LCD Soundsystem

Infobox musical artist 2
Name = LCD Soundsystem

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Img_capt = James Murphy
Background = group_or_band
Origin = flagicon|USA New York City, USA
Instruments =
Genre = Dance punk
Electro house
Formed =
Years_active = 2002-present
Label = DFA Records
URL = [http://www.lcdsoundsystem.com/ Official website]
Current_members = James Murphy
Nancy Whang
Pat Mahoney
Al Doyle
Phil Skarich
Past_members = Tyler Pope
Phil Mossman

LCD Soundsystem is the musical 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. [ [http://www.everyhit.com/ everyhit.com] ]

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)
* J.D. Mark - guitar
* 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" [ [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/fridayreview/story/0,,1337870,00.html 'I speak as a lifetime failure' | | Guardian Unlimited Arts ] ] 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.. [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/34916-mia-announces-headlining-tour M.I.A. announces Headlining Tour]

In June 2005, the band covered a Siouxsie And The Banshees song, "Slowdive" for the B-side of "Disco Infiltrator". [ [http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/music/comments.php?id=8732_0_28_20_C53 LCD Soundsystem covered a Siouxsie & the banshees song on this CD] ]

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 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" ] ] . This album was also chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005 [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/593175 Amazon.com Message ] ] .

In October, 2006 James Murphy released a track entitled "" as part of a promotion with Nike for download from iTunes [ [http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=25904_0_2_0_C LCD Soundsystem records track for Nike] ] . The track is, strangely, 45 minutes and 58 seconds long, and was claimed to "reward and push at good intervals of a run" [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/39145/LCD_Soundsystem_Makes_45Minute_Track_for_Nike LCD Soundsystem Makes 45-Minute Track for Nike | Pitchfork ] ] . 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. [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguide/music/story/0,,2008605,00.html Is this it?: James Murphy | The Guide | Guardian Unlimited ] ]

LCD Soundsystem's second album, "Sound of Silver", was released on March 12, 2007, to near universal critical acclaim. [ [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/lcdsoundsystem/soundofsilver?q=sound%20of%20silver Metacritic - Sound of Silver] ] Praise included Mixmag awarding it the title Album of the Month, a 9.2 score from Pitchfork Media [ [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/41762-sound-of-silver Pitchfork Media Review] ] and a 5-star review from The Guardian [ [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2029293,00.html Guardian review] ] . The album release was preceded by the single "North American Scum", which contains a Remix from Kris Menace.

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 [ [http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=23175_0_2_0_C LCD Soundsystem covered by Franz Ferdinand and John Cale for new single] ] . 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 [ [http://www.spin.com/features/news/2007/08/070814_arcadefire_lcd/ SPIN.com: Arcade Fire, LCD Team for Seven-Inch; Vedder, Malkmus, Tweedy Cover Dylan ] ] and the band went on tour with Arcade Fire [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"!] . Late in 2007 the band released "Someone Great" as the third single off of Sound of Silver and re-released on CD and vinyl through DFA Records [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/45244-lcd-soundsystems-ifabriclive-36i-mix-revealed LCD Soundsystem's FABRICLIVE 36 Mix Revealed] . 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".

Also in December 2007 the band received a nomination for the Grammy for Best Electronic/Dance Album [ [http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/50th_Show/list.aspx "50th Annual GRAMMY Awards Nominations List"] for "Sound of Silver"] . The album was also named the best album of 2007 by publications such as The Guardian [ [http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2223431,00.html "2007's Best Albums"] The Guardian, December 7, 2007. ] , Uncut [ [http://idolator.com/tunes/year_end-analysis/uncut-sings-the-praises-of-sound-of-silver-328617.php "Uncut Sings the Paries of SOund of Silver"] ] and Drowned in Sound [ [http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2673307 DiS's albums of 2007] ] .

"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." [Tyrangiel, Josh; "The Best Top 10 Lists of the Year"; "The 10 Best Songs"; "Time" magazine; December 24, 2007; Page 39.] [ [http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/top10/article/0,30583,1686204_1686244_1690626,00.html "Time" magazine's Top 10 Songs of 2007 at time.com] ] The album was also nominated for the 2007 Shortlist Prize, where it lost out to "The Reminder" by Feist.

After finishing touring for "Sound of Silver" the band recorded and released a song entitled "Big Ideas" on the soundtrack of the film 21. [ [http://stereogum.com/archives/new-lcd-soundsystem-big-ideas-stereogum-premiere_008203.html New LCD Soundsystem - "Big Ideas" (Stereogum Premiere) - Stereogum ] ]

In April 2008 the song "Get Innocuous!" from "Sound of Silver" was used for the television advert for the video game "Grand Theft Auto IV", and is also played on the radio station "Radio Broker" in the game.

The song "Big Ideas" is used in the promo/trailers for the fourth season of the FOX television series Prison Break.

The song "New York I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down" is featured on the episode "Never Been Marcused" of the CW television series Gossip Girl.

Discography

tudio albums

*"LCD Soundsystem" (January 24, 2005) DFA #20 (UK)
*"Sound of Silver" (March 12, 2007) (UK) March 20, 2007 (USA) DFA #2 (CMJ Radio 200) #28 (UK)#46 (USA)

Digital releases

*"Introns" "remix album" March 13, 2006 DFA
*"" "Nike+ Original Run" October 17, 2006 Nike (re-released November 12, 2007) DFA
*"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) / "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" (Serge Gainsbourg cover) - (September 17, 2007) Split 7" with Arcade Fire
* "Someone Great" - (October 22, 2007)
* "Confuse the Marketplace" - (December 11, 2007) EP
* "Time to Get Away" - (February 25, 2008)

Compilations

*"DFA Compilation, Vol. 1" (2003 · DFA)
*"DFA Compilation, Vol. 2" (2004 · DFA)
*"" (2005 · Warner Bros./Wea)
*"DFA Holiday Mix 2005" (2005 · DFA)
*"Fabric Live 36" (2007 · Fabric)
*"21 Soundtrack" (2008 · Columbia Records)

Award nominations

Grammys 2006

* Best Electronic/Dance Album - "LCD Soundsystem"
* Best Dance Recording - "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House"

Grammys 2008

* Best Electronic/Dance Album - "Sound of Silver"

References

External links

* [http://www.lcdsoundsystem.com Official site]
* [http://www.dfarecords.com/ DFA records]
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* [http://www.last.fm/music/LCD+Soundsystem LCD Soundsystem] at Last.fm
* [http://www.myspace.com/lcdsoundsystem LCD Soundsystem] on Myspace
*musicbrainz artist|id=2aaf7396-6ab8-40f3-9776-a41c42c8e26b|name=LCD Soundsystem
* [http://www.musicomh.com/interviews/lcd-soundsystem_1107.htm Interview with musicOMH.com, 2007]
* [http://www.djtimes.com/issues/2005/07/_features_index_07_2005.htm Interview with DJ Times, 2005]
* [http://www.prefixmag.com/blog/lcd-soundsystem-interview-video/4386 Videos of James Murphy Press Conference (April 6, 2007)]
* [http://podcast.timesonline.co.uk/serve.php/784/soundspodcastjamesmurphy2.mp3 James Murphy podcast on Times Online]