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Hot Chip – Tape Spool Sound (2001) | Track profile | Dork

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Mexico EP
Tape Spool Sound

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Tape Spool Sound

Release date: 1st March 2001

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About This Track

"Tape Spool Sound" is a track by Hot Chip, from the album Mexico EP, released 1st March 2001. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 6 articles about Hot Chip.

About the Artist

Hot Chip

Hot Chip

Lyrics

Tape Spool Sound

[Verse 1]

They don't sound like they

Come on that strong

Since way back in the day

Maybe they're fine-tuning

Their detuned noise

Into a well-oiled machine

[Chorus]

What I want is a

A tape spool sound

What I've got is a bright, young voice

What I want is a

A whirring fuzz

What I've got is some clarity of choice

[Verse 2]

Needle drop, hard-chopped sound

Moving further into the realm

Black spin movie reel

Beyond some turning wheel

[Chorus x2]

What I want is a

A tape spool sound

What I got is a bright, young voice

What I want is a

A whirring hum

What I got is some clarity of choice

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Mexico EP

2001

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Release year

2001

—Beeting
—Mersion/Version
—Tape Spool Sound
—The Only One, Yeah
—Sometimes All I Need
—Perfect Circle

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