TAG: alexis taylor

Oct27

Shit Robot Interview

Heavyweight producer Marcus Lambkin aka Shit Robot is finally out with his full-length debut. It’s filled to the brim with guest vocals from Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor, LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy and Nancy Whang among others. The influential Irishman is known for his unique danceable mix of disco and synth-pop, electro and punk-funk. He got his pseudonym from the Shit Robot party; named after a crap robot drawing by James Murphy. After nearly two decades of DJ’ing and a handful of 12-inch releases, Lambkin has unveiled a superb album, with one of the best titles of the year; From The Cradle To The Rave. …MORE

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Oct07

Shit Robot – From The Cradle To The Rave (Review)

Shit Robot

From The Cradle To The Rave

Released by DFA


Influential Irish Post-New Yorker and member of the DFA family, Marcus Lambkin is known for his unique danceable mix of disco and synth-pop, electro and punk-funk. He got his pseudonym from the Shit Robot party; named after a crap robot drawing by James Murphy. After nearly two decades of DJ’ing and a handful of 12-inch releases, Lambkin is unveiling his first full-length guest-laden album From the Cradle to the Rave. It’s released on James Murphy and Tim Goldsworthy’s New York label like his previously released singles that are all ...

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Oct06

Hot Chip x New Order x Hot City “Didn’t Know What Love Was” (MP3)

You have to hand it to Converse, they succeed in the viral content game where much larger brands fall flat. This custom collaboration between Joe and Alexis from Hot Chip, UK producer duo Hot City and dance-pop legend Bernard Sumner of New Order wins because it’s done for the latter what he hasn’t been able to do on his own for a decade—create a great New Order sounding track. …MORE

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Jan21

Hot Chip – One Life Stand (Review)

Hot Chip

One Life Stand

Released by Astralwerks


Eight tracks deep into One Life Stand, Hot Chip delivers "We Have Love." I doubt you'll read anywhere that "We Have Love" is the standout moment on what is a decidedly solid album, but the song bears mention because it is the aural equivalent of Alvin & The Chipmunks' brains... on the Prodigy. That's the (as yet unmentioned) winning formula that makes Hot Chip, and One Life Stand in particular, palatable for such a widely diverse audience. Their electronic sensibilities appeal to danceheads, and yet the hyperkinesis is gentle enough to evoke the huggable nature of childhood ADHD. Slow-burner "Keep Quiet," allegedly a response to the guys being moved by Susan Boyle's dramatic turn on Britain's Got Talent, brings to mind the moody atmospherics of Massive Attack and Sneaker Pimps.

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Jan11

A Hot Minute with Hot Chip

You're Welcome, America 

London’s geekiest cool kids are on the verge of releasing their fourth studio album, One Life Stand, and are poised to show the world Alexis Taylor’s amped-up songwriting and the introduction of new sounds like Al Doyle’s flugelhorn. Previous records like The Warning and Made in the Dark produced hit after hit, and Joe Goddard says he is proud of this new addition to the repertoire and the quintet couldn’t be more excited to start performing. It’s been ten years of making addictive dance floor tunes and winning videos, and it sounds like these guys still have their priorities right. Before the holidays, URB spoke with Goddard to hear the good word.

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