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| Artist: Hot Chip
Label: EMI Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 848
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.5
EAN: 5099951791728
ASIN: B000YW860A
Release Date: February 4, 2008
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 They've done it again. March 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Yet again Hot Chip have pulled off an album of musical genius. Drifting between genres, and creating their own, they manage to create track after track of unique lyrics, beats, and melodies that somehow work together flawlessly. Be warned, it needs a few good listens, but i assure you once you have you'll be very glad you did.
 fade into the dark March 12, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
not sure what all the fuss is about this album!? Gave it the benefit of the doubt an have listened to it quite a number of times now. It does sound better loud but it still fails to 'grip me at least'.
maybe they're very good live, they would have to be.
its interesting how certain albums get so hyped whilst other offerings which are undoubtedlly 100 times better (IMHO)eg Clor (CLOR) and My Computer (Vulnerabilia) ( No CV) which would fit into the same musical genre pale into insignificance. a shame.
They just keep getting better. March 3, 2008
Hot Chip are a bit of an enigma to me. They continue to serve up nothing but classy, left-field electro-pop, and although there is nothing ground breaking on this latest release it remains an album which will be talked about years from now.
The reason I regard 'Made in the Dark' to be such an album is the simple song song structure, the catchy hooks, the 'wacky' lyrics and the involving vocals.
I was (and still am) a huge fan of their second album (The Warning.) I am not as keen on their debut (Comin' on Strong.) What worried me as I jumped head first into this latest album was that Hot Chip may have been done at two albums and that all subsequent release would be just trying to cash in on their name and not deliver any substance.
As with the fore-mentioned previous album, this record took a few listens to get into. But once you reach listen 3 or 4 you will be rewarded handsomely as the mood just envelopes you and you find yourself becoming so familiar with it that it feels like an old friend.
Where this album differs from it's predessesors is that this is more of a 'complete album' wheras the previous two had outstanding stand out tracks padded out with filler. There is little to no filler on 'Made in the Dark.'
This is not to say that there are not great tunes to be lifted from this album, far from it. Wrestlers, Out at the Pictures and Shake a Fist are are quality little numbers. As a complete record, however, i feel more rewarded when the album finishes that on their previous efforts.
Hot Chip remain an enigma to me. I only hope that they continue to do so by producing such high quality eletro pop as 'Made in the Dark.'
 Hot Chip - Made In The Dark February 19, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Hot Chip return to a scene with high hopes for their third LP, distinctly new territory from that encountered when releasing 2006's Mercury-nominated The Warning. That album was released to an audience largley unaware of their charms. Signing to DFA probably helped in the hipster stakes, but the massive expectancy surrounding Made in the Dark can largely be attributed to two huge singles: Over and Over and Boy From School. These two great tracks helped mask some of their parent album's weaknesses: length, derivation and oh-so-clever lyrical flourishes.
Made in the Dark shares some of those weaknesses, certainly the album is a few tracks too long. Strange too, is the proliferation of slower tracks. Not all of them are bad, the title track is a sweet soul number, with a vocal playing to Alexis Taylor's fragile delivery. In complete contrast, the record comes out of the traps at a breathless pace. Out At The Pictures and the two advance singles, Shake A Fist and Ready For The Floor are frenetic, itchy tunes; the kind of thing that the group does so well. I still have a problem with the middle of Shake A Fist, a little too much on the `cool' side for me. Of course, Shake A Fist finishes brilliantly with a fantastic menacing synth rush.
Hold On is one of the LP's highlights, conforming to the scratchy guitar and disco bass formula, extending it with funk rhythms: as if they have been learning about building great dance tracks from their US label boss, James Murphy. Hold On props up the second half of the record, much as No Fit State did on The Warning. When Hot Chip fail, they do spectacularly: Wrestlers and Bendable Poseable are just poor, both suffering from weak production and questionable lyrics: does anyone need a song made up of wrestling terminology? Certainly, Wrestlers particularly contributes to the second half slump, common to the three LPs they have released thus far.
Which is a shame, as when Hot Chip are on form they are a great band. Indeed, there is much to like about Made in the Dark, especially the first half. I'm sure that Taylor and Goddard are aware of what people see Hot Chip's strength as, and respect to them for attempting something different, something that bodes well for a productive future. That doesn't help the feeling that they could have done better with this record, especially given the anticipation surrounding it and their obvious continued potential.
Needs a few listens February 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
There's a pretty diverse mixture of tunes on this album - which is a pretty pleasant surprise. Touches of New Order here and there. It does take some getting into though - obviously the tunes aren't all as catchy as Ready for the Floor
This is my first Hot Chip album and I'll probably be checking out the back catalogue.
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