new album from hercules & love affair on double vinyl in gatefold sleeve.

hercules & love affair return to the fray with “controller”, a pulsing, propulsive new song that signals the first salvo from their long-awaited new album. featuring the horrors’ faris badwan on vocals, it takes the hercules’ disco-house heritage and fuses it with starker post-punk stylings. a taster both sonically and aesthetically of the new album, controller connects new wave, post-punk and 80s electro within the clubland realm of hercules & love affair. also featured is tuff city kids italo-disco inspired remix, and mike simonetto homage to early 90’s west coast break-beat house, and then there is the superb dub of the original….what a package! hearing the the horrors’ live version of frankie knuckles & jamie principle’s ‘your love’, andy realised he’d found a rock artist willing to engage with dance culture s history. with its underbelly of seamy ‘80s electro-pop yet recalling early house records by the likes of lil louis and bam bam, “controller”’s sub-dom, master-and-servant roleplay in the lyrics work perfectly with faris vocals delivery creating something truly quiet special

do you feel the same by hercules &love affair is easily one of the biggest dancefloor tracks of 2014, the powerful vocal and catchiness made it an anthem in its own right. now with re-works from one of the most celebrated figures in dance music todd terry and talented duo 6th borough project the record has been taken in different, but equally dynami,c directions. todd terrys remix keeps the uplifting dance quality of the track whilst adding his signature style of house that was instrumental in creating the deep/progressive house we listen to today. the dub takes the focus away from the vocal and has more of an underground and tech sound. 6thborough project often explore long forgotten funk and disco dubs, and with their remix of the track they manage to keep the disco sound of hercules &love affairs original track, even with the bpms dropped down to something far more mellow than the original.

brawther + dam swindle + hercules & love affair = mega bomb!!

real sool brings together a trio of heavyweight practitioners in the fine art of house music to remix tracks from ultramarines critically acclaimed album of late 2013. atlantas kai alce and amsterdams juju & jordash are real soon veterans with five releases between them on the label.

following a rapturous reception for their latest album *the feast of the broken heart* and a triumphant sell out london show, hercules & love affair release new single i try to talk to you feat. john grant lovingly rework by seth troxler, morgan geist and ha-ze factory.

following its initial release in 2013 and its round of high-profile advert placements, fcl ‘its you is proving to be one of those tracks that just keep coming back better. featuring remixes by the likes of mousse t., hercules & love affair and nick holder, this defected remix package is sure to send ‘its you down the road to becoming a classic.

the first single from forthcoming album *p.u.m.p*, featuring remixes from hercules and love affair, hackman & samo djs.
attention: record is mislabeled as playrjc031!

ende mai meldet sich das allseits beliebte elektro-kollektiv hercules and love affair mit einem neuen album zurück. -the feast of the broken heart- ist das dritte werk der fahrenden disco um mastermind andy butler. schon beim debütalbum führte butler einen reigen voller talentierter musiker und djs zusammen, die mit singles wie -blind- die szene nachhaltig prägten. auf -the feast of the broken heart- finden sich abermals namhafte gastmusiker, darunter john grant, rouge mary, gustaph oder krystle warren.

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new york city disco inspired ep

die new yorker hercules & love affair unter der regie von andy butler verarbeiten auf ihrer dj kicks klassischen house und disco zu einem clubsound, der mit einen fuß in der vergangenheit und mit dem anderen auf den dancefloors des hier und jetzt steht. mit einem sehr guten gespür für einen emotionalen roten faden und einem meisterhaft ausgewogenem gleichgewicht spannen sie den bogen von proto-house, über die goldenen jahre des new york der 90er jahre und chicagos jack-tracks zu einem modernen blick auf die glücksmomente von house. die doppelvinyl featured mit >a bit of redemption< von haze factory und >release me< von hercules & love affair auch zwei exclusive unreleased tracks...

feat hercules & love affair. the first single of deetrons forthcoming album on music man.

