Hercules, Love Affair & Teenage Nostalgia
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 running time 07:37
In seemingly a matter of months, Andy Butler went from being a bedroom disco-house producer to leading Hercules & Love Affair, an eight-piece band featuring three vocalists (Antony Hegarty, Nomi Ruiz, and Kim Ann Foxman) a two-man horn section, and Shayne Oliver, a legendary dancer in the New York voguing scene.
In seemingly a matter of months, Andy Butler went from being a bedroom disco-house producer to leading Hercules & Love Affair, an eight-piece band featuring three vocalists (Antony Hegarty, Nomi Ruiz, and Kim Ann Foxman) a two-man horn section, and Shayne Oliver, a legendary dancer in the New York voguing scene. Here, Butler talks about his path from being a teenage fanboy DJing in Denver gay bars to his current role as a rising New York art disco superstar.
Highlights
first night
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1:07
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spiritual awakening
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1:08
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New York
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2:55, 4:47
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horn sections
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7:08
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Automatically Generated Transcript(may not be 100% accurate) ( more )
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" I was such a dark that night but first. -- last fifteen years old seeing my. Here DJ. -- aren't going to do do the fifteen year old. Why is it really the out of my mind. Pleased that the polite way of -- but I is probably united in just about things throughout the night and I was really kind of like sleeping in my mind. And -- He was playing records. And I was sick right in front of him following his speech saying I had my hands and test I think going crazy as it out of my mind. And at one point he even if -- like this. Like this and I thought he was giving me. But he is saying get away from me he picked it. But I walked away kind of not sure like he didn't really just tell me to get the puck out of his face dating. And I've kind of always painted a picture that he didn't really do that but I think the truth is that he did I was there really crazy term that first night. But I had a spiritual awakening. Yeah because of his music video so he he brought it on -- they keep. Throughout the freak out and."
" On the west coast you know there was a whole group was. TJ is actually British Seagate -- news San Francisco and late eighties early ninety's because -- DJ cards and yea you know and there the whole crew. For the weekend -- One of the other guys wanted to guys not that I'm not seeing is -- kind of comments is his -- both could does Rudman cuts announced I think kids. I would go see them to come when they came to Denver there were -- court notorious for. Seeking -- and that's in the third -- now and again these really long parties. I was for the most part house music and techno kind of stuff that very first hearing disco track being played out in the proper election and might -- harm that is. I was really how head -- really love it how can envision. Competitor turn tables and I was sounds collecting house records. I guess it was really it was really through going out and hearing those pages and also -- it is from Chicago and midwest. Carrying them -- disco. Found that they search realize. Quality record that I was changed your house music actually sampling called disco records that kind of started the -- Tons it wasn't till I was probably 20/20 one years old Taft. A whole other layer of kind of knowledge. I was exposed to a whole nother world the plug and much deeper. Sense of it object came to New York county. Really and fifteen year old who is really it was kind of like almost novelties I think it's big guys around using an older gay crowd there really like. You gotta be -- talented young -- get up in Egypt you know I had a crazy effect community by having pathetic dog it was such a formative period for me I was like. Pulling records from all sorts of genres and displaying them I mean there's a kind in a unity with the native Taylor jet approached DJ without the times dot com. I kind of you know. I admire. And I kind of almost long for at times you know -- real whatever goes attitude and not but it was really out of not knowing you know not knowing that maybe wasn't totally peaceful. Within 25 minutes to play a hip hop track and to place a trance track. That's the same time. I was beat matching you know I was totally that you might -- tonight was like. It was a very noble attempt ever -- first gave out you know even as they -- teenager when I was X sixteen -- seventeen I was always trying to kind of dropped both classic. Like for instance he has these situations that dub mix. I was playing like all the time. Initially it was kind of crazy. And although nightmarish probably I was look back and -- print. But shortly after I think I sort of -- learned quickly. And put it together from."
" Remember artist turns. We have in common. And some of them invited me out to dinner one night and -- showed up a room winner on the table. And really New York fashion concept that they did my name's Mandy and I know waiter and my name -- So I'm a -- my name is. Now in I think like that sandy came to him and he was any event Hanna coverage there and I they have very -- I live in an island about I just kind of file bat in my head I think you can easily black -- and -- Are we clear that seem friendly venue dinner plate and his music from and it's like its music is unbelievable ways this. And -- thinks -- through the recovery center it's usually yes. So -- I ran into Anthony have a flake. I heard there's -- need. Music and at. Was blown away by them he can't believe -- voice like that we just started talking about music we love. Things -- uncommonly -- caught between -- news new way of this kind of big female singers in general you know. And Kate Bush said O'Connor of those kinds of big voices and stuff. We just became friendly. -- preferred dancing some reason so I -- actually prefer. I prefer hearing unbelievable news music and being freed stands to drive then. -- knowing that select all the attacks on. I feel like if I take it very seriously. You know ninety -- goods real work you know. It's real real serious business."
" They can't take a -- in general."
" We I think they burn -- it was and then it's an ambitious undertaking."
