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DAT Politics - BIOGRAPHY:

DAT politics' members came together as a production team in the early 2000 when they created their Art platform Skipp ( label and graphic design project) .
DAT Politics an outlet for their electropop music.
Well known as a very productiv, hyperactiv band, DAT politics released their 2 first albums "Villiger" and "Tracto Flirt" almost at the same time in early 2000 on their own label Skipp and on the prestigious german label A-musik. Quickly they received demands for gigs and other releases from US (Tigerbeat6), Japan (Digital Narcis), UK (FAT CAT) as well as invitations to many compilations. They received several time an honorific mention at Ars Electronica one of the most important prize in European Electronic Music for Villiger and their remix of NWA on Tigerbeat6.
In 2001, they've been in touch with Chicks On Speed interested by their music for quite a while. The Electro trash German label released their "Plugs Plus" album in 2002 which brought a new Electronica breath in France and worldwide.The press and the fans were excited and DAT politics continued to tour the world as well as recording new music. In 2004, they released their 2nd album for "Go Pets Go" followed by some extensive tour on nearly every continents during 2 years.
In 2006, DAT politics released successively "Wow Twist" on Chicks On Speed and " Are Oui Phony" an EP on Tigerbeat6. These records invited definitely the audience to dance. And tracks like "Turn My Brain Off" and "My Toshiba is alive" or "Step back" became hymns for a young excited audience. They played many festivals and have been bouncing the clubs around the world. Pop Bands like Jagga Jazzist, The Blow, Architecture in Helsinki asked them some remixes. In 2007 they appeared on "The Itunes Essentials" compilation between Daft Punk, Justice and Busy P..

DAT Politics - MAD KIT- 2009:

France favorite electro chiptune pioneers DAT politics did it again !! This brand new "Mad Kit " album brings a kind of straight beat propulsion in their gloriously catchy, melodic and eminently danceable music.
An express shot of playful, booty, shaking dance synth pop ripe with digitalized vocals , distorded breaks and electric frequencies which put them on a luxury spot in the international electronic map. Mad Kit creates its own hyperactiv sound and a solid body of tracks that should be in heavy rotation and rock the brain dance parties all over the world.

"Ce redoutable MAD KIT est encore plus concentre que ses predecesseurs : de l'electropop adorable de Bad dream machine a la Booty pop hyperactive du morceau titre, Les lillois font fort, fort, fort. Et la pop en ressort un peu grandie, comme a chaque fois."

TRAX (FR)

"DAT politics surprant dans sa concision et sa faculte a composer des morceaux aussi abordables qu' aboutis...
Uber tubes scintillants, hedonistes et poses sur des basses rondelettes. Son album le plus facile d'acces."

MAGIC (FR)

DAT Politics -WOW TWIST- 2006 :

DAT Politics are a trio of musicians who create and perform entirely with laptops, based in Lille, France. They are also the best laptop 'band', if such a category even exists, in the world.(...)
Clocking in at a tragically short 36 minutes, Wow Twist contains more energy than most bands deliver in a lifetime, exploring weirder angles and more foreign geometries than most mathematicians experience in pursuit of a degree, and more impish wonder than most daycare centers have the Prozac to handle. With this record, it's clear that the trio aren't just creating a sound that's structurally complex, quirky, and unique, but that they've sharpened their process to a science. Their sound has developed around performance, interaction with their audience, and a love of what sounds do to people rather than just a love of sound. The result is one of the best pop records I've heard in a long time. If I play this record at a house party and no one dances, I'm kicking everyone out immediately and asking them how much it cost to put their soul and sense of humor in self-storage, so I can see about putting my disappointment with humanity there. You should do the same...'

PIXEL SURGEON (USA)

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Wow Twist' would appear to be one of their finest yet.
they competently manage to combine elements of punk, rNb and pop with some of the finest electronic programming around - however these tunes are expertly crafted for maximum effect i.e. being incredibly exciting and energetic as well as interesting to listen to.'

WARPRECORD.COM(UK)

‘DAT Politics' Wow Twist doesn't just pop, it explodes with songs so bright, so immediate, and so weird that they're virtually fluorescent.(…)they've never sounded cuter or more crazed;(…) an incredibly hip kids album.’

ALL MUSIC GUIDE (USA)

‘…melody that will be bouncing round your head for hours’

BOOMKAT (UK)

‘…Wow Twist delivers a sustained blast of bubblegum glitch-pop that is shamelessly synthetique but vivid, vital and exhilarating…’

UNCUT (UK)

‘French laptop trio DAT politics have double-clicked "the party" icon on their desktops and the results make for absurd, infectious fun.(…) even a beardy old grouch like me can't help but be seduced. (…)’

THE WIRE (UK)

‘Wow! Twist ! Indeed! Then Smile from ear to ear at some of the most
gleefully deranged pop music i'll ever experience.
DAT politics are a trio of Gallic laptop poppers that sound like Bis covering Kraftwerk
on helium after listening to eight hours of bonkers J-Pop, Kinda, Beautiffully! Absurdly! Brilliant!’

