He has lived the jet setting life of two of the most world famous electronic-pop dance bands – but now ex-LCD Soundsystem and current Hot Chip member, Al Doyle, is enjoying building up a new fan base in latest reincarnation as one third of more unashamedly electro outfit, New Build.

Together with fellow Hot Chip member, Felix Martin and electronic composer, Tom Hopkins he has swapped red carpet treatment for master control over their more ‘DIY’ project, which will see them take the stage in Leeds later this month, to coincide with the release of their second album, Pour It On.

“It’s been quite an adventure to say the least, but it’s been good to go outside of our comfort zones.

“With Hot Chip and LCD Soundsystem we knew we would usually play at sold out shows but for New Build we put on gigs and have no idea if anyone will turn up.

“I like that challenge though – we’ve got to work hard each time to win over the crowd, so it gets pretty exciting.

“It’s also quite an experience having to do everything for ourselves again – I can’t remember the last time we had to drive our own van and set up our own kit because after Hot Chip and LCD Soundsystem took off we always had someone to do that for us.

“It’s good fun, even if it means instead of getting champagne on our rider we now get a six pack of Carling.”

New Build seems like the proud musical love child Al and Felix have been longing to have since they met, aged only 17.

“It feels like a weird marriage – we worked out that we have spent more time with each other than anyone else, even our wives.

“It’s great – we’ve got to the stage now where we don’t have to discuss things with each other, we just know what the other will think – it’s like being with another aspect of yourself.”

And despite going back to being relatively unknown, their work with Hopkins has already landed them gigs across the world since curtains went up on their first gig in 2011, including Germany, USA and the Netherlands.

Al and Felix clearly have a different concept of a holiday from most, as they both still class Hot Chip, in which they play guitar, synths and percussion, as their day jobs.

“Hot Chip will always be the main project for me but so much has been written over the years through it we could never possibly make use of it all in the band so this has allowed us to develop ideas and put them into use.

“Felix and I have the chance to do more writing and have full control over what we do – it’s empowering, but hopefully in a benign dictatorship way.

“I’m not sure how good I am at that but we’ve got a lot of emotional investment in what we’re doing.

“Our first record, Yesterday Was Lived and Lost, was a bit of an experiment – we hadn’t had much experience of doing all the producing ourselves and we were working out what sort of sound so it was a bit difficult but when we got the momentum going we really got into it.

“But then after that release we had to put it on the back burner due to our other projects.

“It’s quite odd being in two internationally touring bands at the same time – I feel like I’m in a strange battle against myself sometimes but Felix and I love playing with both bands.”

Juggling side projects has been a long-ingrained tradition in Hot Chip, whose other members have collaborated with the likes Robert Wyatt and formed house come hip hop group, 2 Bears.

“There’s a really good understanding in Hot Chip.

“We all have a lot of interests so respect that and we are just lucky to be at a point in our career where we can take time out to work on other projects like New Build.

“In between creating New Build’s second album and touring Felix and I are working with Hot Chip on our sixth album, which will be the first in three years.”

The opportunity to find time to focus on New Build can be heard in Pour It On, which has allowed them to develop a deeper electronic sound.

“We wanted to build on the electric side of the first album by giving it more direction and making it something that people can lose themselves in and feel reminded of being in a certain place, like White Seas, which we wanted to evoke LA.

“We got to record it in our own studios, Lanark, in Shoreditch too, which gave us more freedom.

“We get influences from lots of other electronic artists – I’m a big fan of Caribou, Dominic Houlberg and Aphex Twin, who was all Felix and I listened to in the 90s. It’s interesting to think about how formative he was.

“But I get a lot from soundtracks too, such as Twin Peaks’ and Blade Runner’s and books have a big influence on the lyrics, like John Berger’s and Hilary Mantel’s novels.”

New Build will appear at the Belgrave Social Club in Leeds on October 20.