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Have you heard this yet? There are two versions circulating right now - the "Stupid Version" with vocals which you can download here, and the instrumental "Pretentious Version" which you can find on soulseek. I'm blown away by "Yeah (Stupid Version)" - I think it's their best track to date, which is pretty impressive given how much I've been loving the other singles.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 8 December 2003 14:53 (twenty-two years ago)

it's great.

― simon 803 (simon 803), Monday, 8 December 2003 15:01 (twenty-two years ago)

why is it so *long* though ?

― piscesboy, Monday, 8 December 2003 15:11 (twenty-two years ago)

piscesboy missing the point.

― Beta (abeta), Monday, 8 December 2003 15:26 (twenty-two years ago)

deadly deadly deadly

― Michael B, Monday, 8 December 2003 15:29 (twenty-two years ago)

ooooh

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 8 December 2003 15:42 (twenty-two years ago)

i like it!!! partially because the bassline in the beginning almost sounds like the trammps

― geeta (geeta), Monday, 8 December 2003 15:44 (twenty-two years ago)

i love it too!! and i hate everything. i especially love the ending of the stupid version. i just want it to go on and on until the break of dawn.

― scott seward, Monday, 8 December 2003 15:46 (twenty-two years ago)

(thanx btw matthew)

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 8 December 2003 15:46 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah! if anything it's not long enough!

― geeta (geeta), Monday, 8 December 2003 15:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I sorta wish it was longer too. I bet this song kills live.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 8 December 2003 15:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Wow wow wow! Should be three times as long as it is.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:00 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah bring on the long version!

― jed (jed_e_3), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:01 (twenty-two years ago)

x post haha!

― jed (jed_e_3), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:01 (twenty-two years ago)

holy god.

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:26 (twenty-two years ago)

this has rocketed into my top 10 for the year on two listens.

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:26 (twenty-two years ago)

has this been offically released or is it just floating around on mp3?

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

i am going to have to pretend that i didn't download that, else i will be jumping around clapping and YEAAAH YEAAAHING and in two hours i will be posting on ILE about getting fired.

― vahid (vahid), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I have no idea whether it's been released yet - on soulseek, it's part of some record, but I think it's just a promo. I'm trying to figure this out. A DJ friend of mine from England sent me a message last night telling me to download it because he couldn't stop playing it, and that's about as much as I know. On soulseek, the two mixes have 05 and 06 tagged on to their file names, so that's some kind of clue.

After I saw LCD Soundsystem play with The Rapture back in July, I talked to Murphy very briefly, asking him when they are putting out a full album. He told me that they were putting out two or three singles in late 2003 and in 2004, and that a full album may be done at the end of 2004 or the beginning of 2005.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:33 (twenty-two years ago)

it's a new 12". it won't officially come out until january, i believe. i still like the delia & gavin better.

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah, eureka! Via our good pals at Pitchfork:

DFA To Remix U.N.K.L.E., Release Stupid, Pretentious Single
DEA to keep busting my balls about my GOT WEED? bumper sticker

[Posted Tuesday, November 18th, 2003 04:00:00 Pitchfork Central Time]

Eric Marth reports:
James Murphy is white-hot. Not only is he (along with Tim Goldsworthy) part of dance-punk's hottest producing duo, the DFA, but he also records some seriously awesome shit as LCD Soundsystem. And he's currently preparing to release new material under both monikers.

Later this month, Murphy's own DFA Records will release the latest LCD Soundsystem twelve-incher, "Yeah," with two mixes of said composition:

01 Yeah (stupid version)
02 Yeah (pretentious mix)

The DFA are preparing a number of swank remixes this November, including mix-ups of Junior Senior's "Shake Your Coconuts" for Atlantic, a DFA-ified "In A State" for U.N.K.L.E. and Island/Def Jam UK, and a rearrangement of J.O.Y.'s "Sunplus" featuring Yoshimi from the Boredoms for Ape Sounds/Bathing Ape Japan.

.: Pitchfork News: Black Dice, Rapture, LCD Soundsystem Beef Up DFA Comp
.: DFA: http://www.dfarecords.com

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:36 (twenty-two years ago)

The people who have it labeled 05 & 06 have it in a folder with the other singles, 01 Losing My Edge 02 Beat Connectoin 03 Give It Up, etc.

