If Madonna was “Wow” yesterday, Hercules & Love Affair were “Now”. Their disco is small scale, but very modern day and right at the moment. Tape Recorder saw Hercules & Love Affair yesterday in Helsinki and found them much more interesting live than on record. The personality and all the nuances of their music came across on stage. There was no need for guest vocalist Antony Hegarty, when singers Nomi and Kim Ann Foxman took the stage and showed what disco and house looks like now.
Hercules & Love Affair are responsible for one of the best singles this year - Blind. Listen to Blind sung by Antony Hegarty below:
Yesterday Madonna took her Sticky & Sweet tour to Germany and Berlin’s Olympic Stadium. Tape Recorder sources in Berlin report that the show was a spectacle, a genuine “WOW”. There were a lot of 90s techno sounds and great remixes & mash-ups, and the back drops were once again amazing. The Britney clip and Into The Groove stood out, and Ray of Light was climax like. The German crowd loved You Must Love Me and Tape Recorder sources found Devil Wouldn´t Recognize You surprisingly outstanding. Madonna danced a great deal and took pauses playing guitar (the guitar seems to be a device for her to take breaks from dancing). Sticky & Sweet is definitely worth experiencing, but it´s not as coherent as Confessions.
Check out Madonna performing Into The Groove in Berlin:
New Air France video surfaced, it´s the shimmering track Collapsing At Your Doorstep. The video catches windmills, modern and traditional ones. It´s very relaxing.
CSS is a very productive band. They´ve been on the road for 2 years, playing all around the world, just released a new album Donkey and I guess in their spare time, they do brilliant remixes.
CSS remix of Bloc Party´s Mercury is great. Just a simple touch and the track moves effortlessly onwards. Listen to Bloc Party - Mercury (CSS Remix) and watch the video below.
