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LCD Soundsystem

Formed 
2000,  New York、NY、United States

Members 
James Murphy (vocals)、Pat Mahoney (drums)、Nancy Wang (keyboards、vocals)、Phil Skarich (bass)、Al Doyle (guitar、percussion)、Tim Goldsworthy、Tyler Pope (bass)、Phil Mossman (guitar、percussion)、Justin Chearno、Gavin Russom (synthesizer)、Matt Thornley (percussion)、J.D. Mark

Related Artists 
!!!、Black Leotard Front、The Crystal Ark、Doldrums、Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom、Hot Chip、The Juan Maclean、Out Hud、Pitchblende、Speedking、Turing Machine、UNKLE

Notes Split:
Arcade Fire / LCD Soundsystem

Also Known As 
The DFA

Genres 
Dance-Punk、Indie Electronic、Electronica、Electronic

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Biography by Andy Kellman

LCD Soundsystem debuted with Losing My Edge、a single that became one of the most talked-about indie releases of 2002. A self-effacing spoof of the outrageous pissing contests that often occur whenever music geeks cross paths ("I was there at the first Can show in Cologne," etc.) laid over a puttering electronic beat with the occasional bursts of discoid clatter、the track was also one of the first released on the DFA label. Several magazines and newspapers would eventually declare James Murphy、the man behind both LCD Soundsystem and DFA、to be one of the coolest people on the planet.

Years of obscurity and the occasional poor decision preceded this. Just before Murphy began to cut his teeth throughout the '90s、first as a member of Pony (an average post-hardcore band with heavy debts to their inspirations) and then with Speedking (a much stronger、more unique band)、he passed up the opportunity to write for the popular sitcom Seinfeld. All the time spent toiling in indie rock took a toll on Murphy、but he built his own studio and became increasingly adept at engineering and producing other bands.

While working on David Holmes' Bow Down to the Exit Sign、he struck up a relationship with programmer/producer Tim Goldsworthy that developed into a partnership. By the end of 2002、there were several releases on Murphy and Goldsworthy's DFA label、most of which involved the duo in some capacity. LCD's "Losing My Edge," backed with an excellent neo-post-punk dance track called "Beat Connection," was one of them. Murphy scattered three other LCD singles through the end of 2004 and released a self-titled full-length in January 2005. At the time of its release、the DFA label was more popular than ever; Murphy and Goldsworthy had remixes for Metro Area、N.E.R.D.、Le Tigre、and Junior Senior behind them、as well as failed sessions with Britney Spears that might've benefitted from an interpreter. Janet Jackson was another unlikely admirer seeking the duo's assistance、but Murphy didn't bother to follow up on her request.

Murphy did respond to Nike、who commissioned him to record a lengthy piece of music as part of a promotion. 45:33、initially sold as an iTunes exclusive in October 2006、was aimed at joggers、but Murphy later confessed that he didn't jog himself -- mixed martial arts were more his thing、he claimed -- and was driven by the opportunity to make something in the vein of Manuel Göttsching's early-'80s electronic landmark E2-E4. (DFA would later issue 45:33 on CD、breaking the track into six parts and adding three additional cuts.) The second proper LCD Soundsystem album、Sound of Silver、was released in March 2007. It contained Murphy's most affecting songwriting and peaked within the Top 50 of the Billboard 200. Led by the single "Drunk Girls" and an accompanying Spike Jonze-directed video、LCD Soundsystem's third studio album、This Is Happening、was released three years later.

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This Is Happening

2010/5/18

4*/5*

01. Dance Yrself Clean
02. Drunk Girls
03. One Touch
04. All I Want
05. I Can Change
06. You Wanted A Hit
07. Pow Pow
08. Somebody's Calling Me
09. Home

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Sound of Silver

2007/3/12

4.5*/5*

01. Get Innocuous
02. Time To Get Away
03. North American Scum
04. Someone Great
05. All My Friends
06. Us V Them
07. Watch The Tapes
08. Sound Of Silver
09. New York、I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down

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LCD Soundsystem

2005/1/24

4.5*/5*

CD 1:
1. Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
2. Too Much Love
3. Tribulations
4. Movement
5. Never As Tired As When I'm Waking Up
6. On Repeat
7. Thrills
8. Disco Infiltrator
9. Great Release

CD 2:
1. Losing My Edge
2. Beat Connection
3. Give It Up
4. Tired
5. Yeah (Crass Version)
6. Yeah (Pretentious Version)