I'm a bit perplexed! How come the first taster of Robert Wyatt's collaboration with Hot Chip sounds a bit naff? Surely - I thought when I heard about this venture - a match made in heaven? But, I hate to say it, the free download teaser of their version of the fab "Made in the Dark" sounds a bit cobbled together - kind of like there's the original Hot Chip version slightly submerged under RW's additions (lots of jazzy horns, some OK backing vox and a goddamn awful Jew's harp drone ALL THE WAY THROUGH). It creates a slightly jarring impression and overall sounds like some kind of avant garde Karaoke. Anyway maybe there is hope for the full release, an EP under the name of Hot Chip with Robert Wyatt and Geese - but this doesn't inspire confidence.
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