For a long time, New York DJ Andrew Butler’s sound project was characterized by lively retro disco. Hardly any concert ended without a party polonaise, brightly colored and queer. But Butler can do things differently. Since “Poisonous Storytelling”, a first collaboration with transgender creature Anohni, a new shadowy world has unfolded. Demanding intense songs, one title is called “Killing His Family”.
The message is floating instead of dancing
The sequencers and drums by Siouxsie drummer Budgie are broken. The sacred atmosphere (“Christian Prayers”) is reminiscent of the aura of Dead Can Dance. The message is floating instead of dancing. Only “One” joins in with a club boogie, but even that remains bitchy. Hercules and his dark, abysmal side.
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