LCD Soundsystem
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| - | '''"Losing My Edge"''' was the first [[LCD Soundsystem]] single released on [[8 July]], [[2002]]. | + | :''[[dance-punk]], [[2000s dance music]]'' |
| + | '''LCD Soundsystem''' is the musical project of producer [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]], co-founder of [[dance-punk]] label [[DFA Records]]. The music of LCD Soundsystem is a mix of [[dance music]] and [[punk rock|punk]], along with elements of [[disco]] and other styles, known for such tracks at ''[[Losing My Edge]]''. | ||
| - | :"When I was DJing, playing [[Can (band)|Can]], [[Liquid Liquid]], [[ESG (band)|ESG]], all that kind of stuff, I became kind of cool for a moment, which was a total anomaly. And when I heard other DJs playing similar music I was like: ‘Fuck! I’m out of a job! These are my records!’ But it was like someone had crept into my brain and said all these words that I hate. Did I make the records? Did I fuck! So, I started becoming horrified by my own attitude. I had this moment of glory though. People would use me to DJ just to get them cool. They’d be like ‘It’s the cool rock disco guy’ and this was really weird. And to be honest I was afraid that this new found coolness was going to go away and that’s where ‘'''Losing My Edge'''’ comes from. It is about being horrified by my own silliness. And then it became a wider thing about people who grip onto other people’s creations like they are their own. There is a lot of pathos in that character though because it’s born out of inadequacy and love."--[[James Murphy]] | + | ''[[This Is Happening]]'' has the composition "[[Dance Yrself Clean]]", reminiscent of [[Jamaica Running]] (1983) by [[The Pool]]. |
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| - | ==Track listing== | + | |
| - | # A side: "Losing My Edge" | + | |
| - | # B side: "Beat Connection" | + | |
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| - | ==Extra Information== | + | |
| - | The track mentions the following artists and music venues: | + | |
| - | *[[Can (band)|Can]] | + | |
| - | *[[Suicide (band)|Suicide]] | + | |
| - | *[[Captain Beefheart]] | + | |
| - | *[[Daft Punk]] | + | |
| - | *[[CBGB]] | + | |
| - | *[[Paradise Garage]] | + | |
| - | *[[Larry Levan]] | + | |
| - | *[[Ibiza]] | + | |
| - | *[[Beach Boys]] | + | |
| - | *[[Modern Lovers]] | + | |
| - | *[[Niagara (artist)|Niagara]] | + | |
| - | *[[Detroit Techno]] | + | |
| - | *[[Yazoo (band)|Yaz]] | + | |
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| - | and ends with "But have you seen my records?" and a list of the following: | + | |
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| - | *[[This Heat]] | + | |
| - | *[[Pere Ubu (band)|Pere Ubu]] | + | |
| - | *[[The Outsiders (British band)|Outsiders]] | + | |
| - | *[[Nation of Ulysses]] | + | |
| - | *[[Mars (band)|Mars]] | + | |
| - | *[[Troy|Trojans]] | + | |
| - | *[[Black Dice]] | + | |
| - | *[[Todd Terry]] | + | |
| - | *[[The Germs]] | + | |
| - | *[[Section 25]] | + | |
| - | *[[Althea and Donna]] | + | |
| - | *[[Sexual Harassment (band)|Sexual Harassment]] | + | |
| - | *[[a-ha]] | + | |
| - | *[[Dorothy Ashby]] | + | |
| - | *[[Public Image Ltd.|PIL]] | + | |
| - | *[[Fania All-Stars|The Fania All-Stars]] | + | |
| - | *[[The Bar-Kays]] | + | |
| - | *[[The Human League]] | + | |
| - | *[[The Normal]] | + | |
| - | *[[Lou Reed]] | + | |
| - | *[[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]] | + | |
| - | *[[The Monks|Monks]] | + | |
| - | *[[Niagara (artist)|Niagara]] | + | |
| - | *[[Joy Division]] | + | |
| - | *[[Lower 48 (band)|Lower 48]] | + | |
| - | *[[The Association (band)|The Association]] | + | |
| - | *[[Manuel Göttsching]] | + | |
| - | *[[Rammelzee]] | + | |
| - | *[[Sun Ra]] | + | |
| - | *[[The Scientists|Scientists]] | + | |
| - | *[[Royal Trux]] | + | |
| - | *[[10cc]] | + | |
| - | *[[Eric B. and Rakim]] | + | |
| - | *[[Index (band)|Index]] | + | |
| - | *[[Basic Channel]] | + | |
| - | *[[Afrika Bambaataa|Soulsonic Force]] | + | |
| - | *[[Juan Atkins]] | + | |
| - | *[[David Axelrod (musician)|David Axelrod]] | + | |
| - | *[[Electric Prunes]] | + | |
| - | *[[Gil Scott Heron]] | + | |
| - | *[[The Slits]] | + | |
| - | *[[Faust (band)|Faust]] | + | |
| - | *[[Mantronix]] | + | |
| - | *[[Pharoah Sanders]] and | + | |
| - | *[[the Fire Engines]] | + | |
| - | *[[Swans (band)|Swans]] | + | |
| - | *[[Soft Cell]] | + | |
| - | *[[The Sonics]] | + | |
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| - | The single is based around the riff for a [[Killing Joke]] b side[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5umC17nCiQ] | + | |
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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, known for such tracks at Losing My Edge.
This Is Happening has the composition "Dance Yrself Clean", reminiscent of Jamaica Running (1983) by The Pool.
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