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Flying Lotus at First Ave
Tour Dates
08/26/2019
Corona Theatre
Montreal, QC
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The Flying Lotus brought his spectacular 3-D show to First Avenue on Tuesday, August 20th, in downtown Minneapolis.
Opening the show was Salami Rose Joe Louis, a lone DJ/mixer playing on her keyboard and singing songs over melodic sound. Like all the acts, videos were shown on the big backdrop while they play. Not sure if the images were specific to the songs, but they were definitely custom made.
The Californian native was playing songs from her recently released album Zdenka 2080, available on Brainfeeder.
Between sets, PBDY (Paul Preston) was the DJ. He played about 15-20 minutes of some dance/electronic beats. The first set (after Salami Rose Joe Louis) was a little calmer, space out with lots of percussions, while the second set (after Brandon Coleman) felt more chaotic and noise-centric. The latter set probably had more to do with the crew moving and setup for Flying Lotus.
Throughout his set, the logo of Brainfeeder was on display on the backdrop. Apparently PBDY is one of the spokespersons for the music label and currently running the music collective, TAR.
Prior to Brandon Coleman (billed as Brandon Coleman Spacetalker) coming on stage, a video of “spacetalker” was shown - which turned out to be a nice tribute to Ras G (aka Gregory Shorter), one of the founders of Brainfeeder and Los Angeles Beat Scene.
Coleman only had excitement about playing at the legendary First Avenue, citing how he remembered watching Purple Rain all those years ago and how incredible it was for him to play on the same stage as Prince. He dedicated “Love” (or as announced as “Unconditional Love”) to the purple one.
Filmmaker, producer, and DJ The Flying Lotus (aka FlyLo) closed out the show.
Before we talk about show, we should mention that the 3D show was a step up from most shows. The high-res 3-D video were powered by an Alienware laptop, with the aid of a dedicated external Graphics Amplifier. Each show seemed like they were different, with the video director making small modification to the videos before the main show.
Every paying guest was given a passive 3D glasses, like the ones you get at the movie theaters. These particular glasses had Flying Lotus branding on them, making them the perfect souvenir to remember the fabulous show.
Center stage was FlyLo in his custom DJ stand, which looked like it was inspired by Katsuhiro Otomo’s cyberpunk classic Akira. Starting his set off with a video, featuring Twin Peaks creator David Lynch, playing perfectly into “Fire is Coming”.
Like all 3D shows, you really need to view the show in the center. Unfortunately, since it was really crowded, if you got in late and saw the show at the side, it’s not a great viewing experience.
It’s a real trip to see flying particles and roller coasting movements. When it’s in full effect, watching the 3D videos and hearing the music, it blows away any regular DJ sets. Let’s face it, most DJ shows aren’t that exciting, as you’re just watching some guy(s) pushing buttons and pulling knobs. The Flying Lotus shows solves this problem, making his 3D show a truly unique experience.
Opening the show was Salami Rose Joe Louis, a lone DJ/mixer playing on her keyboard and singing songs over melodic sound. Like all the acts, videos were shown on the big backdrop while they play. Not sure if the images were specific to the songs, but they were definitely custom made.
The Californian native was playing songs from her recently released album Zdenka 2080, available on Brainfeeder.
Between sets, PBDY (Paul Preston) was the DJ. He played about 15-20 minutes of some dance/electronic beats. The first set (after Salami Rose Joe Louis) was a little calmer, space out with lots of percussions, while the second set (after Brandon Coleman) felt more chaotic and noise-centric. The latter set probably had more to do with the crew moving and setup for Flying Lotus.
Throughout his set, the logo of Brainfeeder was on display on the backdrop. Apparently PBDY is one of the spokespersons for the music label and currently running the music collective, TAR.
Prior to Brandon Coleman (billed as Brandon Coleman Spacetalker) coming on stage, a video of “spacetalker” was shown - which turned out to be a nice tribute to Ras G (aka Gregory Shorter), one of the founders of Brainfeeder and Los Angeles Beat Scene.
Coleman only had excitement about playing at the legendary First Avenue, citing how he remembered watching Purple Rain all those years ago and how incredible it was for him to play on the same stage as Prince. He dedicated “Love” (or as announced as “Unconditional Love”) to the purple one.
Filmmaker, producer, and DJ The Flying Lotus (aka FlyLo) closed out the show.
Before we talk about show, we should mention that the 3D show was a step up from most shows. The high-res 3-D video were powered by an Alienware laptop, with the aid of a dedicated external Graphics Amplifier. Each show seemed like they were different, with the video director making small modification to the videos before the main show.
Every paying guest was given a passive 3D glasses, like the ones you get at the movie theaters. These particular glasses had Flying Lotus branding on them, making them the perfect souvenir to remember the fabulous show.
Center stage was FlyLo in his custom DJ stand, which looked like it was inspired by Katsuhiro Otomo’s cyberpunk classic Akira. Starting his set off with a video, featuring Twin Peaks creator David Lynch, playing perfectly into “Fire is Coming”.
Like all 3D shows, you really need to view the show in the center. Unfortunately, since it was really crowded, if you got in late and saw the show at the side, it’s not a great viewing experience.
It’s a real trip to see flying particles and roller coasting movements. When it’s in full effect, watching the 3D videos and hearing the music, it blows away any regular DJ sets. Let’s face it, most DJ shows aren’t that exciting, as you’re just watching some guy(s) pushing buttons and pulling knobs. The Flying Lotus shows solves this problem, making his 3D show a truly unique experience.
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Salami Rose Joe Louis |
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Brandon Coleman Spacetalker |
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Flying Lotus at First Avenue, Minneapolis (20 August 2019) |
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