Hercules and Love Affair

kind of s atrange place for the vid to debut:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/music/article723099.ece

uh, i mean "a strange"

wait, i'm listening to the video and it's not what i thought was the original. i've been listening to (Hercules Club Mix). in the dfa i claimed the original was 10 times better than the frankie knuckles version, i guess i'm claiming this one is.

"in the dfa thread"

thats my favorite fingers inc. track

I hope they don't completely abandon the acid-ity of "Classique #2" on the full length cause it's my favorite thing from them so far.

Goldfrapp - A&E (Hercules and love affair remix)

:D

^^^ yeah

Yes Yes Yes! Blind is just. Whoa! I went to the record store right away to try and get it, and I never really buy new vinyl releases, they hadn't even gotten it in yet :(

-- mehlt, Thursday, January 24, 2008 4:42 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Link

not out till march ;[

That video!

it's The Sun wot wun it

TS: Original vs Knuckles remix. I'm generationally pre-disposed to side with the smoooooth dad-house of the latter...

im gonna go ahead and big up that golfrapp rmx too cause its baaaaller

I like the Knuckles more than I like any of their proper solo stuff, but there's something compellingly cohesive about all the H&LA tracks I've heard so far. I get the feeling that it's going to be one of those albums I can just set to repeat and leave it be, which is a v. exciting thing.

Classique#3 is still my favourite Hercules track. Hope it sees a release sometime soon...

Hey, is Classique #3 similar to #2? And let's not forget the Hercules Club Mix of "Blind", although it is my least favorite of the three versions I've heard. There is apparently a Serge Santiago mix of "Blind" as well.

No, its quite a bit sparser than #2. Tim Sweeney's played it quite a bit, so check the BiS archives if you want to hear it.

The club mix of Blind is great! Those bass eruptions just kill me. Saw stir drop it last saturday and it was the highlight of the night!

I'll have to find it over at BIS. Thanks for the info jng.

I keep expecting to hear "Girls and Boys" after the intro bassline drops! I'm digging the album version, haven't been inspired by any of the rmxs so far though.

I like the Knuckles more than I like any of their proper solo stuff, but there's something compellingly cohesive about all the H&LA tracks I've heard so far. I get the feeling that it's going to be one of those albums I can just set to repeat and leave it be, which is a v. exciting thing.

-- jamescobo, Monday, 28 January 2008 17:33 (2 days ago) Link

pretty much agree with this, herc&love affair stuff i've heard has all been pretty strong

this stuff is great.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Fsb6pk-0L._SS500_.jpg

they are very good.

super jealous of anyone who has already heard this album. can't wait for vinyl release!!

it's really, really good.

Hercules' Theme.
Fucking hell.
Amazing.

http://www.ci.grandjct.co.us/CityDeptWebPages/AdministrativeServices/CustomerServices/Images/LEAK.jpg

god damn did this album turn out better than I could have ever hoped, even if it's as frontloaded as that Midlake album

so looking fwd to listening to this when i get home

Lovin' that cover art too. This is pretty fantastic.

Great cover. Good album w/a couple of IDM duffers in the second half.

This is awesome. Every Arthur Russell fan needs this.

best album of 2008

so stoked antony is on more than half of it.

It's pretty good. Not sure how good, but I've had it on repeat since last night, so that must count for something.

this is all kinds of good

the 7 minute mp3 i have of athene the = extended version i guess? its only 4 miuntes on the record?

My first impression is that I'm kinda underwhelmed by the album. It's good, but none of the stuff outside of Athene/Blind/Hercules Theme really engages me. Also, the homages to Your Love and Big Fun go a little too far.

Cover is holy shit awesome though.

Antony ruins this album for me in a similar way that Kelley Polar's new one is ruined by awful singing. Stop singing or release instrumental versions of your albums.

wow you are wrong!!!

brotherlovesdub

i don't mind being wrong, i just don't like vocals and especially dislike weak vocals. i'd much prefer to listen to this album if Antony didn't sing on it. i didn't like his song with bjork, didn't like his album. don't much care for singing over house music. i love Happy House though. now that's a DFA tune with vocals that i can fully support.

top marks for Classique #2 and the rest of the album that doesn't have Antony singing.

