the philosophy of art... of life...

[@MrCigaretteJuice]

@SuperiFox Actually it's Leigh McCloskey. Theo Jamison photographed for this.

[@optimusprime0616]

Zodiac Shit by Flying Lotus, off of his album Cosmogramma. Do yourself a favor and listen to album all the way through. It's a wonderful journey

[@bright0n]

Codex Tor is the name of Leigh J. McCloskey's three illuminated books composed of over 500 hand drawn and painted images. The first book, Codex Tor I: Winter Solstice, is posted on his site: leighmccloskeydotcom. To purchase these books and explore his prolific body of work, visit his website. Really wonderfully mind-blowing work!

[@drawingshadows]

@ta11child101 Those sketchbooks are "Codex Tor Book 1 Summer Solstice" and "Codex Tor Book 1 Winter Solstice." Look 'em up on Amazon. You can buy them.

[@bright0n]

I forgot to post as a reply. The name of the book is, as I mentioned above, Codex Tor I: Winter Solstice. Check it out on Leigh's website

[@ehmazin]

Damn his sketches are incredible

[@JayMFDilla]

YES

[@Rorschach177]

Its so amazing i want to buy this book ;))))

[@Xaevus]

I thought of it myself, I'm really glad you liked it, have a delicious day.

[@sativafourtwentie]

@ta11child101 i'm pretty sure it was in his codex's. Which you could probably buy or order from a bookstore

[@NeedThisSound]

hollly shyyyt

[@carlamccloskey]

You can have this notebook. It comprises three books and they are The Codex Tor series: Book One-Winter Solstice, Book One-Summer Solstice, Book Two-Equinox/Mysterium Magnum. They are amazing. Go to Leigh McCloskey's website which is his name for details.

[@sunfucker2213]

I want this artbook so bad

[@jack90403]

If the body dies, so too, does the mind. If the mind dies, the body is left without purpose, and goes to waste. I'd say they are intertwined on an intrinsic level.

[@dani_umpi]

hermosooooooooo

[@joe5head]

wow...subbed

[@oOSoulOo]

Talk about a trip. I honestly wish I heard of this guy beforehand, otherwise it would have really given me more confidence in perusing art as I was younger. And for those of you lost in what he's talking about - I think he's simply referring to the fact that (as artists) we struggle to find some meaning behind what we create when we get that "spark", only to lose that meaning down the road. McCloskey wanted to find a way around that - to create WITHOUT meaning and let the work define itself.

[@calidadmusical]

ESTE ALBUM ES UN CLASICO Y AQUI EL ARTE DE PORQUE

[@bathinthefountain]

@TheSludgeMan HOLY SHIT THAT ROOM IS EPIC!

[@carlamccloskey]

You can also leave Leigh a message on Facebook or his website.

[@headbangaboogie1]

where can i digitally get some of those amazing sketches? lmao are any of them included inside the album?

[@user-mt9eg3ro5p]

Отлично

[@IZionDawta]

I want to wrap myself up in his space

[@marcusjames2086]

...thats dope! whats the artists name or how can i find out more about cosmogramma?

[@Kubiak04]

wow that guy is fucking cool, wish there were more vids of him. gonna watch it again

[@JayMFDilla]

le incredible...

[@damianowynn3749]

Nice quote. I have to copy and paste that on my computer. BTW, did you come up with that quote? It's very outstanding

[@EliOfHolland]

i second this

[@beammeawish]

cool..said what I had to say..and now its up to you..

[@BetterCallThall]

I am working on a book called the Planetsmiths Codex and it has a multitude of illustrations and a written language I've given no phonetic meaning to, yet remains consistent and technically DOES follow a narfative. I don't even know if it's an alphabet, abjad, or syllabry. I wish I could share it.

[@MasterYugiMoto]

is there anywhere I can see your work? I am interested

[@BetterCallThall]

@@MasterYugiMoto I'll have to upload pictures of it. I'll put some up on my dusty ol deviantart :) I'll comment you a link when I'm done

[@ZaptorTheShredder]

This guy is a genius

[@WendyKroy77]

@LfunkeyA I didnt say that the ultimate destination is tragedy, i said the ultimate tragedy is that all things must pass: career, popularity, good looks, youth...

[@Cdubzhappy]

there's a general consensus in the spiritual community that the clean mind is the truest and most reliable way to reach enlightenment.

[@pixiefilth]

@idontknowwhattocallm that was the first word that came to mind. self-importance is an egregious affliction.

[@doggins]

It's a matter of comparison, both enhance your abilities

[@SuperiFox]

@MrCigaretteJuice Oooo alright. Thanks for the clarification man!

[@aaron24863]

When Zodiac Shit came on, I actually felt what he was talking about for a second!!!!

[@TheSnoozeFox]

@wowter93 always wanted to try that but god knows where to find it in london

[@xPaleMemory]

youtube has a serious lack of comments like yours

[@sbeckett20]

@wowter93 as long as it smells like really old people then your on the right track! :P

[@T3ddy96]

DAMN I WANT HIS STUDIO IN MY HOUSE!

[@100BlaQRaok.el_1]

I'm a believer~

[@DestinFate]

epic

[@niallkeville]

that is just fucking cool

[@sonnyglover5229]

Where can i get a copy?

[@CJFilmz]

whoa i hear this dudes voice really high up

[@PeopleR2sensitive]

you gotta admit, it helps, tons.

[@SuperiFox]

@spamguitarrows It says Theo Jemison in the description.

[@sbeckett20]

@wowter93 yep as serious as one can get!!

[@zpotek]

Im gonna tattoo one of his motives!

[@oddfuture4533]

Yo this is fuckin awesome