Like a collection of obscure 12” extended mixes, the London duo delivers three cuts of deranged disco, the soundtrack to a neurotic romance
For its second release of 2018, Days Of Being Wild welcomes London duo Super Drama.
What strikes us immediately with “Affected Elegance” is Super Drama’s taste for an analog and rough production - the tracks have a “straight to tape” live feel far from the carefully computer constructed productions you tend to hear these days.
There is a rough and ready attitude to their new wave and Italo tinted sound, with disco bass-lines and DX7 pads and bells melodies.
The title track could easily be an 1986 New Order b-side with its balearic pads, disco bass line and “Blue Monday” kick, while “Hausu” with its female vocals and retro drum machines sounds like a forgotten Italo instrumental mix.
Black Rose follows in the same vein of twisted disco noir with its pitched down voice over a pulsing bass line.
Closing the EP, we find old pal Kiwi remixing “Affected Elegance”.
Kiwi keeps in with the old school electronic disco vibe but brings his own unique style of modernity taking the track to stratospheric disco heights, stripping down to its core to build it back to an emotional climax.
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from Affected Elegance,
released March 19, 2018
Original tracks produced and mixed by Super Drama.
Remix produced by Kiwi, mixed at The Wall Studio.
The original mix is fantastic and today it's my favourite but by tomorrow that could change as every remix of this track is brilliant and takes it to different places! Would love if there was a vinyl release of this! iainpsinclair
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