It's an odd predicament in which Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello now find themselves firmly rooted: ten years on from the release of the pseudo-seminal, platinum-selling Give Up – a record the title of which appeared to forecast the creative inertia to come, for it remains their only full-length endeavour to date even though it's rung on in the ears of sophomore slumpers worldwide since – they're able to sell out the salubrious O2 Academy Brixton twice over, airing no more than two new songs in the process. Identikit setlists guide them through each evening, and there's an [...]
It's an odd predicament in which Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello now find themselves firmly rooted: ten years on from the release of the pseudo-seminal, platinum-selling Give Up – a record the title of which appeared to forecast the creative inertia to come, for it remains their only full-length endeavour to date even though it's rung on in the ears of sophomore slumpers worldwide since – they're able to sell out the salubrious O2 Academy Brixton twice over, airing no more than two new songs in the process. Identikit setlists guide them through each evening, and there's an [...]
The first time I saw MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS perform was way back in 2006, when they supported GERLING at The Rev in Brisbane. After that particular gig, I remember being convinced that I’d be seeing a lot more of them in the future. Seven years on and a break of over two years from touring, I was interested to see if they could provide the same intense show I had witnessed on a number of occasions in the past. I wandered into the venue to hear my [...]
Por Judith Gómez Machado A lo lejos, el parque O’Higgins resulta imponente. El segundo espacio verde público más amplio de Santiago de Chile, que guarda entre sus rincones un aura juvenil y distendida, palpitó el fin de semana del 6 y 7 de abril el espíritu voraz de aquellos que estaban destinados a encontrarse: los artistas y su público. En una jornada mística y febril, la tercera edición de Lollapalooza Chile dejó en claro por qué, en la actualidad, se trata de uno de los mejores festivales de música celebrados en Latinoamérica. [...]
Art rock has seen the meteoric rise of some of today’s most exceptional bands: Foals are set to take their fuzzy anthemia to festival stages this summer, Hot Chip have established themselves as fine purveyors of their very own distinct brand of new-wave/funk/disco/pop and Everything Everything have broken into the stratosphere of the charts. English five-piece Dutch Uncles are no exception; with their amalgamation of heady math pop and exquisite delivery, they're now serving up a [...]
For reasons as to which we're still as yet unsure, we took a technophobe along to Sónar last year and that which stuck with him most adhesively was not the tinnitus, nor the ineluctable exhaustion incurred by unending euphoria, nor indeed anything to be even translucently deemed techno but instead the dissonance Tom Jenkinson so concertedly strives to contrive. He came home and diligently read up on the almighty disharmony he'd been subjected to but days before, and became transfixed by a BBC interview during which Jenkinson confessed to feelings of disgust toward "the overt [...]
It's little wonder we don't like Mondays, though what is that bit more perplexing is that every other day seems to feel like one. The weekend's over in a second, though this one drags on for what feels an infinity though a track to have haunted the past few days and nights which is now alleviating the general drear of the week's most typically bluish Tag is the latest from Cologne native Marius Lauber, aka Roosevelt . Sea was one we recurrently dived back on into for much of the latter part of last [...]
Well, that didn’t take long at all, 2013. Thanks for delivering the first album of the year to instantly burrow its way into my mind and accomplish what all of my favorite albums do on the first listen: challenge me and make me feel as though I’ve always had this album in my collection. I didn’t know [...]
La formación británica de Hot Chip continúa extrayendo remixes de su último álbum 'In Our Heads' [ Domino Recordings ], ahora es el turno para el tema 'Don't Deny Your Heart' del que hace un mes presentaban el vídeo, y esta vez viene con un interesante pack de remezclas, para empezar, uno de los miembros de la formación, Joe Goddard , se encarga de realizar un gran re-edit del tema, con esa frescura del tema original y alargando un poco más el tema, y con prioridad al sintetizador; uno [...]
