weathered

Hello,

I would like to refrain from making any self-conscious statements, programs, or apologies of the sort that I have often done in these pages, and instead say simply that I honestly don't know how bearable life would be without music, either inside or out.

So for those of us feeling weathered, here's a little something.
















...and this is for someone great.

r.i.p. lcd?

I'm sad that LCD Soundsystem is kinda leaving us. Last years This Is Happening is allegedly their last album, their Valentines day appearance on the Colbert Report was their last television performance and they played their "last show ever" early this month (and got screwed by scalpers).

I spent the past few days listening to LCD Soundsystem non-stop and re-watching James Murphy interviews. Thought I would share some highlights and LCD odds-n-ends as an ode to the past 10 years.

But first the obvious question: what will James do next?

Oh.. :) Did you hear that? He will actually be "making some more LCD Soundsystem stuff, just not [as] professional rock band". Nice! As he says in The Fresh Air Interview: "That doesn't mean LCD will stop. It just means I'll go back to the beginning: releasing a track here and there or being more fluid about my decision-making rather than albums, videos, singles, tour. Rather than this professional arch of being in a band, I'd like to go back to being a person who decides what he likes to do and pursues something new once in a while."

Personally I'm looking forward to some more DFA remixes, culminating in a Chapter 3 release perhaps. And I'm glad he's gonna get back into dj'ing (and making special disco edits to play) - he already has a bunch of festival DJ gigs booked.

M ss ng P eces Interview (from 2006)

m ss ng Murphy from m ss ng p eces on Vimeo.

Thats Cool, But Can You Make It More Shit? with aesthetic interview



Live Alone (Franz Ferdinan cover)
LCD Soundsystem - Live Alone (Franz Ferdinand cover) by DominoRecordCo




....and possibly my favourite LCD track.


(check the live version from the last show here)

i work for no one

but if i did, it would be sir james.

On july 16, LCD will release the new single 'I Can Change' on itunes, with this nice Stereogamus remix:
LCD Soundsystem - I Can Change (Stereogamous Remix) by theinsound

also (and for no more than completeness) check out both the grimey, banging (and average and outdated) soulwax remix of 'You Wanted a Hit' on pitchfork and the Wooden Shjips rough wash shoegaze cover of 'Drunk Girls' on covert curiosity. meh.

oh you

So I forgot to mention that that outstanding new lcd soundsystem album had 2 bonus tracks with it if you bought it through itunes.
The first, 'throw', is a cover of carl craig's paperclip people song and redthreat is hosting a highres mp3 for those of us who paid 16 euros for the physical cd and who therefore didnt get the bonus tracks. right click here
The second, 'oh you (christmas blues)' also appears on the greenberg soundtrack (james murphy wrote nearly the whole thing - 12 out of 18 tracks). it also appears here

so while I am pumping murphy's tire (again), i might as well tip you off to the pretty fun holy ghost remix of 'this is happening' lead single 'drunk girls'

LCD Soundsystem – Drunk Girls (Holy Ghost! Remix) by Hypetrak



if you havent bought the album yet, just do it. currently i am really into 'dance yrself clean'.. dont mind if i do!

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ps. f*%$ off kid cudi. make your own beats to 'rap' over.

james murphy

James Murphy, DFA Records boss, is LCD Soundsystem, and his new album, This is Happening is finally out. And its fucking great!
I saw them in Berlin on May 6 and was blown away. It was mostly reworked and extended old tracks with a few (4?) new ones here and there. I highly recommend both the album and the live show.
Check the LCD site for tour dates

...and here's a hot b-side-ish track from the 2006 Introns album: Slowdive (xfm session)