Live tape mix: what Kerri did for love, Latvian DJs did out of necessity
March 9, 2020 8:32 PM Subscribe
US house music titan, Kerri Chandler, gets creative while mixing. He's been known to rock a laser harp for live production. On at least one occasion he appeared onstage alongside hologram vocalists. But when he mixed live on a reel-to-reel set-up, he was going back to the roots of house DJs, and paying tribute to his father (Resident Advisor) with an hour of soulful house. On the other hand, Latvian DJs got creative with reel-to-reel out of necessity in decades past, to bypass censorship of Western music (Smithsonian Magazine; x-ray records, previously). Behold, Mr. Tape at DMC in 1991.
Ok, listen, I am aghast at not knowing laser harps existed until
Laser
HARPS
posted by Kitchen Witch at 11:43 PM on March 9, 2020
Laser
HARPS
posted by Kitchen Witch at 11:43 PM on March 9, 2020
Ok, listen, I am aghast at not knowing laser harps existed until
Laser
HARPS
I KNOW RIGHT?
I have simultaneously discovered the existence of the laser harp and my own burning need for a laser harp.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 12:53 AM on March 10, 2020
Laser
HARPS
I KNOW RIGHT?
I have simultaneously discovered the existence of the laser harp and my own burning need for a laser harp.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 12:53 AM on March 10, 2020
Laser Harp on Wikipedia, which notes that it was invented circa 1975/6, and has been popularized by Jean-Michel Jarre's use.
posted by filthy light thief at 6:45 AM on March 10, 2020
posted by filthy light thief at 6:45 AM on March 10, 2020
Is there anything actually good about playing a laser harp, or is it just a kind of cool idea? They seem like they're just more difficult than a keyboard while being less expressive (no velocity sensitivity)
posted by aubilenon at 10:50 AM on March 10, 2020
posted by aubilenon at 10:50 AM on March 10, 2020
It's a Jarre stage gimmick. It's a cool gimmick, though.
posted by atoxyl at 11:07 AM on March 10, 2020
posted by atoxyl at 11:07 AM on March 10, 2020
They seem like they're just more difficult than a keyboard while being less expressive (no velocity sensitivity)
They are gimmicky but, per the Wikipedia article, you can get additional control data by adding rangefinders, cameras, or other sensors to determine the location of the hand along the "string" or otherwise in space
posted by casconed at 11:51 AM on March 10, 2020 [1 favorite]
They are gimmicky but, per the Wikipedia article, you can get additional control data by adding rangefinders, cameras, or other sensors to determine the location of the hand along the "string" or otherwise in space
posted by casconed at 11:51 AM on March 10, 2020 [1 favorite]
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