DAT Politics

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Dat Politics is a French electronic band formed in 1999. Originally a laptop quintet, the group transitioned to a duo in 2009, consisting of Claude Pailliot and Gaëtan Collet. Their energetic live performances and extensive touring garnered them a dedicated following. Their music, often classified under electropop, is known for its catchy melodies and experimental elements. Dat Politics released their debut album Tracto Flirt (1999) on Tigerbeat6. They collaborated with notable acts such as Matmos, Mouse on Mars, and Dan Deacon, and performed at major festivals including the Dour Festival in Belgium and Sonar Night in Baltimore, United States. The band released eleven studio albums, including Substage (2023) on Disc Drive. They also appeared on various experimental or dance compilations, such as Clicks & Cuts alongside Alva Noto and Pan Sonic. Other notable albums include Villiger (2000) and Sous Hit (2001).

Top tracks

05	Dizzy Zip	DAT Politics	Wow Twist			02:27
	Composers: Pailliot - Collet - Thierion
02	Reptiloid	DAT Politics	No Void			04:02
	Writer: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet / Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet
02	Re-Folk	DAT Politics	Plugs Plus			03:24
	Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet - Vincent Theirion

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Discography

Albums

Substage

Disc Drive: 04-04-2023

Substage

01	Alphabeta	DAT Politics	Substage			04:07
	Writer: Claude Pailliot / Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet
02	Optic Games	DAT Politics	Substage			03:46
	Writer: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet / Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet
03	Cosma Trauma	DAT Politics	Substage			03:56
	Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet
04	Working Class	DAT Politics	Substage			04:12
	Writer: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet / Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet
05	Bleach	DAT Politics	Substage			02:25
	Writer: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet / Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet
06	Split Me	DAT Politics	Substage			04:32
	Writer: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet / Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet
07	Cheval Rouge	DAT Politics	Substage			05:05
	Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet

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No Void

℗ 2015 Shitkatapult: 26-06-2015

No Void

01	Junk Funk	DAT Politics	No Void			04:52
	Writer: Gaetan Collet / Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet
02	Reptiloid	DAT Politics	No Void			04:02
	Writer: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet / Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet
03	Vibrator	DAT Politics	No Void			03:47
	Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet
04	Black Hole	DAT Politics	No Void			03:34
	Writer: Gaetan Collet / Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet
05	Pyromaniac	DAT Politics	No Void			04:53
	Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet
06	Echo Radio	DAT Politics	No Void			03:52
	Writer: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet / Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet
07	Small Cell	DAT Politics	No Void			03:09
	Writer: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet / Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet

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Blitz Gazer

Sub Rosa: 23-03-2012

Blitz Gazer

01	Yes Way	DAT Politics	Blitz Gazer			03:40
	Composers: G. Collet - C. Pailliot / Other contributors: Volvox
02	Slastic Girl	DAT Politics	Blitz Gazer			03:56
	Composers: G. Collet - C. Pailliot / Other contributors: Volvox
03	People R Inside	DAT Politics	Blitz Gazer			03:17
	Composers: G. Collet - C. Pailliot / Other contributors: Volvox
04	Face in Sustain	DAT Politics	Blitz Gazer			06:12
	Composers: G. Collet - C. Pailliot / Other contributors: Volvox
05	Switch On	DAT Politics	Blitz Gazer			04:57
	Composers: G. Collet - C. Pailliot / Other contributors: Volvox
06	Sourcloud	DAT Politics	Blitz Gazer			01:42
	Composers: G. Collet - C. Pailliot / Other contributors: Volvox
07	Hypnotricks	DAT Politics	Blitz Gazer			05:25
	Composers: G. Collet - C. Pailliot / Other contributors: Volvox

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Mad Kit

(P) 2008 Chicks On Speed Records: 26-12-2008

Mad Kit

01	Own Thing, Pt. 1	DAT Politics	Mad Kit			03:14
	Composers: Paillot, Claude - Collet, Gaetan - Thierion, Vincent
02	Freak Me Out	DAT Politics	Mad Kit			03:29
	Composers: Paillot, Claude - Collet, Gaetan - Thierion, Vincent
03	Bad Dream Machine	DAT Politics	Mad Kit			05:15
	Composers: Paillot, Claude - Collet, Gaetan - Thierion, Vincent
04	Moving Like Dat	DAT Politics	Mad Kit			04:40
	Composers: Paillot, Claude - Collet, Gaetan - Thierion, Vincent
05	M.A.D.K.I.T.	DAT Politics	Mad Kit			04:39
	Composers: Paillot, Claude - Collet, Gaetan - Thierion, Vincent
06	Magnetic Attraction	DAT Politics	Mad Kit			03:41
	Composers: Paillot, Claude - Collet, Gaetan - Thierion, Vincent
07	Wish Ya	DAT Politics	Mad Kit			04:04
	Composers: Paillot, Claude - Collet, Gaetan - Thierion, Vincent

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Are Oui Phony??

