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There's not much you can say against the laser harp. At the Highline Ballroom on Tuesday night a beam of green light shot up from the floor, then fanned out into eight individual rays. The tiny synth-pop singer Little Boots, wearing a gold lamé gown and face mask, played the melody of her song "Earthquake" by moving her hand among the streams of light; each time she blocked one, it triggered a synthesizer pitch, and she could alter its tone by lowering or raising her hand on each beam.More pictures from the show at Highline Ballroom below..."Earthquake" isn't much of a song, but that was a beautiful display. It made you feel light. "I'm basically obsessed with lasers," she admitted, chattily, when the song was done...
...And at two points in the show, putting on a cape and hood and getting behind a red synthesizer, she evoked another great future monger from the past: Sun Ra. This sort of thing has a history. There's a lot out there besides Auto-Tune. [NY Times]
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omg. looks insane. wish i had an earlier ODDSAC ticket that day.
Posted by Anonymous | March 4, 2010 3:48 PM
Laser Harp and Emily.... yum....
Posted by Anonymous | March 4, 2010 3:49 PM
fun show.
Posted by Anonymous | March 4, 2010 4:12 PM
AMERICAAAAAAA AHAHHHHHHHHHHHH
http://welcometoamericabro.blogspot.com/
Posted by Anonymous | March 4, 2010 4:14 PM
soooooo bummed not able to make the AC/Guggenheim thing today : (
please post some pics BV!!
Posted by Anonymous | March 4, 2010 4:38 PM
little boots: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rpD_eclfTY
Posted by iambootsreilly | March 4, 2010 4:51 PM
"There's not much you can say against the laser harp."
Maybe laser harp should marry Jack White and get him to release its album.
Posted by J | March 4, 2010 7:34 PM
so now shes trying to be fever ray
Posted by Anonymous | March 4, 2010 8:33 PM
Not so little in the upper thighs.
Posted by Anonymous | March 5, 2010 10:44 AM
you really need to post the name of the douchebag who would try and compare this drek to Sun Ra.
Posted by jim hildreth | March 5, 2010 10:50 AM
Pix and the set list can be seen here....
http://according2g.com/2010/03/little-boots-celebrates-album-release-in-new-york/
Posted by G | March 6, 2010 9:35 AM
This show was awesome! Little Boots lights were the best! Body Language was pretty good too! I was kinda impressed.
Posted by joe | March 6, 2010 12:27 PM
@iambootsreilly
nope. it looks nothing like little boots. little boots is more muscular and has fuller lips. my money is on Lykke Li.
Posted by Anonymous | March 7, 2010 2:54 AM
Lasers. Cool.
Posted by Provillus | March 24, 2010 9:11 AM