LCD SOUNDSYSTEM

'LCD Soundsystem' is the musical project of producer James Murphy, co-founder of dance-punk label DFA Records. The music of LCD Soundsystem can also be described as a mix of dance music and punk, along with elements of disco and other styles. LCD Soundsystem has a loyal following in the US and has become particularly popular in Britain with both albums reaching the top 40 of the UK Albums Chart.

Contents

Band members

History

Discography

Studio Albums

Digital albums

Singles

Compilations

Award nominations

Grammys 2005

References

External links

Band members

★ James Murphy - vocals, instruments
When performing live, Murphy is accompanied by the following band members:

★ Al Doyle - guitar, percussion (also of Hot Chip)

★ Phil Skarich - bass

★ Nancy Whang - keyboards, synthesizer

★ Pat Mahoney - drums
Former live members include:

★ Tyler Pope - bass (also in !!! and the now-defunct Out Hud)

★ Phil Mossman - guitar, percussion

History

LCD Soundsystem gained attention with its first single, "Losing My Edge". Described as "an eight-minute, laugh-out-loud funny dissection of cool over a dirty electronic beat"^[1] the single became an underground dance favourite. This was followed by other well recieved singles Give It Up and Yeah.
LCD Soundsystem released a double disc set simply titled ''LCD Soundsystem'' in February of 2005 to critical acclaim. The first disc contains the album and the second contains re-releases of previous singles. The opening track "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" quickly gained popularity and entered the UK Top 40 in March 2005 and was later featured on several video game soundtracks like ''SSX on Tour'', ''Forza Motorsport 2'', Burnout Revenge, and ''FIFA 06''.
In June 2005, the band covered a Siouxsie And The Banshees song, "Slowdive" for the B-side of "Disco Infiltrator".^[2]
On December 8, 2005 the group received nominations for two Grammy awards in the Electronica category for their self-titled album and in the Dance category for "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House"http://www.emigroup.com/Press/2005/Press35.htm. This album was also chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005^[3].
In October, 2006 James Murphy released a track entitled "" as part of a promotion with Nike for download from iTunes. The track is, strangely, 45 minutes and 58 seconds long, and was claimed to "reward and push at good intervals of a run"^[4]. However it was later revealed that this was a lie, and Murphy merely wanted the opportunity to create a long piece of music, akin to E2-E4 by Manuel Göttsching.^[5]
LCD Soundsystem's second album, ''Sound of Silver'', was released on March 12, 2007, to near universal critical acclaim^[6]. Praise included Mixmag awarding it the title Album of the Month^[7] a 9.2 score from Pitchfork Media^[8] and a 5-star review from The Guardian^[9]. The album release was preceeded by the single "North American Scum".
LCD Soundsystem's subsequent single "All My Friends" included a cover of the song by both Franz Ferdinand and former Velvet Underground member John Cale^[10]. In September 2007 the "A Bunch of Stuff" EP will be released^[11] and the band will go on an arena tour with The Arcade Fire^[12]. Later on in 2007 will see the release of the Someone Great single and a re-release of on CD.^[13].

Discography

Studio Albums

★ ''LCD Soundsystem'' (January 24, 2005) DFA #20 (UK)

★ ''Sound of Silver'' (March 12, 2007) (UK) March 20, 2007 (US) DFA #2 (CMJ Radio 200) #28 (UK)#46 (USA)

Digital albums

★ ''Introns'' ''Remix Album'' March 13, 2006 DFA

★ '''' Nike+ Original Run'' October 17, 2006 DFA / Nike

★ ''A Bunch of Stuff'' EP September 18, 2007 DFA

Singles

★ "Losing My Edge" - (July 8, 2002) #115 UK

★ "Give It Up" - (July 28, 2003)

★ "Yeah" - (January 12, 2004) #77 UK

★ "Movement" - (November 8, 2004) #52 UK

★ "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" - (February 28, 2005) #29 UK

★ "Disco Infiltrator" - (June 6, 2005) #49 UK

★ "Tribulations" - (September 26, 2005) #59 UK

★ "North American Scum" - (February 26, 2007) #40 UK

★ "All My Friends" - (May 28, 2007) #41 UK

★ "No Love Lost" (Joy Division cover) / "Poupee de cire" (Serge Gainsbourg cover) - (September 17, 2007) Split 7" with Arcade Fire

★ "Someone Great" - (October 22, 2007)

Compilations

★ ''DFA Compilation, Vol. 1'' (2003 · DFA)

★ ''DFA Compilation, Vol. 2'' (2004 · DFA)

★ '' (2005 · Warner Bros./Wea)

★ ''DFA Holiday Mix 2005'' (2005 · DFA)

Award nominations

Grammys 2005

★ Best Electronic/Dance Album - ''LCD Soundsystem''

★ Best Dance Recording - "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House"

References

1. http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,,1337870,00.html
2. LCD Soundsystem covered a Siouxsie & the banshees song on this CD
3. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/593175
4. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/39145/LCD_Soundsystem_Makes_45Minute_Track_for_Nike
5. http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguide/music/story/0,,2008605,00.html
6. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/lcdsoundsystem/soundofsilver?q=sound%20of%20silver Metacritic - Sound of Silver
7. http://albumofthemonth.com/mixmagmonth2007.html
8. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/41762-sound-of-silver Pitchfork Media Review
9. http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2029293,00.html Guardian review
10. LCD Soundsystem covered by Franz Ferdinand and John Cale for new single
11. http://www.spin.com/features/news/2007/08/070814_arcadefire_lcd/
12. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/44834-arcade-fire-and-lcd-not-just-a-tour-but-a-split-7 Arcade Fire and LCD: Not Just a Tour, But a Split 7"!
13. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/45244-lcd-soundsystems-ifabriclive-36i-mix-revealed LCD Soundsystem's FABRICLIVE 36 Mix Revealed

External links

★ Official site

★ DFA records

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★ LCD Soundsystem at Last.fm

★ LCD Soundsystem on Myspace

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★ Interview with ''DJ Times'', 2005

★ Videos of James Murphy Press Conference (April 6, 2007)

★ James Murphy podcast on Times Online

★ Mixmag album of the month list