Recorded during the summer of 1977, the ambitious
Supernature was a surprising departure from
Cerrone's two previous albums,
Love in C Minor and
Cerrone's Paradise. Those who expected the Parisian producer/composer/drummer to come up with another happy, sexy party record had a major surprise when they discovered that
Cerrone's third album is a moody, conceptual effort that could be described as the Euro-disco equivalent of a horror or science fiction movie. But
Cerrone doesn't go for pure shock value, and the lyrics are never gruesome or graphic.
Supernature, although entertaining, has a social conscience. If the album has a dominant theme, it's that scientists should proceed with caution if they are going to experiment and mess around with nature. This isn't to say that
Supernature is consistently dark and depressing;
"Love Is Here" and
"Love Is the Answer" are fairly optimistic and assert that negativity doesn't have to prevail. Some
Cerrone fans applauded him for providing such a risk-taking album, while others longed for the totally escapist
Cerrone of
Love in C Minor and
Cerrone's Paradise. But
Supernature fared well in Europe, and the excellent album explodes the myth that Euro-disco cannot be challenging. ~ Alex Henderson
