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What's shakin', Hot Chip? Besides, you know, my ass to your songs? Quite a few things, as it happens, are astir in camp Chip of late, so let's set the ass on simmer, pull up a chair, and brush up on the latest.

First up, Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor joined forces recently with Gang Gang Dance's Brian DeGraw to create what Taylor called (on the HC website) a "one-off audio-visual piece." The piece, which marked the first Taylor/DeGraw collaborative effort, premiered at the ICA in London on September 6 as part of the Beck's Fusions series, alongside new offerings from Matthew Herbert and others. No word yet whether it will turn up elsewhere (the "one-off" part is less than encouraging), but here's hoping.

Hot Chip as a whole, meanwhile, have a limited edition 12" due this month with "Shake a Fist"-- perhaps you caught it in Forkcast?-- featuring none other than Todd Rundgren. While a Chip publicist could not confirm whether it's a sample or whether Todd actually worked with Hot Chip, our dads are still thrilled to see the name.

Furthermore, the latest and third Hot Chip album, which may be called Shot Down in Flames or 4 or Made in the Dark or something else entirely, is coming along nicely. The quintet hope to have it out, via DFA/EMI, in February 2008. Fingers crossed!

And remember David Shrigley's Worried Noodles project, where Shrigley provided lyrics and tons of your favorite bands, Hot Chip among them, made the music? The two-disc/three-vinyl set isn't out until October 23 (on Tomlab), but folks in London can taste an early portion of Noodles on October 14, as Hot Chip and others perform at Scala. Shrigley himself will be there providing animation, while HC, Max Tundra, Psapp, Simon Bookish, Cibelle, James Chadwick, Munch Munch, Scarlet's Well, and more wiggle their Noodles contributions. It's both a launch party and a benefit for Amnesty International, with all proceeds going to the organization. You really don't want to miss that.

Finally, Hot Chip's Joe Goddard has been out there setting dancefloors ablaze like some kind of party arsonist. Catch one of his upcoming DJ dates, listed for your convenience-- alongside a brief run of Hot Chip South American fest dates-- below.

Oh, and don't forget Hot Chip's Kraftwerk remix action, coming atcha next week.

Hot Chip live:

10-14 London, England - Scala (Worried Noodles release party/benefit)
10-27 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Marina de Gloria (TIM Festival)
10-28 São Paulo, Brazil - Anhembi Sumba Drum (TIM Festival)
10-31 Curitiba, Brazil - Pedriero Paulo Leminski (TIM Festival)
11-11 Buenos Aires, Argentina - Personal Fest

Joe Goddard DJ dates:

09-14 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
09-15 Vilnius, Lithuania - TBA
09-19 Leeds, England - Leeds University
09-20 Berlin, Germany - !K7 Party *
09-22 Barcelona, Spain - TBA
09-28 Paris, France - Showcase
09-29 Cardiff, Wales - Cool House
11-07 Newcastle, England - World Headquarters
11-10 London, England - 93 Feet East
12-01 Manchester, England - Warehouse Project #
12-02 Sheffield, England - Eat Your Own Ears Party

* with Henrik Schwarz, Joakim
# with Four Tet