I think this is really great, obviously. I knew it would be as soon as I heard the title! All the singles can almost fill up a CDR now. The excitement is too much.

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:37 (twenty-two years ago)

It'll be out on 12" promo in a couple of weeks. Test pressings are being aired now by DJs like JDH, Tim Sweeney and James Fucking Friedman in NYC, and Trevor Jackson and others overseas. Full release TBD.

Warning: the stupid version (also known as the crass version) is instant, but don't discount the "pretentious" version. It WILL sneak up on you.

― Dirty Dirty, Monday, 8 December 2003 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Has "Tribulations" been officially released yet?

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:39 (twenty-two years ago)

thanks matthew! I'd been looking for this for a while but I'm soulseek-less! you're the best!

― s1utsky (slutsky), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Those Delia Gonzalez tracks aren't ass-shaking enough for me. Who is this Gavin?

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:40 (twenty-two years ago)

the wizard! (he build black dice's equipment)

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Why isn't this moving me? Sounds a bit anemic, esp. that cheesy bubbly synth melody. Guess it needs to grow on me (shrug).

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Monday, 8 December 2003 17:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I think "Losing My Edge" runs a little long, so I was only 90% thrilled by the idea of a new 9 minute LCD track.

Starting to listen to it, I was already wishing for a four minute edit. I didn't realize it was going to get better EVERY MINUTE, especially the full-on "Higher State of Consciousness" acid freakout.

― Brian Miller, Monday, 8 December 2003 17:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Ten seconds in and I'm in LOVE. This starts out like ESG's "Dance" having dirrty seXXX0r with "Disco Inferno" (geeta OTM) and then HOLY SHIT EXPLOSION. Is it really gonna be released THIS month? Will I have to go into a spaz panic and juggle my 10 best singles list?

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Monday, 8 December 2003 17:15 (twenty-two years ago)

(also the idea of a "Stupid Version" b/w a "Pretentious Version" is childish and snotty and makes me laugh over and over)

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Monday, 8 December 2003 17:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Ok, ok. 5 minutes in and this sh*t is good !

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Monday, 8 December 2003 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)

The other mix isn't even half as good. Bleh! I wanted MORE and got LESS (even though it's almost two minutes longer). What an anti-climax.

Still, the "Stupid Version" r0X0r my s0X0r!

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 8 December 2003 17:18 (twenty-two years ago)

losing my edge : da funk :: yeah : ?

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 8 December 2003 17:26 (twenty-two years ago)

oh shit I'm listening to it now YES

― s1utsky (slutsky), Monday, 8 December 2003 18:20 (twenty-two years ago)

hivemind line starts HERE

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Monday, 8 December 2003 18:49 (twenty-two years ago)

and it looks like this

http://kimandchuck.com/images/conga%20line.jpg

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Monday, 8 December 2003 18:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Well the Pretentious Mix is really a completely different track, so theyre not easy to compare. they have a different vibe.

― jed (jed_e_3), Monday, 8 December 2003 18:58 (twenty-two years ago)

any chance you could post the other version matthew for us mac users?

― s1utsky (slutsky), Monday, 8 December 2003 19:02 (twenty-two years ago)

gygax the answer to your question is "higher state of consciousness" as mentioned above.

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 8 December 2003 19:11 (twenty-two years ago)

god, i really wish i was a dj sometimes because that part where it all drops out except for the echoed percussion and bass would mix soooo well into any number of speed garage or 2-step records.

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 8 December 2003 19:13 (twenty-two years ago)

any chance you could post the other version matthew for us mac users?

What's the problem? I didn't realize that it wasn't mac compatable - I don't put spaces in my mp3 titles because I know that drives Macs batty. It's running of a Mac server...it should work fine. I use a PC, so I'm not sure. Let me know what I'm doing wrong if I'm doing something wrong...

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 8 December 2003 19:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh wait, I totally misread you - I think I'm going to pass on posting the "Pretentious Version" - they are fairly big MP3s, and I don't want to rush any of my older mp3s down right away, and I need room for tomorrow and the next day's mp3s.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 8 December 2003 19:17 (twenty-two years ago)

sure, no problem, that's cool, you have done so much for us already!

