Sorry for two Hercules & Love Affair posts in one week, but we couldn’t help but share frontman Andy Butler’s new club-ready mix for the group’s European label Moshi Moshi…
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LCD Soundsystem @ Music Hall of Williamsburg; Tyler's is in the background
With everyone psyched about scoring LCD Soundsystem tickets this week, we thought we’d share a recent DFA mix from Tyler Pope, rhythm section extraordinaire for such groove-locked groups as LCD, !!!, Hercules and Love Affair, and Out Hud.
Grab the entire thing below, right alongside the complete tracklisting…
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KRIS MOYES, clearly upset over his building blocks collection
By Andrew Parks
“I had an interest in forensic pathology,” says Kris Moyes, a Sydney-based director/animator who’s done videos for such artists as Cut Copy, Beck, and his brother‘s band the Presets, “Until I realized I didn’t have a high enough IQ or the balls to put up with death every day.”
While we can understand his aversion to corpses, Moyes’ innate grasp of color, movement and high concept storylines are far from feebleminded. Case in point: the following Hercules and Love Affair clip, which brings to mind a certain brand of early ’90s dance pop. We’ll let Moyes explain what we mean …
FROM ENGLAND WITH LOVE: The Last Shadow Puppets
Now that we’re six days into 2009, self-titled figured we should stop arguing about the rest of our ’08 countdown and decide the damn thing so we can move on to new music. With that in mind, here are 18 more endorsements in alphabetical order.
Like what you see or hear? Click on the album covers for links to the cheapest high-quality downloads.
[Photos by Andrew Parks; click for slideshow version]
Speaking of most improved shows, Hercules and Love Affair‘s makeover since last May—a clunky debut that struggled to translate DJ/producer Andy Butler’s twisted house opus with a full band—has been drastic, making them one of dance music’s most entertaining live acts. With Butler (the guy in the backwards baseball cap) twiddling knobs and mashing buttons in the background, Saturday’s Sydney set was a showcase for lead singer Nomi more than anything else. While she’ll never nail “Blind” quite like Antony Hegarty, Nomi—a striking transvestite named after gay icon Klaus Nomi—can have a crowd in the palm of her hand within minutes, including curious straight men who can’t help but gawk at her assets.
One other note: bonus points this time around for using a dildo as a drumstick.
HERCULES AND LOVE AFFAIR: Where Antony at?
By Aaron Richter
As we all know by now, new releases hit record-store shelves and digital-download services each Tuesday. That’s why self-titled presents the following every week: a new release you’d be stupid not to own (Buy It), one worth checking out if you’re the curious type (Burn It) and something you might have heard about but probably should avoid (Skip It). Simple, ain’t it?
This week’s edition is short & sweet …
