Hercules & Love Affair has released Danseur Pt 1, the first instalment of a two-part EP on Stratasonic Records.
The release has been accompanied by a video for the track My Journey, which is directed by Miguel Rodriguez and follows the themes of transformation and self-discovery explored in the song. The video stars Stephen Smith, Kaleb ‘KABO’ Jacobs and Leandra Atenea Levine Hidalgo.
My Journey is one of four tracks on Danseur Pt 1, alongside I Get High, The Eyes of Love and Hercules & Love Affair’s cover of Book of Love’s Boy. The second instalment, Danseur Pt 2, is scheduled for release on September 10.
The project draws on stories connected to LGBTQ+ life, and the experiences of Hercules & Love Affair mainstay Andy Butler.
The Eyes of Love is based on a story of two men who meet before HIV affects their relationship, while Boy references New York’s BoyBar. Night on the Town, which will appear on the second EP, portrays two women living openly in the 1960s. Pirouette, also on the second release, is a tribute to SOPHIE and Butler collaborator Aerea Negrot.
Butler created Danseur alongside Elín Ey of Hips & Lips and Quinn Whalley of Paranoid London, with the artists previously collaborating on the Someone Else Is Calling project.
The second EP will include contributions from Faris Badwan of The Horrors and Albrecht Van Doornik.
Hercules & Love Affair was established by Butler in the 2000s and gained mainstream attention with Blind, featuring ANOHNI. Previous Hercules & Love Affair releases have been remixed by house music figures including Frankie Knuckles and Larry Heard.
Danseur Pt 1 Tracklist (out now)
1 – My Journey (ft. Hips & Lips)
2 –I Get High (ft. Hips & Lips)
3 – The Eyes of Love (ft. Hips & Lips)
4 – Boy (ft. Hips & Lips)
Danseur Pt 2 Tracklist (out September 10)
1 – Pirouette (ft. Faris Badwan)
2 – Heaven (ft. Faris Badwan)
3 – Night on the Town (ft. Hips & Lips)
4 – Flip Flop (ft. Albrecht Van Doornik)