" I realize that now in hindsight -- Not many people like -- served you know. Here -- their I don't know they just don't get onstage as eight people -- little horn sections you know. And -- played present sense arrangements like. You know it's fusing electronics and lives sounds and easy drum triggers and I mean it's like it to vocalist to solve this little bit like wow. I felt like initially we pulled it off we did a good job and now I really do you -- anything I feel like we're really good."
" War."
" I was such a dark that night but first. -- last fifteen years old seeing my. Here DJ. -- aren't going to do do the fifteen year old. Why is it really the out of my mind. Pleased that the polite way of -- but I is probably united in just about things throughout the night and I was really kind of like sleeping in my mind. And -- He was playing records. And I was sick right in front of him following his speech saying I had my hands and test I think going crazy as it out of my mind. And at one point he even if -- like this. Like this and I thought he was giving me. But he is saying get away from me he picked it. But I walked away kind of not sure like he didn't really just tell me to get the puck out of his face dating. And I've kind of always painted a picture that he didn't really do that but I think the truth is that he did I was there really crazy term that first night. But I had a spiritual awakening. Yeah because of his music video so he he brought it on -- they keep. Throughout the freak out and."
" On the west coast you know there was a whole group was. TJ is actually British Seagate -- news San Francisco and late eighties early ninety's because -- DJ cards and yea you know and there the whole crew. For the weekend -- One of the other guys wanted to guys not that I'm not seeing is -- kind of comments is his -- both could does Rudman cuts announced I think kids. I would go see them to come when they came to Denver there were -- court notorious for. Seeking -- and that's in the third -- now and again these really long parties. I was for the most part house music and techno kind of stuff that very first hearing disco track being played out in the proper election and might -- harm that is. I was really how head -- really love it how can envision. Competitor turn tables and I was sounds collecting house records. I guess it was really it was really through going out and hearing those pages and also -- it is from Chicago and midwest. Carrying them -- disco. Found that they search realize. Quality record that I was changed your house music actually sampling called disco records that kind of started the -- Tons it wasn't till I was probably 20/20 one years old Taft. A whole other layer of kind of knowledge. I was exposed to a whole nother world the plug and much deeper. Sense of it object came to New York county. Really and fifteen year old who is really it was kind of like almost novelties I think it's big guys around using an older gay crowd there really like. You gotta be -- talented young -- get up in Egypt you know I had a crazy effect community by having pathetic dog it was such a formative period for me I was like. Pulling records from all sorts of genres and displaying them I mean there's a kind in a unity with the native Taylor jet approached DJ without the times dot com. I kind of you know. I admire. And I kind of almost long for at times you know -- real whatever goes attitude and not but it was really out of not knowing you know not knowing that maybe wasn't totally peaceful. Within 25 minutes to play a hip hop track and to place a trance track. That's the same time. I was beat matching you know I was totally that you might -- tonight was like. It was a very noble attempt ever -- first gave out you know even as they -- teenager when I was X sixteen -- seventeen I was always trying to kind of dropped both classic. Like for instance he has these situations that dub mix. I was playing like all the time. Initially it was kind of crazy. And although nightmarish probably I was look back and -- print. But shortly after I think I sort of -- learned quickly. And put it together from."
" Remember artist turns. We have in common. And some of them invited me out to dinner one night and -- showed up a room winner on the table. And really New York fashion concept that they did my name's Mandy and I know waiter and my name -- So I'm a -- my name is. Now in I think like that sandy came to him and he was any event Hanna coverage there and I they have very -- I live in an island about I just kind of file bat in my head I think you can easily black -- and -- Are we clear that seem friendly venue dinner plate and his music from and it's like its music is unbelievable ways this. And -- thinks -- through the recovery center it's usually yes. So -- I ran into Anthony have a flake. I heard there's -- need. Music and at. Was blown away by them he can't believe -- voice like that we just started talking about music we love. Things -- uncommonly -- caught between -- news new way of this kind of big female singers in general you know. And Kate Bush said O'Connor of those kinds of big voices and stuff. We just became friendly. -- preferred dancing some reason so I -- actually prefer. I prefer hearing unbelievable news music and being freed stands to drive then. -- knowing that select all the attacks on. I feel like if I take it very seriously. You know ninety -- goods real work you know. It's real real serious business."
" They can't take a -- in general."
" We I think they burn -- it was and then it's an ambitious undertaking."
" I realize that now in hindsight -- Not many people like -- served you know. Here -- their I don't know they just don't get onstage as eight people -- little horn sections you know. And -- played present sense arrangements like. You know it's fusing electronics and lives sounds and easy drum triggers and I mean it's like it to vocalist to solve this little bit like wow. I felt like initially we pulled it off we did a good job and now I really do you -- anything I feel like we're really good."
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Started discussion: August 19, 2008 @ 9:38am GMT
Episode 73 - Hercules, Love Affair & Teenage Nostalgia [Discussion]
In seemingly a matter of months, Andy Butler went from being a bedroom disco-house producer to leading Hercules & Love Affair, an eight-piece band featuring three vocalists (Antony Hegarty, Nomi Ruiz, and Kim Ann Foxman) a two-man horn section, and Shayne Oliver, a legendary dancer in the New York voguing scene.
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