Hot Chip Cool Out at the Interface
British disco-punk outfit Hot Chip make no bones about their new direction on the band's latest album, 'Made in the Dark.' "We kind of lived out some rock fantasies a bit more this time around, but it's by no means a straight rock record," vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Alexis Taylor tells Spinner. "There are quiet piano ballads one second and kind of house tunes the next."While the band is known for their uptempo dance party performances, Hot Chip switched it up at the Interface, showcasing the depth of their songwriting with a mellowed-out take on the current floor-filler 'Ready for the Floor.'
"Felix is playing a synth for the first time and he's controlling all of the rhythm parts using completely different equipment from before, he's brought more of a soulful vibe to what we're doing live," Taylor says. "He's texturally a bit more interesting and sophisticated than he maybe was before."
See the full interview and performance after the jump.
Full Set
· 'Ready For the Floor'
· 'Made In the Dark'
· 'In the Privacy of Our Love'





Posted by Mike Spinella on Feb 21st 2008 7:00PM
Filed under: The Interface, Video, Exclusive, Holy Hell



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Reader Comments(1 of 1)
JimBeamat 2-21-2008
soooooo good.
JENNIFERat 2-23-2008
ILOVE YOURSONGS.
Dana Fernat 2-23-2008
its really incredible to see how solid the song writing is when they are broken down like this. BRILLIANT
Marxsat 2-23-2008
Incredible version !!! Hot Chip break legs !!!
lilyat 2-24-2008
love this band.
UZIEGOat 2-26-2008
I saw Hot Chip on THE WARNING tour and they smashed my world apart!! This intimate performance is a really rare treat to hear all the new materiel in a very stripped down flavour that suits all the new songs. I'm sure The Chip primed to conquor the world over the next couple years in stylistic strangle hold of fusion greatness!!
Tomat 6-16-2008
Check out this exclusive interview with HOT CHIP at ALTITUDE TV!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vo5JoZS4TjA