Wonderful use of the Roland TB 808 Rhythm Composer for the bassline and topped with some soulful house vocals. Classics sounds all around on this track with a strong 90’s influence.
Hercules & Love Affair – Painted Eyes
My Love Affair continues with Herc & Co., who are back with yet another smouldering disco track from their latest effort, “Blue Songs”. This is there latest single from said album and is destined for a vaguely lit dance floor near you.
Hercules & Love Affair – Painted Eyes
On Blue Songs, Hercules’ mastermind Andy Butler has shifted the focus gently away from the New York house and disco forms of the debut; relocating to Denver and recording the album in Vienna with techno producer Patrick Pulsinger. Kim Ann Foxman returns on vocals, and is joined in starring roles by Venezuelan singer Aerea Negrot, fan-turned-collaborator Shaun Wright , Kele Okereke (Bloc Party) and Mark Pistel (Meat Beat Manifesto/Consolidated). Blue Songs sees Butler broaden his musical palette – “There’s definitely jacking house and there’s definitely even more full-blown disco, but there’s also more experimental, softer music” he explains. Be sure to catch the band on their extensive US tour as part of the Identity Festival to coincide with the release this summer.
Tracklisting for Blue Songs
Disc 1
1. Painted Eyes
2. My House
3. Answers Come In Dreams
4. Leonora
5. Boy Blue
6. Blue Songs
7. Falling
8. I Can’t Wait
9. Step Up
10. Visitor
11. It’s Alright
Bonus Tracks
12. Revenge
13. Chanel
14. Shelter
Disc 2
My House remixes
1. Stopmakingm remix
2. Tensnake remix
3. Derrick Carter’s BHQ Voodoo remix
4. Andy Butler remix
Painted Eyes remixes
5. In Flagranti remix
6. Moonlight Matters remix
7. Wolfram remix
HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR / IDENTITY FESTIVAL US DATES
Hercules & Love Affair – Blind (ft. Antony Hegarty from Antony and the Johnsons)
This is my post for all the dance heads that will be heading out tonight for a good time.
Gotta love Antony’s vocals on this track — There is no denying, once you hear his voice, it’s practically impossible to mistake his voice for any other — how many other artists can you say that for???
Hercules & Love Affair – Blind
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