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Exclusive: Superpitcher - Lush Life feat. Fantastic Twins

He’s back. He’s back with some lush music. He’s back with his Lush Life single. Aksel Schaufler alias Superpitcher, a Kompakt mainstay, the co-label head of Hippie Dance, one part of the Pachanga Boys and known as the ambassador of the golden rave days, debuts on the Live At Robert Johnson label with a two tracker as golden as the twelve ravey chapters he’s put out on his own label. Lush Life, the EP’s eponymous track, features French-Berliner Fantastic Twins’ for the vocals, and comes in as Superpitcher-esque on the one hand and quite different on the other. The almost ten minute lasting track is probably a typical Superpitcher feature, what is new though, is the selection of sounds and the result in general. Aksel created an utterly atmospheric take, which flows by as fast as the rave-days, and takes its listeners back to the days when Francois K delivered dubby House music takes per excellence, just like Superpitcher does now himself. Peaceful almost spiritual and endearing are traits that describe the emotional components the track evokes in its listeners with a Julienne Dessagne, Fantastic Twins real name, delivering those charming vocals that hunt you through the night and over the floors.

Superpitcher's single Lush Life will be released on Live At Robert Johnson on February 18th, 2022.

Buy the EP: https://liveatrobertjohnson.bandcamp.com/album/lush-life

Artist & label information
Superpitcher: https://facebook.com/The-Golden-Rave-Days-Superpicther-148065942492317 // @superpitcher_official // https://instagram.com/thegoldenravedays
Fantastic Twins: https://facebook.com/thetrulyfantastictwins // @fantastictwins // https://instagram.com/trulyfantastictwins
Ata Macias: @atamacias
Horkheimer: https://instagram.com/_horkheimer
Live At Robert Johnson/ Robert Johnson Club: https://facebook.com/liveatrobertjohnson // @live-at-robert-johnson // @robertjohnsonclub // https://instagram.com/robertjohnsonclub

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Lush Life

Lush Life feat. Fantastic Twins

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EXCLUSIVE: Superpitcher - Lush Life feat. Fantastic Twins [Live At Robert Johnson]

Here is the Blind EP featuring Antony Hegarty on vocals, released on DFA Records. From the album Hercules & Love Affair. 2008.

Connect with Hercules & Love Affair:
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Blind (Frankie Knuckles Vocal)

Buy 'Do You Feel The Same?' (Remixes)- 
http://defct.de/herculesi

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"It’s Butler’s precision on the boards that’s most impressive here - his polished, spacious touch is pumped with enough groove to win over any dance floor without inhibitions" DJ Magazine. 8.5

"John Grant follows in Antony’s footsteps, bringing the melancholy to Hercules and Love Affair’s tough old-school house production Guardian - mention from Alexis Petridis

"It’s back to 1989 for this amazing Acid House collection featuring vocals by John Grant" - Daily Star

Heartbreaks and 808s near a perfect balance between chart-ready house and the flouncy electro-pop/ Italo disco image H&LA have nurtured. CLASH 8/10

“Only a fool would dismiss Butler’s expansive vision and flair for daring reinvention.” Mixmag 8/10

“A set of classy no-frills, no-nonsense house anthems, all vintage 808 drum patterns and bubbling bass squelches, it works a treat.” Q Magazine

Hercules & Love Affair’s new album ‘The Feast Of The Broken Heart’ (released 26th May / pre-order here georiot.co/3mv7) sees another musical reinvention from ringmaster Andy Butler - delivered by an impeccable new line up.

The ever-revolving collective led house music’s resurgence with club anthem ‘Blind’ in 2008 (Pitchfork’s record of the year), and 2014’s line up is another roll call of exceptionally talented vocalists. Brits nominee John Grant’s ability for translating hardship into elegance is writ large on ‘I Try To Talk To You’ and ‘Liberty’; Rouge Mary, whose deep, spiritual voice is hewn from a gospel education; Belgian singer Gustaph whose counter tenor takes lead on the single ‘Do You Feel The Same?’ and smoky voiced virtuoso Krystle Warren, who was introduced to Butler by Grant, and sings the provocative ‘My Offence’.

Andy Butler comments: “I wanted nasty basslines, stormy, bleary-eyed sounds, fiery, rough, tough and ragged old school house productions that sounded almost techno. I didn’t want polite, I wanted aggressive.”

This aesthetic coupled with tales of emotional triumph makes for something tough yet soulful. Meaningful house music that IS pop music and can speak to the most musically adroit of tastes.

One of dance music’s finest live acts Hercules & Love Affair are set to announce a full run of summer shows and festivals. They tour Europe in May.

Connect with Hercules & Love Affair:
Hercules site - herculesandloveaffair.net
Hercules YouTube - herculesandloveaffair.net/YouTube-Subscribe
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Hercules Tumblr - herculesandloveaffair.net/Tumblr
Hercules Google+ - herculesandloveaffair.net/G+
Hercules Free Music - herculesandloveaffair.net/Free-Music - Get free downloads of other Hercules tracks
Hercules beatport - herculesandloveaffair.net/beatport
Hercules Spotify - herculesandloveaffair.net/Spotify

Do You Feel The Same?