: 14-11-2006

Are Oui Phony??

01	Step Back	DAT Politics	Are Oui Phony??			03:18
02	Motor Day	DAT Politics	Are Oui Phony??			03:26
03	Amazing Dan	DAT Politics	Are Oui Phony??			03:10
04	Sad Snow Man	DAT Politics	Are Oui Phony??			03:49
05	Rainbow Connection	DAT Politics	Are Oui Phony??			03:42
06	Space Kitchen Companion	DAT Politics	Are Oui Phony??			02:35
07	Pekin Star Synth	DAT Politics	Are Oui Phony??			01:40

Wow Twist

(P) 2006 Chicks On Speed Records GmbH: 31-03-2006

Wow Twist

01	Viper Eyes	DAT Politics	Wow Twist			03:16
	Composers: Pailliot - Collet - Thierion
02	Turn My Brain Off	DAT Politics	Wow Twist			02:37
	Composers: Pailliot - Collet - Thierion
03	What's Dat ?	DAT Politics	Wow Twist			03:08
	Composers: Pailliot - Collet - Thierion
04	Gravity	DAT Politics	Wow Twist			04:19
	Composers: Pailliot - Collet - Thierion
05	Dizzy Zip	DAT Politics	Wow Twist			02:27
	Composers: Pailliot - Collet - Thierion
06	My Toshiba Is Alive	DAT Politics	Wow Twist			03:25
	Composers: Pailliot - Collet - Thierion
07	Roll	DAT Politics	Wow Twist			03:20
	Composers: Pailliot - Collet - Thierion

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Plugs Plus

(P) 2002 Chicks On Speed Records GmbH: 28-03-2002

Plugs Plus

01	Dat Politics	DAT Politics	Plugs Plus			00:04
	Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet - Vincent Theirion
02	Re-Folk	DAT Politics	Plugs Plus			03:24
	Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet - Vincent Theirion
03	Pie	DAT Politics	Plugs Plus			04:31
	Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet - Vincent Theirion
04	Allo! Pepperberg	DAT Politics	Plugs Plus			03:09
	Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet - Vincent Theirion
05	Morgens, Mittags	DAT Politics	Plugs Plus			03:29
	Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet - Vincent Theirion
06	Senior Actif	DAT Politics	Plugs Plus			02:12
	Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet - Vincent Theirion
07	Tout Bleu	DAT Politics	Plugs Plus			04:43
	Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet - Vincent Theirion

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Villiger

A-Musik: 01-03-2000

Villiger

01	Villiger 1	DAT Politics	Villiger			05:14
	Composers: Claude Andree - Collet - Gaetan Claude - Pailliot - Thierion - Vincent
02	Villiger 2	DAT Politics	Villiger			03:29
	Composers: Claude Andree - Collet - Gaetan Claude - Pailliot - Thierion - Vincent
03	Villiger 3	DAT Politics	Villiger			02:28
	Composers: Claude Andree - Collet - Gaetan Claude - Pailliot - Thierion - Vincent
04	Villiger 4	DAT Politics	Villiger			04:25
	Composers: Claude Andree - Collet - Gaetan Claude - Pailliot - Thierion - Vincent
05	Villiger 5	DAT Politics	Villiger			04:00
	Composers: Claude Andree - Collet - Gaetan Claude - Pailliot - Thierion - Vincent
06	Villiger 6	DAT Politics	Villiger			03:37
	Composers: Claude Andree - Collet - Gaetan Claude - Pailliot - Thierion - Vincent
07	Villiger 7	DAT Politics	Villiger			06:16
	Composers: Claude Andree - Collet - Gaetan Claude - Pailliot - Thierion - Vincent

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EPs

Powermoon EP

: 04-11-2013

Powermoon EP

01	Boogie Mind	DAT Politics	Powermoon EP			03:39
02	Fox Box Sound	DAT Politics	Powermoon EP			03:29
03	Trance Mission	DAT Politics	Powermoon EP			04:30
04	Ghost Town	DAT Politics	Powermoon EP			05:32
05	Monitor	DAT Politics	Powermoon EP			03:19
06	Hold That Pose (My Mother Told Me) [feat. Dat Politics and Nomi Revlon]	Soft Pink Truth	Powermoon EP			04:02

Split Series #9

Split Series: 25-06-2012

Split Series #9

01	Shape-Mod	PROcess	Split Series #9			07:16
	Composers: Process
02	Popbeat	PROcess	Split Series #9			06:15
	Composers: Steve Barnes
03	Shape-Mod (B)	PROcess	Split Series #9			04:08
	Composers: Process
04	Untitled	DAT Politics	Split Series #9			03:31
	Composers: Process
05	Et Hop	DAT Politics	Split Series #9			03:52
	Composers: DAT Politics
06	Untitled (2)	DAT Politics	Split Series #9			03:14
	Composers: Process

