HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR FT. FARIS BADWAN

CONTROLLER (INC. TUFF CITY KIDS, MIKE SIMONETTI REMIXES)

Mr. INTL

MR016

HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR FT. FARIS BADWAN

CONTROLLER (INC. TUFF CITY KIDS, MIKE SIMONETTI REMIXES)

Mr. INTL

MR016

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ARTIST
HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR FT. FARIS BADWAN
TITLE
CONTROLLER (INC. TUFF CITY KIDS, MIKE SIMONETTI REMIXES)
LABEL
Mr. INTL
CAT NO.
MR016
FORMAT
12"
RELEASE DATE
    17/03/2017
TERRITORY
WORLDWIDE
GENRE
Deep House Nu Disco
FEATURING
Faris Badwan Hercules & Love Affair

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SALES NOTES

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.

Published: 22nd February 2017

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