Jamie Woon-Night Air (Solomun Version)

Out now on Juno -> http://bit.ly/CRM128_Juno

At first glance Ali Love’s lead single “Deep Into The Night”, his first new material since his profile-exploding Hot Natured work, is primed to elicit an 80’s pop undercurrent. But as definitely not a producer to rest on any success, here, Love sounds psychedelically liberated; airing deeply personal details through dance-floor paced electronic rhythms to quicken the pulse, and dulcet vocal tones to soothe the ear.

The jam-packed 12” features a pumped Club Mix version of the original courtesy of Ali Love & Steve Dub, an electro-rhythm loaded Hackman Remix, who buffs Ali’s vocals to a shine around emotional melody; New Yorks Hercules and Love Affair; an offering of spiritual New York based grooves, and Samo DJ, one half of the Stockholm/Hong Kong production team Sling and Samo whom gives us an gleefully deep instrumental insight into his production mind.

Ali’s forthcoming solo LP lead by "Deep Into The Night" sees Ali craft some of the finest original material he's produced so far as he continues as one of the UK’s leading electronic songwriters and vocalists.

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CRM128 Ali Love - Deep Into The Night (Club Mix)

Beyond a Kasper Bjørke guest spot and a smattering of live performances, there isn't much to kooky Icelandic group Sísý Ey's name. Well, until now – and what a way to make an entrance. "Do It Good" is outrageously fun: a bobbling bassline, coursing synth action and emphatic earworm vocals interlock to supreme effect; Neville Watson's aptly named "Power Dub" does similar damage.

It's the same kind of raw, untrammelled energy that Mr Intl label boss Andy Butler provided in abundance when stripping down to his underwear during a boiling Hercules & Love Affair session this time last summer. In a different set of circumstances, this would have been a nailed-on no.1 smash, but alas.

Get your booty on the floor tonight (or wait for the physical, coming Aug 14th).

Sísý Ey "Do It Good" - Boiler Room Debuts

Summer is Here

Back from Brazil with a bag of goodness on vinyl....here's a mix I did straight off the plane....Rainy season in São Paulo mix with thanks to Kassin, DJ Nuts and Josean....

Follow the link above for the tracklist.

Tracklist

Rainy in São Paulo Mix

Boa Noite

Boa Noite (SP Baile Mix)

https://autonomousafrica.bandcamp.com/album/adaptations


A1 Superpitcher Adaptation
A2 Red Axes Adaptation

AA1 LAPS Adaptation
AA2 Esa Adaptation

 "In 2015 Superpitcher was invited to go on a safari in South Africa.  He stayed at the breathtaking Tanda Tula camp in Timbavati adjacent to the Kruger National Park.

Apart from being stunned by the untouched nature of the area, he was also blown away one evening by a performance of the Tanda Tula staff choir. He was so touched by their folk songs and beautiful Shangaan language that he decided to record and produce a CD for them to sell in the camp's shop, free of charge with all proceeds going to the choir members.  This recording has since enabled guests from around the world to take the captivating voices of the Tanda Tula Choir home with them.

Not much later, Superpitcher approached Autonomous Africa with the idea of us putting out a remix EP.  It contains four very different but somehow complementary remixes from Superpitcher, LAPS, Red Axes and Esa.

All profits from this release will be split between Tanda Tula Choir and the International Library of African Music. Founded by ethnomusicologist Hugh Tracey in 1954, ILAM is an an organisation dedicated to the preservation and study of African music.”

Autonomous Africa 009 - Tanda Tula Choir - Adaptations by Superpitcher, Red Axes, LAPS & Esa

Maki / Mishima (Mule Musiq 242) Snippets

Hello Stranger is a new series of unreleased pieces from the past and present.

This is a demo version of the song "People" which was released on my debut album "Here Comes Love" on Kompakt Records in 2004. This version was recorded in my home studio in Cologne in 2003.

In these extraordinary times we don't need people to be alone. We are together. Not alone.


released on bandcamp 
april 24, 2020

https://superpitcherkompakt.bandcamp.com/album/hello-stranger-vol-1

Buy it here

People (demo) Snippet

Hello Stranger is a new series of unreleased pieces from the past and present.

This is a vocal cut of "Brothers" which was released on the album "The Golden Ravedays" on Hippie Dance Records in 2017.

Featuring Fantastic Twins

released on bandcamp 
june 19, 2020

https://superpitcherkompakt.bandcamp.com/album/hello-stranger-vol-2

more music by fantastic twins:
https://fantastictwins.bandcamp.com/

Buy it now

Brothers Feat. Fantastic Twins (Snippet)

Taken from the first album of Burning House (Walking into a Burning House), out Septembre 16. Burning House are : Chief Xcel (Blackalicious) & Hervé Salters (aka General Elektriks).

Turn Off The Robot (taken from the 3-track EP, out June 17)

Superpitcher bookings & requiries: 
bookings@studiobarnhus.se
superpitcher@gmx.net

Aksel Schaufler, known as Superpitcher, is a German born producer, musician and DJ, based in Paris.  Since stepping out in 1996, he has steadily produced his own music and countless remixes aligned with Cologne based record label KOMPAKT. In 2011 Superpitcher and artist Rebolledo, created Pachanga Boys and together they own the record label, Hippie Dance.  In 2017 Superpitcher released his third full-length album The Golden Ravedays, an epic of 12 chapter LP’s.

Brothers Feat. Fantastic Twins (Snippet)

SUPERPITCHER