Singles

Optic Games Rmx

Disc Drive: 02-02-2023

Optic Games Rmx

01	Optic Games	DAT Politics	Optic Games Rmx			03:46
	Writer: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet / Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet
02	Optic Games (Container Remix)	DAT Politics	Optic Games Rmx			03:05
	Writer: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet / Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet
03	Optic Games Machine War (Cooling Prongs Remix)	DAT Politics	Optic Games Rmx			03:38
	Writer: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet / Composers: Claude Pailliot - Gaetan Collet

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Clicks & Cuts 3

(P) 2018 SAAL 600: 03-05-2018

Clicks & Cuts 3

01	Palo Alto	snd	Clicks & Cuts 3			06:28
	Composers: snd
02	Risk	Frank Bretschneider	Clicks & Cuts 3			04:29
	Composers: Frank Bretschneider
03	Nerdy South	Andreas Tilliander	Clicks & Cuts 3			05:21
	Composers: Andreas Tilliander
04	Painkiller	MR13	Clicks & Cuts 3			06:31
	Composers: MR13
05	Grace Under Fire	Bizz Circuits	Clicks & Cuts 3			06:53
	Composers: Bizz Circuits
06	Kleine Hausmusik #16	GEEEZ ´N´ GOSH	Clicks & Cuts 3			04:49
	Composers: GEEEZ ´N´ GOSH
07	Transrapid	Alva Noto	Clicks & Cuts 3			05:35
	Composers: Alva Noto

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See Mystery Lights: Remixes & B-Sides

Paris by Night: 15-07-2022

See Mystery Lights: Remixes & B-Sides

01	Psychic City (Classixx Remix)	YACHT	See Mystery Lights: Remixes & B-Sides			04:11
	Writer: Jonathan Warren Bechtolt - Claire Louise Evans - Richard Sean Jensen / Composers: Jonathan Warren Bechtolt - Claire Louise Evans - Richard Sean Jensen
02	Psychic City (Radio Edit)	YACHT	See Mystery Lights: Remixes & B-Sides			05:04
	Writer: Jonathan Warren Bechtolt - Claire Louise Evans - Richard Sean Jensen / Composers: Jonathan Warren Bechtolt - Claire Louise Evans - Richard Sean Jensen
03	Psychic City (Joe Goddard Remix)	YACHT	See Mystery Lights: Remixes & B-Sides			04:41
	Writer: Jonathan Warren Bechtolt - Claire Louise Evans - Richard Sean Jensen / Composers: Jonathan Warren Bechtolt - Claire Louise Evans - Richard Sean Jensen
04	The Afterlife (Jamie xx Remix)	YACHT	See Mystery Lights: Remixes & B-Sides			03:30
	Writer: Jonathan Warren Bechtolt - Claire Louise Evans / Composers: Jonathan Warren Bechtolt - Claire Louise Evans
05	The Afterlife (Radio Edit)	YACHT	See Mystery Lights: Remixes & B-Sides			02:56
	Writer: Jonathan Warren Bechtolt - Claire Louise Evans / Composers: Jonathan Warren Bechtolt - Claire Louise Evans
06	The Afterlife (DAT Politics Remix)	YACHT	See Mystery Lights: Remixes & B-Sides			04:54
	Writer: Jonathan Warren Bechtolt - Claire Louise Evans / Composers: Jonathan Warren Bechtolt - Claire Louise Evans
07	The Afterlife (Andrew WK Remix)	YACHT	See Mystery Lights: Remixes & B-Sides			07:17
	Writer: Jonathan Warren Bechtolt - Claire Louise Evans / Composers: Jonathan Warren Bechtolt - Claire Louise Evans

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Tigerbeat Inc disc 1

: 30-07-2001

Tigerbeat Inc disc 1

01	I Am A Decent Man	Gamers in Exile	Tigerbeat Inc disc 1			03:11
02	Kick'SC	Fossil	Tigerbeat Inc disc 1			01:25
03	Furcoat	Cex	Tigerbeat Inc disc 1			03:57
04	Poc Size	Aelters	Tigerbeat Inc disc 1			02:21
05	Ginotopia	Jetone	Tigerbeat Inc disc 1			05:05
06	Exoticmanwalking (Edit)	Joseph Nothing	Tigerbeat Inc disc 1			04:24
07	Sun Jammer Is My Favorite Pokemon Trainer	Knifehandchop	Tigerbeat Inc disc 1			01:40

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Return of the Fight Club

: 01-04-2003

Return of the Fight Club

01	Mensa Disco Queers	Various Artists	Return of the Fight Club			03:56
02	Locale Overcast	Various Artists	Return of the Fight Club			04:32
03	Cherrypoppingroofiesforjah (After Hours Remix)	Various Artists	Return of the Fight Club			03:58
04	Straight Outta Locash	Various Artists	Return of the Fight Club			04:43
05	Done With the Technics (Don't Sweat the Scene Remix)	Various Artists	Return of the Fight Club			04:37
06	6% Masxh Kit	Various Artists	Return of the Fight Club			02:22