He_Is_Me says:Hot Chip are famed (well, at least in their native England) for thumping, throbbing weird disco tracks (grab "Over and Over" if you can!). "Made in the Dark", the opener to their latest album of the same name, doesn't tread the same field at all: it is all subdued, soft-paced melancholy, dare I say "geeky soul music"? A great showcase for an ever-growing sense of songcraft.
Pum PumbyLee Scratch Perry electronic, reggae/ska I know of few club tracks that include an elderly man's voice chanting "Jesus Christ gimme more" as a coda after minutes of celebrating "pum...more »
MirandobyRatatat pop, electronic, indie, downtempo A distinctly Latin-flavored sound for this Spanish-titled instrumental from Ratatat's forthcoming LP. The synthetic beat is complex but also conjures up images of hip-shaking beauties....more »
Three Girl Rumba (Live at the Roxy)byWire pop, rock, post punk Anybody remembers the song "Connection" by English 90s band Elastica? Well, here's where they nicked the riff from: a perfection of a sketchy song by...more »