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September 23, 2015. | Issue 5, Volume 63 | thebluebanner.net Read more on next page Future-pop duo Purity Ring brought their Another Eternity tour to the Orange Peel, sharing Megan James' ominous, wispy vocals and Cohn Roddick's futuristic, dubbed- out beats with a sold-out crowd. The Sept. 15 show opened with Los Angeles artist HANA, whose trip-hop inspired beats and airy vocals are akin to other performers like fellow 4AD labelmate Grimes and Fever Ray. The raucous crowd of 1,050 wel comed HANA as she alternated from playing worldly, tribal syn thesizer riffs to whipping her long hair braid back and forth above the hyped audience. "You guys are so crazy!" HANA said. Pulsating hip-hop inspired beats complemented by organic, waver ing vocals and whimsical xylophone notes acted as a perfect soundtrack to the ultimate '80s'dance party we've never been to. "I'm so excited to be here in North Carolina with my friends Pu rity Ring," HANA said. "It's going to be such a good night." James' ominous whispers imme diately captivated the crowd when Purity Ring took stage, while verti cal strands of lights simultaneously hypnotized with pulsating flashes of white, blue and purple. - Sporting a chic mushroom mul let and-a skin-tight, white, shoul der-horned jiimpsuit, James com manded the crowd through the Canadian duo's futuristic and extra terrestrial interpretation of pop and- dance music. Her haunting harmonies led viewers into a mystical, dream-like trance of darkness and uncertainty. According to a Pitchfork inter view, James designs and sews the duo's stage and video fashions while Roddick designed the light- up MIDI drumming system he uses on stage. "It's so nice to be back; thank you," James said. "We're on tour with our good friend HANA. She's so beautiful and we love her songs. opened up tor Purity Ring. Photo by Blake Willis. It's so good playing with her every night." A large moon was displayed abo^ the stage, reminiscent of the band's cover art for their second album, this year's Another Eternity. James ascended up a staircase, pounding the moon with a mallet light as it emitted a beam of white onto the crowd. Purity Ring played a well-bal anced mix of both their albums, performing songs such as "Obe- dear," "Loftricies," "Crawlersout" and "Fineshrine" from 2012's Shrines.
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