LCD Soundsystem

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LCD Soundsystem
James Murphy
James Murphy
Background information
Origin Flag of the United States New York City, USA
Genre(s) Dance punk
Electro house
Years active 2002-present
Label(s) DFA Records
Associated acts !!!, Hot Chip, Out Hud, The Juan Maclean
Website Official website
Members
James Murphy
Nancy Whang
Pat Mahoney
Al Doyle
Phil Skarich
Former members
Tyler Pope
Phil Mossman
Daniel Hartzman

LCD Soundsystem is the musical side project of producer James Murphy, co-founder of dance-punk label DFA Records. The music of LCD Soundsystem is a mix of dance music and punk, along with elements of disco and other styles. LCD Soundsystem is particularly popular in Britain, with two albums reaching the top 40 of the UK Albums Chart.[1]

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[edit] Band members

When performing live, Murphy is accompanied by the following band members:

  • Al Doyle - guitar, percussion (also of Hot Chip)
  • J.D. Mark - guitar
  • Phil Skarich - bass
  • Nancy Whang - keyboards, synthesizer (also of The Juan Maclean)
  • Pat Mahoney - drums

Former live members include:

  • Tyler Pope - bass (also in !!! and the now-defunct Out Hud)
  • Phil Mossman - guitar, percussion

[edit] 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"[2] the single became an underground dance favourite. This was followed by other well received singles "Give It Up" and "Yeah".

LCD Soundsystem released a double disc set simply titled LCD Soundsystem in February 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. The band toured with M.I.A..[3]

LCD Soundsystems's song "Get Innocuous" is featured on Grand Theft Auto IV and can be heard on the games in game radio station Radio Broker

In June 2005, the band covered a Siouxsie And The Banshees song, "Slowdive" for the B-side of "Disco Infiltrator".[4]

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"[5]. This album was also chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005[6].

In October, 2006 James Murphy released a track entitled "45:33" as part of a promotion with Nike for download from iTunes[7]. The track is, strangely, 45 minutes and 58 seconds long, and was claimed to "reward and push at good intervals of a run"[8]. However it was later revealed that this was not the case, but that Murphy merely wanted the opportunity to create a long piece of music, akin to E2-E4 by Manuel Göttsching.[9]

LCD Soundsystem's second album, Sound of Silver, was released on March 12, 2007, to near universal critical acclaim.[10] Praise included Mixmag awarding it the title Album of the Month, a 9.2 score from Pitchfork Media[11] and a 5-star review from The Guardian[12]. The album release was preceded 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[13]. The digital download "All My Friends" EP also includes a cover of the early Joy Division song "No Love Lost". In September 2007 the "A Bunch of Stuff" EP was released[14] and the band went on tour with Arcade Fire[15]. Late in 2007 the band released "Someone Great" as the third single off of Sound of Silver and re-released 45:33 on CD and vinyl through DFA Records[16]. In December 2007 there was a release of a 12-inch record containing b-sides from European singles for the North American market entitled "Confuse the Marketplace"[17].

Also in December 2007 the band received a nomination for the Grammy for Best Electronic/Dance Album[18]. The album was also named the best album of 2007 by publications such as The Guardian[19], Uncut[20] and Drowned in Sound[21].

Time magazine named "All My Friends" one of The 10 Best Songs of 2007, ranking it at #4. Writer Josh Tyrangiel praised the “magic” in the song, saying that the song’s “straightforward repetition of the same guitar, keyboard and bass lines, combined with lyrics about life without regret, and life with all kinds of regrets pays off with a punch about what we lose as we get older."[22][23] The album was also nominated for the 2007 Shortlist Prize, where it lost out to The Reminder by Feist[24].

After finishing touring for Sound of Silver the band recorded and released a song entitled "Big Ideas" on the soundtrack of the film 21.[25] This song was ranked number 63 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.[26]

On 18th November 2008 Al Doyle seemed to suggest in an interview with 6 Music that the band would soon be discontinued.[27] However the following day both Doyle and James Murphy quashed this rumour, with Murphy indicating a new LCD Soundsystem album was on the way. [28][29].

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

[edit] Digital releases

[edit] Singles

[edit] Compilations

[edit] Award nominations

[edit] Grammys 2006

[edit] Grammys 2008

[edit] References

  1. ^ everyhit.com
  2. ^ 'I speak as a lifetime failure' | | Guardian Unlimited Arts
  3. ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/34916-mia-announces-headlining-tour M.I.A. announces Headlining Tour
  4. ^ LCD Soundsystem covered a Siouxsie & the banshees song on this CD
  5. ^ EMI Music earns 54 Grammy nominations including honors in key categories "Album of the Year", "Record of the Year", "Song of the Year" and "Producer of the Year"
  6. ^ Amazon.com Message
  7. ^ LCD Soundsystem records track for Nike
  8. ^ LCD Soundsystem Makes 45-Minute Track for Nike | Pitchfork
  9. ^ Is this it?: James Murphy | The Guide | Guardian Unlimited
  10. ^ Metacritic - Sound of Silver
  11. ^ Pitchfork Media Review
  12. ^ Guardian review
  13. ^ LCD Soundsystem covered by Franz Ferdinand and John Cale for new single
  14. ^ SPIN.com: Arcade Fire, LCD Team for Seven-Inch; Vedder, Malkmus, Tweedy Cover Dylan
  15. ^ 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"!
  16. ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/45244-lcd-soundsystems-ifabriclive-36i-mix-revealed LCD Soundsystem's FABRICLIVE 36 Mix Revealed
  17. ^ Market Trends
  18. ^ "50th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominations List" for Sound of Silver
  19. ^ "2007's Best Albums" The Guardian, December 7, 2007.
  20. ^ "Uncut Sings the Paries of SOund of Silver"
  21. ^ DiS's albums of 2007
  22. ^ Tyrangiel, Josh; "The Best Top 10 Lists of the Year"; "The 10 Best Songs"; Time magazine; December 24, 2007; Page 39.
  23. ^ Time magazine's Top 10 Songs of 2007 at time.com
  24. ^ Feist wins Shortlist Prize 2008
  25. ^ New LCD Soundsystem - "Big Ideas" (Stereogum Premiere) - Stereogum
  26. ^ "The 100 Best Songs of 2008". Rolling Stone (December 25, 2008). Retrieved 2009-01-12
  27. ^ LCD Soundsystem reach end of road
  28. ^ LCD Soundsystem not splitting - new album on the way
  29. ^ Hot Chip's Al Doyle: 'LCD Soundsystem haven't disbanded'

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