ROCKSOUND (UK)

‘in terms of songwriting, they play it straight, and ultimately demonstrate a knack for memorable tunes(…)
they bop around and shout and let the playful sense of fun take over completely.”

PITCHFORK (USA)

‘Wow Twist plays Queen Bee – sexy from the get-go, all surface.’

DUSTED (USA)

‘A more poppy and energetic but still addictive cd from the french trio.’

GAFFA (DK)

‘Sounds lile ba egdegy and sharp electronic indierock version of Pixies (…)a lot of fantastic pseudo hits.’

GEIGER (DK)

‘Wow Twist and I swear to you it is one of the most insanely odd and FUN records I've listened to…’

WATERPROOF (USA)

‘Wow twist features very energetic comedy pop/punk-electronica. In the same time very catchy and accessible as weird and ingenious. This album rocks in the true sense of the word!’

ANALOG PLEASURES (USA)

‘the French laptop trio DAT Politics reimagine punk rock as music created by and for hyperactive small children.’

ASSOCIATED PRESS (USA)

‘French laptop art-pop trio DAT Politics have certainly carved out a distinctively eccentric presence in the leftfield electronic music sphere, with a prolific work ethic which has seen them release six albums in as many years of existence as a band. This album sees them turning their sound more towards melodic electro pop songs than ever before, whilst also drawing upon the sorts of hyperactive energy levels generated by their live show.
‘Wow Twist’ is an excellent sixth album from DAT Politics that shows them adeptly shifting their emphasis towards melodic electro power-pop, and indeed while there are many moments here that seem like they simply shouldn’t work in theory, it’s this fearsome grasp of catchy pop hooks that holds it all together beautifully (and much more effectively for example than their label heads’ recent ‘Press The Space Bar’ full-length).
Perhaps their best full-length to date.’

IN THE MIX (AUS)

‘The songs are tuneful over-the-top rock and roll electronic tracks set up to disorientate.
Wow Twist is a good record from a band that must be great live. They could easily reproduce their sound live, and the high energy feel of the record would translate well to a club.’

GULLBUY (USA)

‘Manic, glitchy, comically harsh, and musically quick-witted, this is the new face of art-rock.’

MUZE TM (USA)

‘DAT Politics fuse the playfulness of Atari 2600's "Pitfall" video game music with the electronic experimentation of Pita, Mouse on Mars, and Oval. Jump into their twisted world.’

EPITONIC (USA)

‘DAT politics Upload the brain universe that compressed the acidHUMANIX infectious disease of a Chemical=anthropoid to biocapturism corpse Feti=streaming circuit of this abolition world’

KENJI SIRATORI (USA)

(...) Un groupe français qui plus est qui dégage sur scène comme sur disque, une énergie intacte et des idée fraîches( …) cette épopée sonique, aussi brève qu’intense, réserve surtout d’innombrables trésors de pop dézinguée.

LIBERATION (FR)

Très proches de ses prestations live, DAT politics sort tout simplement son meilleur disque original et réussi.’

CODA (FR)

‘Wow Twist, titre idéal pour cette collection de chansonnettes electro-punk distille un même climat d’euphorie puérile sur fond de sonorités façons jeux video préhistorique de gimmicks ludiques et d’harmonies bas de gamme (…) leur comptines en-têtante et leur énergie communicative font de cet album l’un des meilleurs du groupe Lillois.’

TRAX (FR)

DAT Politics -GO PETS GO - 2005:

DAT politics began its performance hurriedly, rushing the stage and firing up its equipment all within the space of about 10 seconds, creating a raucous immediacy of weird beats and baby synths. To my astonishment, the trio seemed to play and sing almost everything live, save the most intricate percussion sequences. Even then, a set of electronic drum pads was utilized to trigger various sounds, accompanying a menagerie of anonymous beeping boxes, voice processors, and an Oxygen 8 keyboard on a neck trap. Hnds were always moving, activating, or tweaking or twistung, keeping the relentless pace, moving from booty house to breaks to techno- there were even sings-alongs. Though the music was obviously yesterday's news to the group, the whole stuttering spectacle looked and sounded so strange, making DAT politics my new favorite laptop performers after lithops.

GROOVE (USA)

INDEX MAGAZINE
DAT Politics, 2003
Interviewed by Momus . Photograped by Elke Hesser

Dat Politics bring a sense of fun to the clicks, beeps, and cuts of glitch pop. Claude, Gaetan, and Vincent may be based in the industrial northern French town of Lille, but their sound marks the mood of the European post-electronic age. Recently Gaetan and Claude crossed paths with avant-pop songster Momus in Paris. Momus films the discussion at a mutual friend's apartment in the bastille quarter. Vincent was at home taking care of business in Lille.

p + c skipp 2009