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If Daft Punk and Flight of the Concords collaborated on the soundtrack to a fabulous movie about wrestling, such an effort might approach Hot Chip's sublime and goofy Made in the Dark. This British five-piece's third album is its most ridiculous and excessive; it's also their best thus far. Some really weird things go on here: nu-rave numbers segue into lovely ballads with the tempi of cough syrup, then into bizarre yet poppy feet-moving anthems. What if Ween were less lazy and less overtly heterosexual, or if the Beta Band fell in love with the dance floor and again made more music as good as their first EPs? Because of the al
If Daft Punk and Flight of the Concords collaborated on the soundtrack to a fabulous movie about wrestling, such an effort might approach Hot Chip's sublime and goofy Made in the Dark. This British five-piece's third album is its most ridiculous and excessive; it's also their best thus far. Some really weird things go on here: nu-rave numbers segue into lovely ballads with the tempi of cough syrup, then into bizarre yet poppy feet-moving anthems. What if Ween were less lazy and less overtly heterosexual, or if the Beta Band fell in love with the dance floor and again made more music as good as their first EPs? Because of the alleged obnoxiousness of Hot Chip's audience, there are those who have a problem with this incredibly talented group. But if we only listened to music based on audiences, we'd probably never listen to Neil Young or Madonna, either, and what would life be like then? No fun, that's what it would be like. And Hot Chip is, quite simply, music for people who like fun. --Mike McGonigal
Made In The Dark is Hot Chip's third full-length release and the follow up to their critically acclaimed album The Warning. This new installment shows Hot Chip at its best-
wonderfully quirky, clever, soulful and poppy. The sound of the band has evolved towards a wilder, heavier electronics, though still coupled with a signature pop aesthetic.
This tougher sound is no more evident than on the single 'Shake A Fist' which created a massive stir when it crept out at the end of 2007 on a limited etched 12" 'Ready
For The Floor' and 'One Pure Thought', add pure, unadulterated head rush pop into the mix. Made In The Dark also shows that the band is equally at home creating songs
of intimacy and melancholy as they were dancefloor fillers.
The band come together with Owen Clarke's signature guitar and keyboard riffs, Al Doyle's high caliber musicianship and Felix Martin's programming skills combined
with the considerable talents of Joe Goddard and Alexis Taylor in a way making the songs even more propulsive, repetitive, rhythmical, methodical, wonky, intimate and
beautiful than before.
Throughout Made In The Dark there are echoes of earlier songs and styles, steps forwards, backwards and sideways. The band recorded several tracks on the album live
in one take such as 'Hold On' and 'Out At The Pictures' which is rare for any band these days, but even more so for an electronic-pop band.
Hot Chip straddle the line of electronic and pop so well as we feel there is appeal for the band in many musical tastes. The hipsters who found and love Hot Chip will still
be lured in by their originality and inventiveness, whereas the undeniable infectiousness and catchiness of their music should bring them a wider audience.
Album Description
Limited edition two disc (CD + DVD) pressing of the 2008 album from the British Electronic act featuring a bonus DVD that features five live performances filmed in Germany and the UK. Recorded and self-produced in their home London studio base and charts their ever growing sonic ascendance into one of the UK's most original and like/loveable bands. Made In The Dark is the definitive Hot Chip record and could have been made by no other band. It would probably be easiest to say that the album is faster and rockier than The Warning, but that is only beginning to scratch the service. Within its 13 tracks there is both rhythmical chaos (Shake A Fist', 'Bendable Poseable'), soulful introspection (We're Looking For A Lot Of Love', the title track and 'In The Privacy Of Our Love') and even contemporary widescreen Pop ('Ready For The Floor', 'One Pure Thought'). The songs are propulsive, repetitive, rhythmical, methodical, wonky, intimate, beautiful and uniquely Hot Chip.
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Manufacturer: Astralwerks
Release date: 5 February 2008
EAN: 5099951809720
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