I love 'Dull Flame of Desire'. I love Antony and the Johnsons and i love what i have heard of this album that Antony sings on. Not sure how anyone can call Antony's vicals 'weak'? Back to dub for you good sir.

that's really funny, because if any song has "weak vocals" it's happy house

i think i like this a lot but i'm not totally sure. i don't think it's a slight to say that i don't yet like anything on here as much as 'athene'/'hercules' theme'/'blind'

'you belong' and 'iris' are the two of the rest that i like best, esp. 'iris' which sounds like the knife kinda

right, and i love Bernard Sumner's vocals too. i'm full of contradictions. antony's singing style just isn't my taste.

Couldn't be more wrong.,

it IS your taste.

i'm glad that antony is doing this. i hope he completely abandons the balladry of i am a bird now entirely.

completely entirely, shees. i'm done

(The album, that is.)

This album doesn't bang.

yeah i like that abt it?

I'm really enjoying this. It's kind of sloppy and unfocused but the debut was also kind of one-note and overconsistent. "Falling" is as good or better than anything they have ever done.

yeah "falling" is my favorite one on this, I also like "leonora," "answers come in dreams," the title track... the songs are a lot less structured than on the debut and do seem sort of aimless at first but it's definitely not a bad album.

Very Good but not Great.

But still, screw the haters.

It doesn't really work as an album, but there are some fantastic tracks here. My personal favourite is "Blue Songs" even if it's the least typically H&LA cut here. "My House" is the worst imo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq_8jGHWWlU >>>> Blue Songs

^Been jammin' to that for a year. Nomi is riding maximum slutwaves in that clip. Werk!

xx cover

http://soundcloud.com/moshimoshimusic/shelter-xx-cover

more like zz cover, amirite?

lol i like it

really like the Jessica 6 track - much better than Kim-Ann Foxman's imo. i only recently heard the 'Blind' b-side 'Shadows' and love it, bit of a 'Deeper And Deeper' vibe here and there

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H70XeBvIKHQ

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhg9e0hfEh1qzw3gpo1_500.jpg

xp that's funny because i can't stand that jessica 6 thing and i love the kim ann foxman

Both of those are good and better than anything on the new H&LA.

old guy in the black t-shirt looks way out of place xxp

is that munch

luv gay house; they better than indie tho.

xx cover roxx!!! but needs extended version.

Listening for the first time in a couple of months, and this is better than I remembered. If nothing else, "Painted Eyes" and "Leonora" are both excellent.

Weirdly, I never noticed that "Boy Blue" cuts out 1:45 into the song on the version I have. If anyone wants to e-mail me the full mp3, I'd appreciate it!

don't have mp3, but this album is great!!

what's the deal with no release in north america??

it's alright is corny as hell but i really like it

sorta see where you hear corny... earnest, definitely

"see where you hear" haha

New single: https://soundcloud.com/hercules-and-love-affair/do-you-feel-the-same-released/s-mPHkQ

I love it.

Great new song featuring John Grant !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTFf8jqPNu0

Oh, that's gorgeous; lovely video, too.

John Grant is an inspired vocalist choice.

No one's talking about it, eh? Too bad. I love it.

I don't have much to say about it but I am feeling it too. Still not as good as the debut but the John Grant tracks and "Do You Feel The Same" are some of the best stuff that he's (collectively?) done. The lyrics of "My Offence" feel a bit clunky but it stands out and I appreciate the sentiment if not the execution.

Kinda front-loaded but yeah, love it.

Man I need to give this another chance. I thought the second album was generally better than it was given credit for being -- and was surprised at the positive notices for the new one, which barely left an impression.

I have really enjoyed the new one while listening but it has a very generic feel. The beats and overall sound are repetitive over the course of an album.

New track. Gloomy indie is not what I expected.. Album coming in June.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmbDJFHqpoQ

Strange song.

new record is wonderfully goth