>fireworks< ist die erste single aus dem fantastischen debüt-album von wolfram aus wien. der hinreißende disco-song mit kapitalem pop-appeal wird von niemand geringerem als andy butler und kim ann foxman von hercules & love affair gesungen - einmal im ohr, für immer im herzen! mit andy butler verbindet den wiener eine langjährige freundschaft. die remixe kommen allesamt aus schweden, nämlich von axel moman (pampa records) sowie tiedeye (italians do it better), die >fireworks< auch gleich noch in balearic rock-manie gecovert haben.

includes bonus track im telling you!!

very smooth deep grooving disco infected house!! includes great remix by hercules & love affair

hercules and love affair is andrew butler with antony, nomi, and kim ann. butler emerged from making music for college based dance projects into a fully fledged recording artist, via the new york art scene. he hooked up with his friends from there and got them to collaborate and sing his songs and hercules and love affair is the result. antony rose to prominence when he won 2005s nationwide mercury music prize and this is a major step into a new area... a disco influenced mix of glamour and melancholy, happiness and clubbing that has sprung out of the mutual worlds of andrew and antony, kim ann and nomi. hercules and love affair is 2008s most exciting dancefloor concoction, an arthouse vision of pure pop by way of futuristic electronica, 4ad records and classic 70s new york disco, where beautiful, bruising harmonies and tensile rhythms collide in resurgent soundscapes and emotive disco workouts. the album is co produced by andrew butler with tim goldsworthy of dfa.

very old school sound chicago acid house tracks feat vocals by kim ann foxman, andrew butler and anthony. produced by tim goldsworthy (lcd soundsystem, the dfa)

ende mai meldet sich das allseits beliebte elektro-kollektiv hercules and love affair mit einem neuen album zurŸck. -the feast of the broken heart- ist das dritte werk der fahrenden disco um mastermind andy butler. schon beim debŸtalbum fŸhrte butler einen reigen voller talentierter musiker und djs zusammen, die mit singles wie -blind- die szene nachhaltig prŠgten. auf -the feast of the broken heart- finden sich abermals namhafte gastmusiker, darunter john grant, rouge mary, gustaph oder krystle warren.

its all too easy for nostalgia to tip into something negative. at its best its a celebration of the best the past has to offer while putting it into a contemporary context, at its worst its moaning that things arent as good as they used to be. hercules & love affair have always been firmly in the first category. main man andy butler takes classic house and disco sounds and uses them to craft dance music that has one foot in the past, the other cutting a rug on dancefloors right now. its a well-judged and expertly executed balance.

hercules and love affair Ð the name itself combines images of strength and vulnerability, masculinity and femininity, as well as a classic disco troupe. their music on their self-titled album debut followed suit. strident beats but sweetness at the core. music with a plan of attack but an identity as fluid as that of its creators. a gloriously burnished fusion of three decades of dance, from disco to house, acid to synth-pop, derrick may to giorgio moroder (and lets not forget yazoo), but sounding like no other dance record before Ð or since. and now theyve gone and done it again. the troupes second album blue songs represents the best that dance music can get Ð still bursting with freshness while in touch with its roots. as mainman andy butler says, >its a softer record in some ways, and at other moments a more aggressive record too.< the album also reveals more about his world and his songwriting, resulting in a more honest, and yet more universal, record

expanded 10th anniversary reissue on black & white split-coloured double vinyl. including remixes by j rocc, rick wade, helado negro, dntel, and more.

one of the standout tracks from the 2nd album by andy butler & co. gets the rework treatment from the legendary derrick carter, man of the moment tensnake, andy does his own club mix and stopmaking me...

