TAG: DFA Records

Nov19

Gavin Russom + Viva Ruiz = The Crystal Ark/Greatest Indie Clip You’ve Ever Seen (Video)

To be quite frank with you dear readers, we don’t often get items in our mailboxes that we are both over-abundantly ecstatic to click on and are simultaneously at a loss for words about after we’re done watching, listening, having a seizure from, what have you. If you’re a little lost from that last sentence, then you’re feeling just about the same as how we did when first we clicked on the link for The Crystal Ark‘s new video single “We Came To“. Because of our experience with it, we’re pretty sure we had Prometheus on OnDemand flashbacks, memories of the time we hid from Angelica Huston’s bit in Captain Eo (thanks for that bit of public embarrassment Disneyland!), and were reminded of the time we stepped on a jellyfish on …

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Nov14

Jessica 6 + Holy Ghost! in LA! (Photos)

Sep16

Shit Robot Single “Tuff Enuff” feat. James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem (MP3)


Long-time DJ and prolific producer of electronic music Marcus Lambkin, better known as Shit Robot, is finally coming out with a proper album.  From the Cradle to the Grave comes out September 21st and guests on the disc include Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor and Juan Maclean plus James Murphy and Nancy Wang from LCD Soundsystem.

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Apr14

Juan Maclean and the Politics of Dancing

Juan Maclean is kicking ass and taking names. On his new DJ Kicks mix for !K7, Maclean preaches a purist house gospel; in conversation he is just as direct, taking tiresome music and fans to task. And he’s got plenty of room to talk. You can’t really imagine New York nightlife in the early 21st century without Maclean or his cohorts at DFA Records. As part of Six Finger Satellite with future DFA co-founder James Murphy in the 1990s, Maclean was ahead of the curve making indie rock that winked at synthesizers. Debuting in the fall of 2001, DFA’s punk/funk vibe added much needed grit to the hyper sanitized party scene during Giuiliani Time. Channeling the DIY ethos of late ’70s dance rock and early ’90s house music, the label’s roster including LCD Soundsystem, the Rapture and the Juan MacLean (and eventually Hot Chip and Holy Ghost) gave nightcrawlers a reason to buck Drachonian Cabaret Laws and bottle service trends. It’s easy to forget that Juan Maclean has never and still does not live in New York. We caught up with the part-time professor on a pleasant early spring night at the Hotel Indigo in New York’s fading flower district to discuss the lost art of turntable mixing, global perspectives on dance music culture, the appeal of live musicians and the straight/gay disco divide. …MORE

Mar16

James Murphy Says This is Last LCD Album

Everyone needs to move on eventually, and in an interview with the BBC, James Murphy felt fairly certain that this third LCD album will be the final installment. Don’t despair, he’ll comeback with more candy for your ears.

Zane Lowe: Can we clear something up James, There’s been all this talk of late that this might be the last LCD Soundsystem album, what’s the story about this?
James Murphy: I think it is, and l I feel good about it and really positive about it, it’s not like a negative thing. I think that its nice to feel like it’s the last one and we’ll …