With a sense of humor, grace, impeccable timing and innovation Flying Lotus brought the house down at the Warp Records 2010 SXSW showcase. He rushed onto stage and with the giddiness of a geek with a new gadget. He took the mic and announced that the audience was about to be treated with “visuals never before seen in the U.S.”
Warp label manager Priya Dewan jumped on stage to help erect a screen that served as a partial cocoon where Flying Lotus was bathed in images that complemented the most dynamic set of the evening. The technology wasn’t anything fancy, but the visual content was creative. The tone and substance of the visuals meshed with the music impeccably. No wonder, it was created by Flying Lotus himself. “This new album will have a very strong visual element and the live show reflects that,” Dewan told PMT.
Dewan says she felt the showcase reflected Warp’s current sound. “I thought it was a great success…all the artist had great individual performances and on the whole the sound was great and the crowd was really enjoying and the artists looked like they were having a great time and that’s really all you can ask for.”
Flying Lotus will take this show on the road with Thom York’s new band Atoms for Peace.
Flying Lotus’ Cosmogramma comes out on May 4.
