Originalversion + Dub der DjKicks-Exklusiv-Single!The only consistent thing about Hot Chip - apart from the uniform excellence of their tracks - is their ability to shock, surprise, delight and astound time after time. You never know what rhythmical journey they�re going to take you on - it could be playful, wayward pop, skewed hip hop, sun-dappled folk or mad, slow techno, and often it�s all of these within the space of one song - but you know that it�s going to be worth flicking your ears onto alert. And so it is with My Piano, their exclusive track on their forthcoming foray into the magical world of !K7�s evergreen DJ-Kicks series. A wistful slice of Hot Chip electronic pop, it firstly utilises that most under-rated of all musical instruments - the piano of the title - in spectacular fashion. This immediately evokes a certain gleeful Balearica: as if Carl Craig was producing New Order and R?yksopp, while out front old folkie dude Richard Thompson spins his well-worn tales. Hopefully all this super strength sunshine imagery will provoke a resurgence in piano-led dancefloor anthems over the next few months. A necessary companion piece to My Piano�s frenetic melancholy, is the exquisite dub on the flip. Where the original is a little more together - well, relative to Hot Chip world, of course - they�ve really gone as mad as yoghurt here. All swirling electronic flourishes - like light sabres swooshing through the air - it comes on like a joint collaboration between The Chemical Brothers (their famed dancefloor wiggle is truly evident) and Kompakt�s Michael Mayer (that nagging hypnotic beat that crawls under your trainers and keeps you stuck to the spot for hours on end). But then what did you expect? On their DJ-Kicks mix they jump from wonky electro-pop, Detroit techno, blissful downtempo, off-kilter house, hip hop, mellifluous drum�n'bass, R�n'B, blues, jazz and Joe Jackson all in the blink of an eye. What�s to say they can�t indulge all manner of moods across two versions of one very