Hercules and Love Affair
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Hercules and Love Affair is a music project by New York DJ Andrew Butler. Basically, the style of the group cannot be assigned to a single genre, it corresponds to a mixture of electro, indie and dance music. The music is often interpreted as a homage to early house music such as that of the DJs Frankie Knuckles or Marshall Jefferson, as well as to the disco music of the late 1970s.
Members
Surname | position | Activities outside the band |
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Andrew Butler | producer | Producer and dj |
Antony Hegarty | singing | Singer with Antony and the Johnsons |
Kim Ann Foxman | singing | Fashion jewelry designer and DJ |
Nomi Ruiz | singing |
Jessica 6 (2011: See the Light) Nomi (2005: Lost in Lust) |
Tim Goldsworthy | Co-producer | Co-owner of the label DFA Records |
Andrew Rasposo from Automato and Tyler Pope from !!! the basslines. Joint live performances are not planned. However, they were on tour in Germany as the opening act for Gossip (2010)
Surname
The connection to Greek mythology is intentional and reflects Butler's interest in it. The cover of the self-titled album is based on ancient Greek art; one song is called Athene , another Iris . The scenery in the video for the single Blind is also reminiscent of ancient Greece . In an interview, Butler makes it clear that he wanted to give the band something romantic with the name. On the other hand, And Love Affair should also establish a connection to names of earlier disco bands such as The Crown Heights Affair or The Rice and Beans Orchestra . Marshall Jefferson also gave himself the stage name Hercules on some records .
reception
The self-titled album Hercules and Love Affair was received extremely positively by the critical trade press. The music magazine Intro described the style as a “sensational bastard of Chicago house, postpunk and a lot of disco” . Paul Flynn of the British magazine The Guardian gave the album 5 out of 5 stars, his colleague Alexis Petridis only 3 out of 5. The Times gave it 4 out of 5 stars. The album, like the first single, Blind, reached the top 40 in many European countries.
Discography
album
- Hercules and Love Affair (March 14, 2008; DFA Records , CD and vinyl LP)
- Sidetracked (July 9, 2009; Renaissance Recordings) (double CD: the former with remixed versions, the latter with the originals)
- Blue Songs (January 31, 2011)
- DJ-Kicks (compilation with a new song) (October 26, 2012; K7 Records)
- The Feast of the Broken Heart (2014)
- Omnion (2017)
Singles
- My House (2011)
- Roar (September 3, 2007; DFA Records)
- Blind (March 3, 2008; DFA Records, CD and vinyl single)
swell
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK
- ↑ Jessica 6 at Myspace.
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from June 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ pitchforkmedia.com ( Memento of March 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ intro.de
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ YouTube video
- ↑ musicomh.com
- ↑ discogs.com
- ↑ intro.de ( Memento of the original from March 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ music.guardian.co.uk
- ↑ arts.guardian.co.uk
- ^ Entertainment.timesonline.co.uk
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Hercules and Love Affair on Myspace
- Hercules and Love Affair at Discogs (English)
- Tim Goldsworthy at Discogs (English)
- Kim Ann Foxman (English)
- Nomi Ruiz (English)
- Antony and The Johnsons - Band by Antony Hegarty (English)
- Interview with Andrew Butler (English)
- Interview with Andrew Butler at Intro.de