Hercules and Love Affair
The brainchild of DJ/Producer Andrew Butler, Hercules and Love Affair make music that is astonishingly refreshing. Capturing the heady atmosphere of the late seventies and early eighties New York disco scene they produce stunning blend of classy disco funk inspired by the vibrancy and glamour that ruled the dance floors of clubs like the legendary Studio 54.
But this is no simple exercise in nostalgia, add to the music the ethereal and at times melancholy vocals of Kim Ann Foxman and Antony Hegarty and what you get is a magically unique blend of intelligent, modern dance music that shows respect to its roots without ever becoming derivative.
Signed to James Murphy's DFA imprint, debut single 'Blind' has captured the imagination of dance floors across the globe, while their album has been universally embraced as a work of genius, so dancing shoes at the ready as we welcome Hercules and Love Affair to Camp Bestival for their first ever UK festival performance.
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