Izdavač: Ostalo
Žanr: Elektronska muzika, Pop
Poreklo: Strani izvođač

Original, made in EU

Digipak

Cd 4/4+

Studio album by Hot Chip
Released 22 May 2006
Recorded Putney, London
Genre
Electropopsynth-pop[1]
Length 52:04
Label EMI, Astralwerks, DFA
Producer Hot Chip
Hot Chip chronology
Coming on Strong
(2004) The Warning
(2006) Made in the Dark
(2008)

The Warning is the second studio album by British band Hot Chip. The album was released in the UK on 22 May 2006 by EMI Records and in the United States on 3 June 2006 by Astralwerks. Notable tracks include the UK singles, `Over and Over` and `Boy from School`, as well as `(Just Like We) Breakdown`, which was featured and remixed on the DFA Records compilation album The DFA Remixes – Chapter One. The album was nominated for the 2006 Mercury Music Prize.

The Warning explores the theme of contradiction as well as `slower and darker aspects of electronic music` with the use of `strange violence` in songs.[2] This technique is best depicted in the song, `The Warning`, which uses antithesis; `soft glockenspiel notes` contrasted against `violent` lyrics.[3] The chorus continues the idea with a `patent mismatch of violence and melancholy`.[4]

A number of reviews commented on the stylistic and lyrical changes between Hot Chip`s first album Coming on Strong (2004) and The Warning. Coming on Strong was described as a `successful but safe entrée to the British electro-soul outfit` and although `graceful, delicate melodies of the debut` had been abandoned, they were replaced for `songs with more wallop`.[5] Hot Chip`s music changed from the `quirky electro-pop` of Coming on Strong to create an album that was `much more focused and pop friendly`, `a step away from Prince and a step towards LCD Soundsystem`.[4][6]

Musical style
The musical influences of Taylor and Goddard, such as R. Kelly, Wookie, krautrock, Kraftwerk, Prince and Madlib, were brought together on The Warning.[7] Taylor stated that he wanted the variety of musical interests to sound as if they had `all been mixed together in a good way` rather than `bolted together crudely`, because of his belief that music shouldn`t sound like `just a load of instruments`.[9] `No Fit State` gathers large influence from `Svetlana` by the group Xex.

Track listing
No. Title Length
1. `Careful` 3:28
2. `And I Was a Boy from School` 5:19
3. `Colours` 5:28
4. `Over and Over` 5:50
5. `(Just Like We) Breakdown` 4:12
6. `Tchaparian` 3:20
7. `Look After Me` 4:50
8. `The Warning` 4:51
9. `Arrest Yourself` 2:31
10. `So Glad to See You` 4:05
11. `No Fit State` 5:38
12. `Won`t Wash` (hidden track) 2:35
Personnel
Owen Clarke – artwork design, art conception, guitar, bass
Al Doyle – guitar, synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals
Tom Elmhirst – mixing
Joe Goddard – vocals, synthesizer, percussion
Felix Martin – drum machines
Matt Paul – assistant engineer
Alexis Taylor – vocals, synthesizer, guitar, percussion, piano
Richard Wilkinson – engineer