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• Hot Chip is an Electro Pop group formed in London in 2000. Their style of music blends traditional pop sounds and musical structure with an array or electronic techniques, including synth melodies and the occasional heavy bass-line. The band also features contrasting high and low vocals from the two singers, Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard. They are well-recognized in the music scene for reworking their past material during live shows, and have won awards from major music publications for their studio albums.

• Fast Facts

  1. Origin: London, England
  2. Years Active: 2000 - Present
  3. Record Labels: EMI, DFA
  4. Band member Al Doyle is also part of LCD Soundsystem
  5. Band members have performed as solo DJs
  6. Playing Coachella 2008

• Studio Albums

  • 2004 - Coming on Strong
  • 2006 - The Warning
  • 2008 - Made in the Dark

• Awards

  1. Mixmag named their album The Warning fourth best album of 2006
  2. The Warning also shortlisted for the 2006 Mercury Prize
  3. Mixmag also named their album Made in the Dark Album of the Month in January 2008

  
  

• Current Members

  • Alexis Taylor - Vocals/Keyboards/Guitar/Percussion/Piano
  • Joe Goddard - Vocals/Synthesizer/Percussion
  • Owen Clarke - Guitar/Synthesizer
  • Al Doyle - Guitar/Synthesizer/Percussion
  • Felix Martin - Drum Machines

• Former Members

  • Hagop Tchaparian (also known as The Letter G)
  • Rob Smoughton (also known as Grovesnor)
  • Scott Bennett
  • Daniel Paton

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