HOT CHIP with ROBERT WYATT & GEESE Made In The Dark EP (2008 UK strictly limited edition 4-track CD EP - Despite their packed schedule for year, that indefatigable, delightfully off-kilter four-headed electro pop colossus known as Hot Chip have somehow found the time to assemble a lovingly put together little present for their fans, just in time for Christmas. Long recognised as one of the pioneers of avant-jazz rock, Robert Wyatt brings his quietly magical touch to 3 songs personallychosen from Hot Chip's 2008 album 'Made in the Dark'. The result are several mutations of songs that are as delicate and whimsical as they are adventurous and distinctive, be it the quixotic cornet and Jew's harp on 'Made in the Dark', or Wyatt's singular vocals and whistling on 'Whistle for Will', or the lush added effects and atypical arrangements on 'We're Looking For A Lot Of Love'. Meanwhile, Hot Chip's old friends & collaborators Geese [aka Emma & Vince from The Elysian Quartet] also lent a hand, reworking the new, Robert Wyatt-assisted 'We're Looking…' while completely overhauling 'One Pure Thought' from a straight-ahead floor shaker into something stranger, dreamier, but no less lovely. All in all, a deliciously unpredictable collaboration made in quirk-pop heaven. Presented in a sealed card picture sleeve).