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Captain Murphy
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
Captain Murphy
Plays on LTZ: (historical total not available beyond this vault's episode folders)
Tracks played
Mudhole — played 2026-06-11
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Captain Murphy — Mudhole
Played: 2026-06-11 (Segment 3 — Electronic run) (new release)
Flying Lotus reviving his Captain Murphy rap alias for the first time in roughly a decade, produced by Brainfeeder labelmate Little Snake. Written for the Lionsgate film The Furious (in cinemas 12 June — the day after the show). A menacing rage track, cold flow over sinister production, the visualizer made by original Adult Swim collaborator Adam Fuchs. Adds teeth to the electronic run.
Captain Murphy
Origin: Los Angeles, California, US · alias debuted 2012 · intermittent alter-ego project (dormant for years between appearances)
Members: Solo pseudonym of Steven Ellison (Flying Lotus), delivered in a pitch-shifted, DOOM-adjacent rap voice
Genre: Hip hop, experimental rap
Discography:
Duality (mixtape, 2012) — self-released — debut, first issued as a 34-minute short film before a deluxe download edition; production from Flying Lotus, Madlib, Just Blaze, TNGHT and others
"Mudhole" (single, 2026) — for the Lionsgate film The Furious, produced by Little Snake
Facts:
The Captain Murphy name and persona are borrowed from a character in the Adult Swim show Sealab 2021.
The alias first surfaced on "Between Friends," a 2012 Flying Lotus-produced Adult Swim single featuring Earl Sweatshirt.