was für ein einstand ! nicht weniger als drei fulminante techno-bretter sind auf der satellite of love 01 zu finden. wer es nicht glaubt fragt die zahlreichen supporter, als da wären: hell, joakim, glimmer twins, chemical brothers, the rapture, john digweed, switch, marc broom, ewan pearson, michael mayer, tim paris, don rimini, midfield general, ivan smagghe, headman, slam, jojo de freq, simian mobile disco, soulwax, boys noize, erol alkan, riton, optimo, hercules & love affair, klaxons djs .....!! noch fragen

shaun j. wright & alinka lay down their chicago flavour on crosstown rebels with face the truth. the release features three originals with hot property audiojack on the remix. wright, formerly of hercules & love affair, provides the vocals to each track with rich, sultry tones timely placed across heavy bass-lines, hypnotic rhythms and high-energy percussion: that classic chicago sound.

quriky icelandic four-piece sisy ey, debut on andy butler from hercules & love affairs mr.intl label with a huge summer anthem. do it good is released in with remixes from neville watson, citizenn, and andy butler and is gearing up to be this year hot ticket!

hercules & love affair frontman andy butler resurrects his revered debut solo ep, reworked by arttu & dan beaumont & luke solomon. originally released on butlers own mr intl imprint earlier this year, the impassioned vocals of rising nyc star richard kennedy are infused with grandiose charm in this unique new alchemic explosion.

our first offering of 2015 is our second ep by tippy toes, the brooklyn-based duo comprised of engineer/producer abe seiferth and multi-instrumentalist morgan wiley of midnight magic and hercules & love affair fame

there it is, keinemusik number seventeen. we know what you are thinking. you think you know how it works. you think, those keinemusik fellas will again be doing their little rotation thing, one producer getting a record out after the other, then a workparty-joint venture at some point and then it starts all over again. au contraire! this seventeenth edition is breaking the known beautiful, perfectly curled cycle. just like that, so that no one gets bored. this record here is an appetizer for a collaboration-effort between rampa, &me and nomi, the new york based singer that provided the recent movement of flamboyant disco-queerness with its sexiest and catchiest hooks, teaming up with hercules & love affair and doing her own project jessica 6. side b will take care of everyone who is expecting a safe playing house-rehash of the afore mentioned acts and tenderly let a lashing snare slap every preconception out of sceptic faces.

an energetic club jam featuring vocals by nomi ruiz (jessica 6, hercules & the love affair). red hot remixes from ian pooley, eli himself, dj sneak and cosmic kids. great feedback online for eli’s remix ( eli’s re-work ) with the other tracks unavailable until now.

new release by kink and neville watson with sexual appeal made by the vocals of kim ann foxman (of hercules love affair). nice dub mix on the flip! their future-retro chicago house output made quite an impact on the scene over the past few years. with >a saturday in november< they keep their signature retro sound, but shift their tribute focus slightly on late 80 s new york and its >freestyle< days.

felinephonix music sets off 2011 with the first installment of a limited edition vinyl selection from the project house of label artist & founder, mieka du franx, with exclusive dj support from kim ann foxman (hercules & love affair) and nina kraviz (rekids | underground quality). du box chronicles is an intimate collection of works & collaborations set to press. vol. 1 presents abe duque, the acid tech king of new york who delivers an elegant, journey-esq arrangement of avant guard deep house that inspires an uplifting vibe beautifully orchestrated with the warm vocals of mieka du franx, titled >du light<. >du what i du< (dub) is all about the hook and dig on that housey bass line, a classy rendition of the original that takes this number back. the 20th release of felinephonix music marks well earned return to wax. the label’s early most notable works were done with heavy hitters kink, jay tripwire, chris carrier, and fm attack, whose productions can be found along side mieka du franx. the hits that gained high recognition were from mixmag’s top djs of 2010 including kissy sellout (bbc radio 1) and luciano (cadenza), as well as support from derrick may, ralph falcon, hernan catteneo, rodriguez jr., mark henning, and many more.

