Hot Chip = better than most bands.
This is a video made by Al Doyle of Hot Chip. It is a remake of the 2006 smash and NME song of the year Over and Over using members of the homeless community. It is being used to promote the upcoming series of secret gigs in order to raise money for Crisis, the homeless charity.
I love remixes. Not just in a wave your-hands-above-your-head whilst you are off your tits way. That’s too simple, I actually sit down and try to break down each remix, picking off what the producer choose to manipulate from the original song. It’s like trying to undo a jigsaw puzzle.
I can’t even choose my favourite remixer. I would have to ask them to battle it out in an epic four way cage match. Imagine a bout between Erol Alkan, Paul “Phones” Epworth, Hot Chip and Soulwax. It could even be given some tacky name like The Remixers Rumble. Erol would probably win since he also remixes as part of Beyond The Wizards Sleeve.
Remixing is easier than creating a song from scratch, Justice have a tried and tested mathematical formula. Yet I can’t help but be excited by the prospect of any new remix.
Well I used too. Now we are flooded with every bedroom DJ making mash ups and blends of tracks that grates my ears. Each one hoping to become the next L.A. Riots and making the jump from Blogspot favourite to Kylie Minogue remixer. The majority of these shit DJs will be playing at your local Walkabout pub on a Friday night. And that’s where they should stay.
Yet due to my addiction to the good shit I am forced to trawl through these musical abortions. The tango version of the Arctic Monkeys, the trance remix of Usher’s In This Club and the happy hardcore version of The Terminator theme song, I’ve heard them all. To steal from The Blackout Crew, all the DJ’s do is put their own donk on it.
[Pic - DJ Orgasmic, a great remixer, producer, DJ and good dude]
It may be due to my obsessive nature about all things Hot Chip but I have been listening to this a lot recently. The excellent Jesse Rose has Hot Chip on two tracks on his recently released album.
The song harkens back to Coming On Strong era Hot Chip. The song remains dark and brooding yet loving and gentle at the same time. Very similar to Shining Escalade.
Song here.
P.s Hot Chip are releasing a double Mix cd next month. They are also doing a Bugged Out party in celebration.
[info from Fact]
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