― s1utsky (slutsky), Monday, 8 December 2003 19:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah man, playing this at a little bar as part of a fairly short set is going to be so self-indulgent and counter-productive, and I'm so going to do it anyway

― Flex Kavannah (Ferg), Monday, 8 December 2003 19:23 (twenty-two years ago)

I realize by listening to this on repeat (over and over) that by the time the song ends, the beginning of it sounds like a completely different track.

Much like sex, I crave a cigarette when it's finished.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 8 December 2003 19:51 (twenty-two years ago)

9+ minutes haven't gone by so quick since david holmes' mix of smokebelch 2 (recently dissed on another thread, sports fans)

― vahid (vahid), Monday, 8 December 2003 19:53 (twenty-two years ago)

this is the best paris/ny/chicago mashup I've ever heard ever.

― etc, Monday, 8 December 2003 19:54 (twenty-two years ago)

which part is paris?

― vahid (vahid), Monday, 8 December 2003 19:56 (twenty-two years ago)

the fun!!!

― etc, Monday, 8 December 2003 20:00 (twenty-two years ago)

haha

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 8 December 2003 20:01 (twenty-two years ago)

― vahid (vahid), Monday, 8 December 2003 20:03 (twenty-two years ago)

It's kinda cool that we all seem to love this song so much right away.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 8 December 2003 20:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I guess it's going to be impossible for you to quit smoking, Fever.

On topic: weeeeeeee!

― peanut (peanut), Monday, 8 December 2003 20:05 (twenty-two years ago)

it's ALL about that synth. there's not many tracks that a dj will let play for ten minutes but anyone that mixes out of this before the very end is very, very stupid. the devastation that this causes on a dancefloor has to be seen to be believed!

― stirmonster, Monday, 8 December 2003 20:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey stirry. Is your remix for Ze out yet?

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 8 December 2003 21:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah reminds me a bit of Higher State yes, and also a little of Seawolf, what a great track, I am so playing this this weekend, if it's not too mental for my timeslot.

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 8 December 2003 21:55 (twenty-two years ago)

it's out in the uk on january 19th but i believe it is already available in north america. btw, it's a cover version, not a remix.

― stirmonster, Monday, 8 December 2003 22:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh right -- cover, not remix. I accidentally deleted the mp3 I got from S-------, and I miss it dearly.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 8 December 2003 22:03 (twenty-two years ago)

i like it obv. the more i play it the more so. btw am i the only one to hear a lil "life during wartime" in it? after it was finished, i was humming what i thought was this to myself and then the line "no time for lovey-dovey" came into my head.

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Monday, 8 December 2003 22:04 (twenty-two years ago)

it works, try singing the 'wartime' chorus over the opening bassline!

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Monday, 8 December 2003 22:07 (twenty-two years ago)

YEAH! YEAH! YEAH!

― nick.K (nick.K), Monday, 8 December 2003 22:51 (twenty-two years ago)

johnny - can't you just download it again?

― stirmonster, Monday, 8 December 2003 22:54 (twenty-two years ago)

ok so the second half blows out the first half

― dleone (dleone), Monday, 8 December 2003 23:07 (twenty-two years ago)

johnny - can't you just download it again?

Did, thanks.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 8 December 2003 23:29 (twenty-two years ago)

OK - it's great but it doesn't 'Losing My Edge' - it's all about the words yo.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 00:51 (twenty-two years ago)

doesn't top

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 00:51 (twenty-two years ago)

this song doesnt even get good until three minutes in, but it sound fucking good at 3.30.

― Nihilist Pop Star (mjt), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 01:10 (twenty-two years ago)

and the pro-1 squeal!!!

I have been saying forever that there needs to be more Pro-1 squeals in dance music these day!

― Nihilist Pop Star (mjt), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 01:11 (twenty-two years ago)

and then it turns into rock and roll by daft punk at 5.30!

― Nihilist Pop Star (mjt), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 01:12 (twenty-two years ago)

the lfo mod at 7.30 just made me crap my pants!

― Nihilist Pop Star (mjt), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 01:14 (twenty-two years ago)

thank god for more portamento at 8.30!

― Nihilist Pop Star (mjt), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 01:15 (twenty-two years ago)

wow that was good, now I have to go change my trowsers.

― Nihilist Pop Star (mjt), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 01:16 (twenty-two years ago)

I totally killed this thread.

