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February 24, 2014 Andy Cush

On Chicago public radio in November, James Murphy said he’s been working for fourteen years on an idea that would make NYC subway stations musical. Now, Wall Street Journal has a clip of the former LCD Soundsystem frontman discussing the project further and previewing what it might sound like. In Murphy’s vision, each turnstile  would produce […]

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October 10, 2013 Andy Cush

Former LCD Soundsystem main man James Murphy created this 10-minute remix of David Bowie’s “Love Is Lost” for a forthcoming deluxe edition of The Next Day, and oh fuck is it good. The track takes Steve Reich’s “Clapping Music,” an iconic piece of minimalist music, as a point of departure, using that work’s gradually shifting accents […]

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May 8, 2013 Andy Cush

This is what a documentary about DFA should look like: good-natured, energetic, no portentous interviews about meaning and “lasting significance.” 12 Years of DFA: Too Old To Be New, Too New To Be Classic qucikly chronicles the history and current affairs of the stupidly consistent NYC label founded on the principles of  having a good time, touching […]

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