hoola is the new single taken from archie bronson outfits recent album, coconut. hoola will be available on two remix 12inchs with exclusive mixes from moscow, house of david, motor city drum ensemble, and 6th borough projects two versions of the album track chunk. coconut, archie bronson outfits third album, is a record full of deep riffs, spaced loops and the sound of a band revelling in both their individuality and intensity. coconut is a record of barely contained ambition and ecstatic overload. the album was produced by tim goldsworthy (lcd soundsystem, the rapture, hercules & love affair) and the result is a wildness of musical vision, given the freedom to be let absolutely loose.

ben gomori dons his g. markus mask once again following a hotly repressed sixth volume. 4play cuts up anthemic 90s house, while inta goes deeper on a 4/4 garage flex. djs who like a bit o g-edits include move d, romare, disclosure, jeremy underground, dam swindle, hercules & love affair, auntie flo..

already support from all corners for this package from: ame, andrew weatherall, red axes, dusky chloe, red rackem, justin cudmore, chrissy, horsemeat disco

bereits ohne einen erhältlichen release ist die aus brooklyn, ny stammende band midnight magic seiner der aktuell am heißesten gehandelten acts. ihr sound speist sich aus electro, funk und allerlei disco-einflüssen. einige der musiker waren teil des live-setups von hercules & love affair...

g. markus - recently revealed as ben gomori of monologues records and sterns edits—returns with the fifth volume of his vinyl-only edits series. ‘lifted is a joyous, vocal chopped bumping edit, manipulating and filtering those gospel flavoured samples into a raucous, hands in the air feel good anthem, tied behind a gritty no-nonsense beat. flip it over and panties hits you with a wobbly party jam, full of exuberant guitar licks, fizzing hats and funked out bass riffs - sure to get the heart racing from the off. two killer edits once again from the g-edits camp! dj support: disclosure, hercules & love affair, soul clap, karizma, shadow child, marcel vogel, auntie flo, till von sein, roger sanchez, danny tenaglia, richy ahmed, moon boots, sacha robotti, droog, kraak & smaak, horse meat disco, meggy, kristin velvet, terry farley, hernan cattaneo, mark farina, piek, danvers, coco cole, dom servini, kiko navarro

vinyl only ... memento is proud to announce a brand new maxi-single of the extraordinary lithuanian producer mario basanov, better known as ten walls. with this moniker, marijus adomaitis has been releasing a bunch of deep house gems, and has remixed artists such as robert owens and hercules & love affair -swan- begins with a smoky dramatic introduction, that in a rapid glance become a obscure minimalistic dancefloor killer with a grueling bass line and unremitting hi-hats. finally taking off with a gust of monochromatic sequences and a whirl of dampings. in -lake-, after a dense windy evocative prelude, metallic percussion leave the footprint to the headway of a stomping kick drum and a mesmerizing bass line. sedately flowing synthetic notes, filtered bleeps and rapid beads lead the track to a grandiose finale in which whiffle and wafts become an ubiquitous polyphonic pad.

after the lost tapes, the found tapes and the hidden tapes, electronic emergencies releases the closet tapes - a compilation of queer electronic music on pink vinyl. spacemaker and leather e have rounded up an unorthodox and fierce combination of queer legends, contemporary queer heroes and future queer stars. these include andy butler from hercules & love affair, eddy de clercq, bezier from the honey soundsystem and hard ton together with our own popsimonova. we are proud to be queer and this is what we love.

special remarks : 12 inch with printed out deluxe sleeve, included 4/0 cmyk innersleeve limited edition 500.
- catapulted into the public consciousness by beth ditto, kiddy smile seeks to spread the retro love in his beats - all of which he produces, sings and sometimes even raps over himself. deeply influenced by the sleazy, lazy feel of 80s and 90s house music and the fabulous legacy of the ballroom scene, he has performed live alongside the likes of hercules & love affair and the gossip. through his own music and performances, kiddy has kept the nostalgic sounds of the dancefloor very much alivebio : via his extravagant persona and good music, the parisian producer kiddy smile gets great coverage in the music world, but also fashion (he s the sound designer for balmain, and spins for the like of alexander wang, balenciaga shows etc.) and queer community.it s impossible to dissociate his music with what he represents today in the gay and voguing community and many filmed / photographed features celebrating diversity have highlighted kiddy smile in them.