Fresh off a tour with Animal Collective and last Saturday’s canceled show at Williamsburg Park, Micachu and the Shapes (@m_a_t_h_e_s) headlined Le Poisson Rouge on Monday night. The first thing I noticed when the doors to the venue were opened was that the stage had transported itself to the middle of the floor and changed shape! Surrounded by spatterings of people, the now-circular stage held the night’s opener, Mykki Blanco . The tall, shirtless Blanco , sporting what looked to be shorts over plaid pajama pants (hey, it [...]
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Hot Chip siguen extrayendo EP de remezclas de su último álbum para el sello Domino , ahora el tema escogido ha sido el How Do You Do? y un potente pack de remezclas, ya para empezar, el remixazo que se ha marcado el maestro de Todd Terje , brillante remix de casi 10 minutos, 10 minutazos de gloria, una maravilla en la que Todd hace magia con el desarrollo del tema, después tenemos el remix dub que se ha encargado otro gran productor como es [...]
Diversity does not necessarily a decent LP make, yet it remains intrinsic to the oeuvres of avant-electro polymath Matthew Dear . Beams is his umpteenth, and fifth full-length under the name his momma gave him and even at thirty-something he's shakin' that same soma for all it's worth. Shake Me, however, is something of a gelid flicker; a dull flame burning with the introspective ire of Depeche Mode's Violator . Elsewhere however, Dear paints a rather different picture. Doubtless the man's artistry can never be negated: having relocated to [...]
Still sweet, still catchy, still Hot Chip. WATCH THE REVIEW
Hot Chip sweeps the dance floor with this fresh new release, which flows with thumpin' bass and kinetic beats. HowDoYouDo_HotChip.mp3 [...]
By Leanne Peterson June 15-17, 2012 Lovebox celebrated 10 years of love this weekend at its residential 40 acres, East London's Victoria Park. 'London’s biggest disco' gave exactly that, a party to remember over three jam-packed days. Friday's big top tent (aka The Rinse FM Arena) takeover did not disappoint. An energetic performance of 'Air' from Magnetic Man had the crowd singing in unison, soon followed by P-Money's 'Anthemic' and Katy B showed she could keep up with boys as she performed 'Perfect Stranger'. Boy [...]
Hot Chip started out as this sort of Weezer -like entity within the electronica-dance scene. When they first appeared in 2004, they were enticingly regarded as a sort of nerd-pop group, as they openly admitted their infatuation with Prince and wore their Dad jeans. Their first two albums, Coming On Strong and The Warning , were filled with simple, throbbing beats and smart lyrics that were both funny and memorable. By Made In The Dark , their sound [...]
Hot Chip aren’t your average band. Their members appear to be cropping up everywhere ( 2 Bears, New Build etc) but the band are consistently putting out a record every two years. They’ve been everywhere, with everyone and gained notoriety as both a good band and exciting live band, but they’ve never stepped out of everyone elses shadows for long enough to shine at their top billings ( LCD Soundsystem immediately spring to mind). Furthermore they’ve had plenty of success without ever actually having released a great album ('Over [...]
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Some bands manage to get the timing just right, and as we move closer the official arrival of Summer it seems that White Arrows have arrived with their debut right on time. Dry Land Is Not a Myth is filled with an electronic influence that's aimed more at dance floors than bedroom pop experiments; it's best listened to at high volumes with a bunch of your friends. When you start off with "Roll Over" you [...]
Hot Chip In Our Heads out on 6.12 Stream | MP3 | CD | Vinyl B+ Somewhere over the course of the last ten years refined electronic pop music has become something that people admire again. Of course, in the 602s and 702s it was a given that great music could come from lush synth arrangements and heartfelt lyrics. Bowie, David Byrne, Freddie Mercury. These guys were not just regarded as [...]
Hot Chip In Our Heads out on 6.12 Stream | MP3 | CD | Vinyl B+ Somewhere over the course of the last ten years refined electronic pop music has become something that people admire again. Of course, in the 602s and 702s it was a given that great music could come from lush synth arrangements and heartfelt lyrics. Bowie, David Byrne, Freddie Mercury. These guys were not just regarded as [...]
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