As we know, Steven Ellison's production style has gone through an evolution from his spacey 1983 days to the whirling jazz fusion of You're Dead! On each album, his sound progresses further. So, as far as the often overlooked Reset goes, it acts as a midway point between Ellison's debut and the critically acclaimed Los Angeles. Here, there are elements of trip-hop, glitch-hop, experimental electronic, and even doses of wonk at work. Two songs stand out in particular: the sensual opener "Tea Leaf Dancers", and the chilled and relaxed "Massage Situation", which was often used in Adult Swim commercials after it was released. In all, it's a pretty slick collection of stuff that could be used as an easy entry point into Flying Lotus' discography.
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