we never had expectations about where we should end up we’ve always been very
should end up we’ve always been very
should end up we’ve always been very ambitious British electro pop band hot
ambitious British electro pop band hot
ambitious British electro pop band hot chip has made quite a name for
chip has made quite a name for
chip has made quite a name for themselves touring all over the world hi
themselves touring all over the world hi
themselves touring all over the world hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to
I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to
I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and today I chat with one
watchmojo.com and today I chat with one
watchmojo.com and today I chat with one of its members I’ve noticed that the
of its members I’ve noticed that the
of its members I’ve noticed that the band has a lot of really varied
band has a lot of really varied
band has a lot of really varied influences yeah we have a lot of
influences yeah we have a lot of
influences yeah we have a lot of influences I guess Alexis very
influences I guess Alexis very
influences I guess Alexis very influenced by prints for example I’m
influenced by prints for example I’m
influenced by prints for example I’m very influenced by brian eno and can and
very influenced by brian eno and can and
very influenced by brian eno and can and some 70s progressive music we always had
some 70s progressive music we always had
some 70s progressive music we always had that house music and a lot of dance
that house music and a lot of dance
that house music and a lot of dance music talk to me a little bit about made
music talk to me a little bit about made
music talk to me a little bit about made in the dark I think we managed to
in the dark I think we managed to
in the dark I think we managed to document our life sounds the sound of a
document our life sounds the sound of a
document our life sounds the sound of a vibe and five piece band so I think it’s
vibe and five piece band so I think it’s
vibe and five piece band so I think it’s more ambitious and more of a kind of
more ambitious and more of a kind of
more ambitious and more of a kind of rock album than any of the other albums
rock album than any of the other albums
rock album than any of the other albums with me I think it’s good record how
with me I think it’s good record how
with me I think it’s good record how would you say that the Internet has
would you say that the Internet has
would you say that the Internet has changed the music industry well it’s
changed the music industry well it’s
changed the music industry well it’s made it a lot harder for people to make
made it a lot harder for people to make
made it a lot harder for people to make money out of selling music it’s the same
money out of selling music it’s the same
money out of selling music it’s the same for any kind of artist whether it’s film
for any kind of artist whether it’s film
for any kind of artist whether it’s film or music or TV it all end up being
or music or TV it all end up being
or music or TV it all end up being freely distributed and that’s kind of
freely distributed and that’s kind of
freely distributed and that’s kind of the way it should be in my opinion
the way it should be in my opinion
the way it should be in my opinion anyway talk to me about remix it for me
anyway talk to me about remix it for me
anyway talk to me about remix it for me it’s always been a very experimental
it’s always been a very experimental
it’s always been a very experimental things the chance to kind of try out
things the chance to kind of try out
things the chance to kind of try out different production techniques and mess
different production techniques and mess
different production techniques and mess around and be quite playful and I don’t
around and be quite playful and I don’t
around and be quite playful and I don’t care for a lot of music that we remix
care for a lot of music that we remix
care for a lot of music that we remix some of the artists and the tracks are
some of the artists and the tracks are
some of the artists and the tracks are really awful so I just like to mess
really awful so I just like to mess
really awful so I just like to mess around with them and make them sound
around with them and make them sound
around with them and make them sound totally different hope he really sounded
totally different hope he really sounded
totally different hope he really sounded like
tell me about life on the road it’s a
tell me about life on the road it’s a bit like living in a lighthouse all
bit like living in a lighthouse all
bit like living in a lighthouse all being a sailor in the old days when I
being a sailor in the old days when I
being a sailor in the old days when I went to see for a long time we didn’t
went to see for a long time we didn’t
went to see for a long time we didn’t really I just not really like that tell
really I just not really like that tell
really I just not really like that tell me it’s just kind of you know it’s quite
me it’s just kind of you know it’s quite
me it’s just kind of you know it’s quite an intense psychological experience if
an intense psychological experience if
an intense psychological experience if somebody tell me why you did cool we
somebody tell me why you did cool we
somebody tell me why you did cool we toured around the world basically so
toured around the world basically so
toured around the world basically so many times we’ve got friends in almost
many times we’ve got friends in almost
many times we’ve got friends in almost every city we go to got different people
every city we go to got different people
every city we go to got different people to hang out with and the kind of many
to hang out with and the kind of many
to hang out with and the kind of many places to go and when you first start
places to go and when you first start
places to go and when you first start out a little intimidating but now we’ve
out a little intimidating but now we’ve
out a little intimidating but now we’ve just got so many friends all over the
just got so many friends all over the
just got so many friends all over the world is it’s really fun fun most of the
world is it’s really fun fun most of the
world is it’s really fun fun most of the time but it’s not fun when you have to
time but it’s not fun when you have to
time but it’s not fun when you have to get up at 7am to cross the border
get up at 7am to cross the border
get up at 7am to cross the border between the u.s. and Canada visual
between the u.s. and Canada visual
between the u.s. and Canada visual headache this morning
what do you think of mainstream pop
what do you think of mainstream pop right now not really that in touch with
right now not really that in touch with
right now not really that in touch with mainstream put it’s this kind of Alexis
mainstream put it’s this kind of Alexis
mainstream put it’s this kind of Alexis enjoy that are more aware of what’s
enjoy that are more aware of what’s
enjoy that are more aware of what’s going on in the charts and more inspired
going on in the charts and more inspired
going on in the charts and more inspired by producers like timberland and that’s
by producers like timberland and that’s
by producers like timberland and that’s kind of their their domain which is
kind of their their domain which is
kind of their their domain which is someone expect from a hardship live show
someone expect from a hardship live show
someone expect from a hardship live show I don’t know I think people are probably
I don’t know I think people are probably
I don’t know I think people are probably quite confused about what what to expect
quite confused about what what to expect
quite confused about what what to expect you know some people think it’s going to
you know some people think it’s going to
you know some people think it’s going to be like The Chemical Brothers like a big
be like The Chemical Brothers like a big
be like The Chemical Brothers like a big kind of electronic like showing with
kind of electronic like showing with
kind of electronic like showing with loads of lasers and five like series
loads of lasers and five like series
loads of lasers and five like series working dudes doing stuff but we’re
working dudes doing stuff but we’re
working dudes doing stuff but we’re quite shambolic in their own way
so yeah I think I should just respect to
so yeah I think I should just respect to dance and get quite sweaty you know let
dance and get quite sweaty you know let
dance and get quite sweaty you know let go of their inhibitions and just have a
go of their inhibitions and just have a
go of their inhibitions and just have a good time hopefully that’s what we try
good time hopefully that’s what we try
good time hopefully that’s what we try and do thank you very much thank you
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