Steve Mason has cast off his King Biscuit Time persona and come back (albeit about a year or two ago) as Black Affair in a retro-electro-fetish stylee. The album Pleasure Pressure Point has been a couple of years in the making and should be out this month. Also available is Masons mixtape (electro, early house/rave) of the tunes that inspired his sound for this incarnation over at olo radio, in a not too dissimilar fashion from Boombips mix (electronic, disco, pop) that inspired his and Gruffs NeonNeon.

Black Affair Mixtape:

Die Weltraumforsc – Gravity
Playgroup – Haphazard
Jeans Team – Non-stop
Art Of Noise – Beat Box
John Cooper Clarke – Conditional Discharge
Happy Mondays – Oasis
Skyy – Call Me
Yello – I Love You
Depeche Mode – Photographic
Tuesday – No Love In NYC
Rob Base – It Takes Two
808 State – 8080808
Sub Sub – Space Face

NeonNeon Mixtape:

Neon Neon – “Theme Song”
Goblin – “Tenebre”
Neil Young – “Sample and Hold”
Paul McCartney – “Temporary Secretary”
Kraftwerk – “Numbers (Wicked Mix)”
Tears for Fears – “Mother’s Talk”
Neon Neon – “Raquel (Extended Mix)”
Debbie Gibson – “Only In My Dreams (Extended Club Mix)”
Janet Jackson – “Pleasure Pricipal (Eli Edit)”
Prince – “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man”
Neon Neon – “Fuckin’ Off Cover (Outtake)”

Tags: Beta Band, Black Affair, Boombip, King Biscuit Time, Neon Neon, Steve Mason

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