― Nihilist Pop Star (mjt), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 02:13 (twenty-two years ago)

hahahahha

― Elliot (Elliot), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 02:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh my god this is amazing! It's like this enormous fuck you to every other indie-dance pretender out there. How can anyone compete?

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 03:22 (twenty-two years ago)

i am so torn as to whether or not to list this or make it 2004's number one!!

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 03:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Portamento is great on yams.

I didn't expect them to top "Beat Connection." Geez.

― Tetracell White (Andy K), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 03:29 (twenty-two years ago)

i am so torn as to whether or not to list this or make it 2004's number one!!

According to our mutual friend Funk, promo copies have been floating around since mid-November. I say that qualifies it for an '03 inclusion.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 03:31 (twenty-two years ago)

this is brain frying!

ok but here's the glove thrown down: juan maclean stuff still takes it

― g--ff (gcannon), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 03:38 (twenty-two years ago)

ok but here's the glove thrown down: juan maclean stuff still takes it

Don't do that! I want to bask in the glory of "Yeah" for a couple days before I begin tearing it down.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 03:40 (twenty-two years ago)

i agree! give me every little thing owns this.

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 03:45 (twenty-two years ago)

That is true

― Pimento Portamento (Andy K), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 03:47 (twenty-two years ago)

If I was going to pick a Juan McLean track over this one, it might be "You Can't Have It Both Ways." Definitely not "Give Me Every Little Thing," though.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 04:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Maclean, der.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 04:07 (twenty-two years ago)

o. m. g.

we have a single of the year here.

total instant gratification.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 05:25 (twenty-two years ago)

this track has bits of like every other dance track i've liked in the past two years from every dance genre ever.

and by dance genre i mainly mean frat-rock, filterhouse, eurotrance, motown, and two-step, and hip-hop.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 05:27 (twenty-two years ago)

maybe the analogy can be

losing my edge:da funk::yeah:first four tracks of Discovery.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 05:29 (twenty-two years ago)

the rock the bells thrown on is brilliant.

and yeah, the synth breakdown followed by the heartbeat pulse.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 05:30 (twenty-two years ago)

and the disco zips!

this is like everything techno was supposed to be when i read those "future of music" articles back in 97.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 05:31 (twenty-two years ago)

also the lyrics are better than losing my edge for sure.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 05:32 (twenty-two years ago)

the satie piano discordance is k-kewl.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 05:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I really wish the album was gonna be here sooner

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 05:38 (twenty-two years ago)

I've downloaded the mp3, now when will I play it?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 06:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Make the time.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 06:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I am patient. I am listening to Music for the Masses again and this can wait a bit. I want my perfect melancholy right this second.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 06:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Eh, I can't argue with you there.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 06:16 (twenty-two years ago)

good god.

why didn't i go to the lcd show at the bowery ballroom? idiot!

― 9000, Tuesday, 9 December 2003 06:17 (twenty-two years ago)

It seems a bit silly that they're gonna wait until possible 2005 to release the album - that would only be like three years since "Losing My Edge"/"Beat Connection" dropped! If they released an album under the shadow of "Yeah" the overspill buzz would carry it through no matter how weak the rest of it was.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 06:23 (twenty-two years ago)

And it'd be cheaper than getting the 12"s individually, unless what they put out in 04 is as good (it might need to be even better actually) as what they've done so far a lot of people (not me prob) are gonna be kinda over them by 05

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 06:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Why the need for a full-length, though? Just let Murphy keep unleashing singles of this quality without the weight of constructing an album.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 06:33 (twenty-two years ago)

(how surprisingly un-rockist of me!)

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 06:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Well yeah, I'd prob be happiest if he just did a couple more 12"s and stuck them all together sometime around June next year

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 06:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I have no idea how he can top this, actually. There's so much history and groove crammed into this track.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 09:23 (twenty-two years ago)

It's like a compilation of every good song ever done.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 10:08 (twenty-two years ago)

I predict his next big track will feature divas a la Screamadelica. (said comparison is perhaps better suited to LCD Soundsystem than The Rapture because the former sound so much more willing to lose themselves in the grooves)

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 10:53 (twenty-two years ago)

They aren't waiting are they? I read in Jockey Slut that the album is out at Easter next year. So Murphy said anyway.