dam swindle return to freerange with an exclusive track following the incredibly well received figure of speech and unfinished business releases. their label heist continues to hog the top spots on the leading download sites and their releases on freerange have been amongst the labels biggest sellers. recent dam swindle remixes of romanthony, hercules & love affair and seven davis jr have helped confirm the dutch duo as one of the most exciting and hyped deep house acts to emerge from amsterdam in recent years. tijuana based artist soul of hex aka sébastien vorhaus already boasts material on the likes of mcde, quintessentials and his own vicario ltd. the new project has already seen huge support from larry heard (including 2 remixes from the man himself on his release lip reading), and is fast becoming an in-demand multi-instrumentalist live and visual show.

this one has been in the making for a loooong time and we do believe you will agree it was worth the wait. tj kong has been releasing some serious vocal house masterpieces over the past year on compost and other labels of fame, so it was only a matter of time before they ended up on wph. when it comes to vocals few do it better than gustaph, the belgian lead vocalist of hercules & love affair and a close friend of the wph family. inside story: gustaph provided non-credited (but paid) backing vocals for fcl’s ‘it’s you’ stormer. with tj kong gustaph takes up the role of both lyrics writer and vocalist and does so to devastating effect in absolute perfect unison with the track provided by tj kong & modular k. it’s classic but very very fresh. on the flipside tj kong & modular k team up with french wonderboy art of tones aka llorca for a trip into house music stabs & strings bliss. if the dream is always the same, we do hope this is the one you are re-dreaming. wph ten-3, niceness to the max!

nice price deal !!! after three groundbreaking albums as hercules & love affair, andy butler, the driving force behind the retro-futurist disco house kingpins

revered uk producer laurence blake has unveiled his new alias citizenn, a nod to his maturing sound and harder-edge approach to production. along with this new name, comes a forthcoming release on 2020vision, be

taken from laventura, sebastien telliers new remix ep, featuring contributions from tom furse (the horrors), hercules & love affair, principle of geometry and walter. artwork by valentine reinhardt.

after the huge success of *say no more* featuring azari & iiis cedric at the beginning of the year, birmingham bred subb-an is back on board crosstown rebels to deliver yet another incredible release. *vapour trails* is a solid, driving club track with that distinct subb-an sound featuring highly captivating vocals from amsterdams the million plan. also directed straight at the dancefloor with a deep hypnotic breakdown, the *terrace dub* perfectly fits into the series of terrace remixes the talented producer has released lately. specifically requested as remixer by subb-an, legend matthew herbert delivers a completely new musical adaptation with fantastic use of the vocal that plays out as the track constantly evolves. on the b-side *oasis* leads with swinging grooves, progressing into prominent hats, a unique stabbing bassline and a trippy vocal from whitney fierce formerly of hercules & love affair.

hercules & love affairs main man andy butler delivers another killer single for his relaunched mr.intl label.

for over a decade, defected has been a byword for quality house music in ibiza. the labels annual mix albums – mixed and compiled by the labels founder simon dunmore – are always on-point and epitomise its commitment to championing the very finest house music, with the latest instalment promising to be no exception.

garrett david and adam rowe first met 4 years ago working together in the run-down offices of dust traxx. since then they have graduated to roommates and co-workers at chicagos gramaphone records. with their debut release, the boys deliver a unique and endearing house sound with a bit of quirk and machine-made flavor. an ep for the selectors, each track demands its own place within the night. b free features their dear friend and vocalist, shaun j wright (ex. hercules & love affair). we have been waiting so long to get this out, and cannot wait to share it with the world. werk.