TAG: James Murphy

Mar03

James Murphy Talks Noah Baumbach Soundtrack, New LCD Soundsystem Album

It’s been nine months since James Murphy and team LCD headed back to NYC after a summer spent wiling out in the Hollywood Hills to record the next LCD Soundsystem album as well as some tunes for the upcoming Noah Baumbach film, Greenberg.

Now it’s finally time for both projects to see the light of day, with the Greenberg soundtrack set to drop March 23, while the third LCD Soundsystem album will be out shortly after. …MORE

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Feb03

Has Tim Goldsworthy Left DFA?

In more label scuttlebutt, Tim Goldsworthy—the other half of the DFA label and production team along with James Murphy—has unexpectedly moved from the label’s New York base back to his original home country of England according to Resident Advisor. According to DFA label manager Jonathan Galkin, Goldworthy had no contact with the label prior to the move:

“Tim Goldsworthy moved away to somewhere in the United Kingdom, without informing anyone here at DFA. We have had no word from him since he left the United States. So we moved on with our lives and our business. Simple as that. He most definitely took a piece of us when he left, but we wish him the best with whatever he gets up to next.”

Goldsworthy himself offered a more nuanced version of events, explaining that his physical absence has …

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Jan28

Quadron – Average Fruit + Press Release (MP3)

Plug Research announces their upcoming release from Quadron, an experimental duo from Copenhagen that fans of Little Dragon, Lykke Li, etc. would really enjoy.  Already being championed by tastemakers like Pharrell Williams, James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem, Giles Peterson of BBC Radio, KCRW, and others, the limited feedback we’ve had thus far has been amazing.  Look for a lot of amazing things coming soon from Quadron, including their upcoming self-titled full length release on March 23rd.

Today, we share the song Average Fruit, from their self-titled album, and the official press release is below.  Average Fruit was also KCRW’s “Top Tune” this Monday. Official press release after the jump.

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Jan25

DJ Boo – Recycled Beats (Review)

DJ Boo

Recycled Beats

Released by Self-Released


The DJ mix is always a question of identity: Who is the DJ? And what are they trying to prove? Not that they're all so self-conscious, but the mix always asserts something. On The Block is Hot, Pt 2 Blockhead asserted his indvidualism over moody samples from Everlast and Rakim. On Bumps Controller 7 illustrated a knowing reverence for the Golden Age, smooshing De La against Nas and making both sound newly relevant. I've heard James Murphy treat a DJ mix as a sketchbook, Greg Gillis treat it as a urinal, Primo as another excuse to scratch a bunch. I've heard DJ Shadow do pretty much everything a two-armed human can do on a DJ mix. He was clearly proving something.

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Jan25

LCD Soundsystem New Album Behind-The-Scenes (Video)

Hear part of a new song 

LCD Soundsystem have started to release some videos shot while James Murphy was in LA this past summer recording the follow-up to Sound Of Silver. The sessions took place at the Hollywood Hills mansion where the Red Hot Chili Peppers infamously recorded Blood Sugar Sex Magic. The house is also legend to once been Houdini’s home—also where the Beatles first tried acid and Jimi Hendrix experimented with gay sex. But legend aside, you do see Murphy and his cohorts having a good time, and you can hear a slight snippit of what is probably a new song.

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