LCD Soundsystem – LCD Soundsystem [Vinyl LP – White Cover]

As half of the NYC underground-legend production team DFA, James Murphy was responsible for countless crafty retoolings of late-1970s/early-'80s sounds of the electroclash/post-punk-revival variety. Wearing his "artist" hat under the LCD Soundsystem moniker, Murphy concocted his own minimal-synth club hits, full of both hipster irony ("Losing My Edge") and catchy electro-hooks ("Yeah"). Finally unleashed for the length of a full album, Murphy's muse still offers up plenty of John-Foxx-will-rise-again retro synth sounds, but he expands his palette as well. The irresistibly catchy "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" is a funky, riff-driven party-starter that compares favorably to vintage Beck, and "On Repeat" indicates a fascination with the lyrical cadences of the Fall's Mark E. Smith. Moving further back in time to the art-rock era, "Never as Tired as When I'm Waking Up" is a dreamy tune that could have slipped unnoticed off Pink Floyd's MEDDLE, and "Great Release" is an unabashed, slow-building Eno homage. To keep the club kids happy, a bonus disc featuring LCD's previous singles (including the aforementioned faves) is tacked on to an already-attractive package.

Hipsters, rejoice! James Murphy, half of the in-demand indie-rock production duo The DFA (The Rapture, et al), finally makes his full-length debut as an artist as LCD Soundsystem. Anyone making dance music should work with the mind set and concepts behind LCD Soundsystem. This release gives recognition and is influenced from everything from glam-punk veterans The Fall (there's a cool little reference during 'Movement'), to the likes of New Order and Pink Floyd.

Tracklist

A1        Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
A2        Too Much Love
A3        Tribulations
A4        Movement
A5        Never As Tired As When I'm Waking Up
B1        On Repeat
B2        Thrills
B3        Disco Infiltrator
B4        Great Release

*Audio and/or tracklist may vary slightly from the vinyl version.

Label: Dfa Records
Catalog: 2138
Rel. Date: 03/15/2005
UPC: 829732213812

• Format Detail: LP
• Genre: Pop
• RSD Date: DDD
• Format: Vinyl
• Released: 03/15/2005