According to Casey Spooner of the electro duo known as Fischerspooner, the headgear he is wearing on the cover of their new album is "based on a Kabuki dance called Wisteria Maiden.... In the traditional dance, they use a hat that becomes lots of things. It is a prop that transforms into an umbrella, a shield and a palette." However, during a dance he does at the beginning of their show about outer space, "the hat signifies even more things: the moon, isolation, ambition, show biz and space travel. I like that it combines several strange and conflicting references that all add up. It is real neon that Lite Brite Neon installed with a battery pack so I can wear it on stage."
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Umbrella Hat: Or Androgynous Sex Symbol?
According to Casey Spooner of the electro duo known as Fischerspooner, the headgear he is wearing on the cover of their new album is "based on a Kabuki dance called Wisteria Maiden.... In the traditional dance, they use a hat that becomes lots of things. It is a prop that transforms into an umbrella, a shield and a palette." However, during a dance he does at the beginning of their show about outer space, "the hat signifies even more things: the moon, isolation, ambition, show biz and space travel. I like that it combines several strange and conflicting references that all add up. It is real neon that Lite Brite Neon installed with a battery pack so I can wear it on stage."
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