- electronic, instrumental, hip-hop
- 34 min
- 11 tracks
- Plug Research
1983 is the debut studio album by American electronic music producer Steven Ellison, under his moniker Flying Lotus. It was released by Plug Research on October 3, 2006. The album is named after Ellison's year of birth. The 20th anniversary edition was re-released on vinyl for Record Store Day on April 17th, 2026.
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Grave, character-led, spare and cool.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
- intimateepic
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- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
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- Dusted Magazinefavorable
- Pitchfork5.8/10
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Tracks
- 119835:10
- 2São Paulo2:08
- 3Bad Actors1:29
- 4Orbit Brazil2:40
- 5Shifty1:29
- 6Babble0:53
- 7Pet Monster Shotglass6:40
- 8Hello2:49
- 9Untitled #73:22
- 10Unexpected Delight3:23
- 111983 (Daedelus' Odd-Dance Party remix)3:55
11 tracks, 34 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Flying Lotus
- Label
- Plug Research
- Released
- October 3, 2006
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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