Purple Disco Machine, Chromeo - Heartbreaker

What this video is

Released June 21, 2024, 'Heartbreaker' represents a high-profile transatlantic collision between Purple Disco Machine — described by label Sweat It Out as 'the undisputed king of disco in Germany' — and Canadian electro-funk duo Chromeo, long regarded as torchbearers of the North American nu-disco/funk lineage. The collaboration, released via Sony Music Germany/RCA Records, arrived amid the broader 2020s disco-funk…

Why it matters

A landmark nu-disco crossover moment uniting the European and North American strands of the 2020s retro-funk revival. Purple Disco Machine's polished German disco-house production combined with Chromeo's trademark electro-funk vocal delivery creates a stylistic document of the genre at peak…

The director

Spencer Ford is a music video director and editor whose credits include Brockhampton: J'ouvert (2018), Brockhampton: If You Pray Right (2019), Trigger of Love and Take It Back by JAWNY (2021), and Heartbreaker by Purple Disco Machine (2024). He has noted…