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Andy Butler’s Record Box

Andy Butler’s Record Box

This Saturday Andy Butler of Hercules and Love Affair returns to Superstore for another showcase from his celebrated record label mr intl. Joining him in the laser basement will be Sasa of In Flagranti, whilst upstairs it's a Hot Boy Dancing Spot situational takeover! Ahead of the party Dan Beaumont took a peek through Andy's record box...

A record that reminds you of when you first started travelling the world with Hercules and Love Affair...

Paradise's Deep Groove - I Love How You Make Me Feel - I had already been revisiting eerie house land, as the last tracks made before my first album came out were Classique and Roar, so that was the frame of mind I was in- "big deep eerie murky trance house".

A Hercules and Love Affair record that gives you the most feelings...

The one that pops to mind is 5:43 To Freedom from the last album because I always give some kind of a (hopefully) rousing speech about individuality, gender, belonging, love or something to the audience. I dont think they can really ever truly hear what I am saying but I know it works when I get all crazy emotional, and the others on stage do too.

A record that inspired you to start a band...

Massive Attack - Blue Lines

It was the project I was most inspired by in terms of what a band would look like. It had a collective thing about it, which made it feel bigger than a band. It was heavy on the sadness and the boogie. 

A song whose lyrics could be about your life...

Blind by Hercules and Love Affair

I don't know for some reason it really speaks to me.

Ha no really, maybe something from the Magnetic Fields, like Papa Was a Rodeo.  That whole "love me but don't" kind of thing Stephen Merrit has going on is highly relatable to me. 

A record you wish you had made...

ABBA - Dancing Queen

I just want to be dancing in the studio and watching them sing it. 

A record that reminds you of coming out...

Ministry - Stigmata  

I had a pretty angry coming out.  I loved the "fuck everyone" rant at the end of the live version from In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up Live.

A London record...

The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds

I first went to London in 1992 as a 15 year old, and trancey ambient house as well as that early"progressive" house ala Deconstruction records played a lot at the time in Soho.  I latched onto to this groovy mellow dance track though, and it has inspired me since. 

A song you can’t listen to because it makes you too sad...

None.

Bring it on!

A record that tales you back to the best NYC dancefloors...

The Word Is Love by Silk Hurley

Body and Soul anthem through and through, and it was relentlessly played for months, maybe a year even each week. And I danced every time.

A Secret DJ weapon...

Doris D and The Pins - Shine Up

Camp as fuck and it gets the nerdiest of heads into it. Kind of like a Dutch druggier ABBA.

Your favourite power ballad...

Take My Breath Away by Berlin

I was so overly sensitive as a child, before Ministry entered into my life, that I would cry when I would hear this. Wow.

A song that reminds you of growing up...

Uh that has not happened yet.

Join Andy this Saturday 7th March for mr intl at Dalston Superstore from 9pm - 3am.

Photo credit: Alexander Nussbaume

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