supernature
Let’s talk about Jean-Marc Cerrone, a french disco song-writer/producer. The man played a significant role in the rise of italo in the early 80s. I have been obsessed with his song Supernature for more years than I can count, but never actually did any research on it until today. Supernature was released in 1977 on Cerrone III and is a sci-fi thriller about the rebellion of mutant creatures created by human scientists in order to combat starvation. That’s Cerrone playing the Ludwig drum kit in the video!
The vocals are supplied by American song-writer Lene Lovich, best known for her hit single Lucky Number. He later went on to score some film soundtracks including Brigade Mondaine. Another staple in my disco sets is Strip-Tease, a dark little instrumental tune which reminds me of Zongamin’s Bongo Song.
t was re-released in 1988 as Supernature ‘88 with a remix by Simon Harris which uses Roland drum sounds to give it a more house-y feel. This is the version I have been playing forever. Erasure covered in 1989 and really went all out when it came to performing it live! (see below)
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Cerrone – Supernature
Erasure – Supernature (Miller/Legg mix)
Cerrone – Supernature \'88 (Simon Harris mix)
Cerrone – Strip Tease from the Brigade Mondaine Soundtrack