Hot Chip
Biography
Hailing from London, Hot Chip entered the picture with the release of their 2000 debut, Mexico. The EP was issued by Victory Garden Records, a label owned and operated by members of London's resident lo-fi psychedelic rock institution Southall Riot. The Mexico EP was a hypnotic wash of subtle — nearly subliminal — pulse-like techno beats, acoustic guitars, and plinky pianos, but the vocals were the true star of the show (no small feat in a musical climate overrun with disaffected Lou Reed-esque mumblers and bland Eddie Vedder impersonators). The voices of Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard are a fine study in contrast. Taylor offers dreamy, effortless falsettos that cut to the heart of the beauty of performers like Jeff Buckley and Nick Drake (minus any of the pretentiousness of Radiohead or even Coldplay, or the bland vocal acrobatics of Remy Zero). Meanwhile, scattered throughout the record (and in the occasional duet), Goddard offers a tone that sounds a bit more world-weary and at times almost gruff in comparison to Taylor, calling to mind Damon Albarn's cool monotone tendencies. . Hailing from London, Hot Chip entered the picture with the release of their 2000 debut, Mexico. The EP was issued by Victory Garden Records, a label owned and operated by members of London's resident lo-fi psychedelic rock institution Southall Riot. The Mexico EP was a hypnotic wash of subtle — nearly subliminal — pulse-like techno beats, acoustic guitars, and plinky pianos, but the vocals were the true star of the show (no small feat in a musical climate overrun with disaffected Lou Reed-esque mumblers and bland Eddie Vedder impersonators). The voices of Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard are a fine study in contrast. Taylor offers dreamy, effortless falsettos that cut to the heart of the beauty of performers like Jeff Buckley and Nick Drake (minus any of the pretentiousness of Radiohead or even Coldplay, or the bland vocal acrobatics of Remy Zero). Meanwhile, scattered throughout the record (and in the occasional duet), Goddard offers a tone that sounds a bit more world-weary and at times almost gruff in comparison to Taylor, calling to mind Damon Albarn's cool monotone tendencies.
Top Albums |
1. One Life Sta..
| 2. In Our Heads
| 3. Dark and Sto..
| 4. The Warning
| 5. Made In the ..
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6. Darko (Booka..
| 7. Coming On St..
| 8. Boy from Sch..
| 9. DJ-Kicks
| 10. The U.S. Ses..
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11. How Do You D..
| 12. I Feel Bette..
| 13. Ready for th..
| 14. Darko - EP (..
| 15. Made In the ..
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16. One Pure Tho..
| 17. Over and Ove..
| 18. Boy from Sch..
| 19. Ready for th..
| 20. We Have Remi..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | Flutes | In Our Heads | 7:04 | $0.99 | |
2. | Over and Over | Warning | 5:47 | $1.29 | |
3. | Night and Day | In Our Heads | 4:28 | $0.99 | |
4. | Look At Where We Are | In Our Heads | 3:58 | $0.99 | |
5. | Motion Sickness | In Our Heads | 5:20 | $0.99 | |
6. | Boy From School | Warning | 5:19 | $1.29 | |
7. | Ready for the Floor | Ready for the Floor - EP | 3:51 | $1.29 | |
8. | One Life Stand | One Life Stand | 5:21 | $1.29 | |
9. | One Life Stand | One Life Stand | 5:21 | $1.29 | |
10. | I Feel Better | One Life Stand | 4:40 | $1.29 | |
11. | Warning | Warning | 4:51 | $1.29 | |
12. | Dark and Stormy | Dark and Stormy - EP | 4:55 | $0.99 | |
13. | Let Me Be Him | In Our Heads | 7:42 | $0.99 | |
14. | Take It In | One Life Stand | 4:09 | $1.29 | |
15. | I Feel Better | One Life Stand | 4:40 | $1.29 | |
16. | Thieves In the Night | One Life Stand | 6:08 | $1.29 | |
17. | Transmission | War Child - Heroes, Vol. 1 | 4:56 | $1.29 | |
18. | In the Privacy of Our Love | Made In the Dark | 2:53 | $1.29 | |
19. | Whistle for Will | Made In the Dark | 2:24 | $1.29 | |
20. | Don't Dance | Made In the Dark | 4:41 | $1.29 | |
21. | Wrestlers | Made In the Dark | 3:46 | $1.29 | |
22. | Hold On | Made In the Dark | 6:24 | $1.29 | |
23. | One Pure Thought | Made In the Dark | 4:57 | $1.29 | |
24. | Made In the Dark | Made In the Dark | 3:00 | $1.29 | |
25. | Touch Too Much | Made In the Dark | 4:07 | $1.29 | |
Top Music Videos |
1. Night & D...
| 2. Ready for the...
| 3. I Feel Better
| 4. I Feel Better
| 5. Over and Over
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6. Over And Over
| 7. One Life Stan...
| 8. Arrest Yourse...
| 9. Boy From Scho...
| 10. One Life Stan...
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11. West Coast To...
| 12. Wrestlers
| 13. West Coast To...
| 14. One Pure Thou...
| 15. Boy from Scho...
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16. Arrest Yourse...
| 17. Colours
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