Give Me Every Little Thing, making indie people listen to XPANDER since 2003. hahaha.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 12:25 (twenty-two years ago)

unless what they put out in 04 is as good (it might need to be even better actually) as what they've done so far a lot of people (not me prob) are gonna be kinda over them by 05

I don't know, I think they are managing their career brilliantly - they are building things up, gradually making things more intense. Look at how excited everyone here is! Most people don't even know about this music, so once it gets a wide release, it's probably going to be pretty nuts.

They still haven't officially released "Daft Punk Is Playing At My House," "Tribulations," or "Where Is Love." Who knows what else they are holding back. I didn't see this track coming, and I wouldn't doubt that they have some other curveballs lined up. They may not make another song that can top what "Yeah" does, but there's a lot of other genres and styles for them to fuck with.

For the record, I like the first three minutes. That would be fine on its own, but the way it builds into the escalating madness of the second part of the song makes the instrumental parts that much more satisfying.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 13:13 (twenty-two years ago)

its ok but the first and last hook is the synth line at the end, there isnt anything before that taht really grabs me. tribulations was also shit

― Chupa-Cabras (vicc13), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 13:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't access the fucker! Whose house can I come over to?

― Barima (Barima), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 14:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Barima, blogspot is acting a little weird today. Just keep trying, it'll pop up, and you can download it.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 14:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Matthew I hadn't considered MOST PEOPLE (who might possibly like this stuff I mean I suppose) getting into LCD, if that's a possibility (and now I think about hey maybe why not!) they're doing a good job w/their career and really that's pretty exciting. Also shit he/they knows what they're doing better than me, they put shit out after all

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 14:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I want a HIPSTER RECORD now tho

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 14:23 (twenty-two years ago)

It's kind of the answer track to "Me And Giuliani...", I really want to do a mix going back and forth between the two.

― Brian Miller, Tuesday, 9 December 2003 14:27 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't imagine "Yeah" becoming a big hit, but a song like "Give It Up" or "Tribulations" could be pretty huge with mainstream audiences.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 14:31 (twenty-two years ago)

theres something quite depressing about this thread - everyone trying to outdo each other with the hyperbole.

― jed (jed_e_3), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 14:35 (twenty-two years ago)

people really bustin a nut huh?

― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 14:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Jed, are you sure it's a competition? It just seems like excitement and enthusiasm to me.

Or has music snobbery done a 180, and now instead of competing for the best snide insult, it's all about coming up with the most ecstatic praise?

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 14:51 (twenty-two years ago)

supposedly none of the singles will be on the LCD album. which officially makes Murphy the Michael Mayer of New York. hoo-rah!

― Beta (abeta), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 14:53 (twenty-two years ago)

any word on 'when' for lcd album?

― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 14:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, as I said up the thread, when I asked Murphy, he told me that the album should be late 2004/early 2005, and that there will be more singles in 2004.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 14:56 (twenty-two years ago)

OH BRILLIANT MOVE JAMES

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 14:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Um replying to Beta's post

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 15:00 (twenty-two years ago)

of course it's not this thats depressing me - ignore.

― jed (jed_e_3), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey jed, how would you like a little competition, let's take on the song!

― Barima (Barima), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 16:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Before I go, have we had a thread on the Shame 69 spoof of 'Losing My Edge' - 'No Business'? It came with a lyric sheet and everything!

― Barima (Barima), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 17:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey Matthew, it finally worked! This. Is. Fucking. Great. No. Question. Yeah-Yeah-Yeah-Yeah-Yeah.

― Barima (Barima), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 17:07 (twenty-two years ago)

It's good. Thanks for putting it up Matthew.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 17:12 (twenty-two years ago)

They mastered an album last week

― nick.K (nick.K), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Next week - nuclear fusion.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 17:21 (twenty-two years ago)

This afternoon - masturbation.

― cinniblount (James Blount), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 17:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Clarification -

single - Jan 19th

album - finished / not mastered / release?.... an official no comment

― nick.K (nick.K), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 17:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Is anyone else disappointed that there is no DFA/ LCD/ Rapture/ !!! regular dance night/ party in NYC? Why don't they just do it? it would be so great.

― Magic City (ano ano), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 18:21 (twenty-two years ago)

dfa folx spin at apt all the time! whachooo talkin bout?

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 18:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, I know. I just wish there was some place a little bigger that seemed a little more relaxed and fun (and in Brooklyn). And where the drinks weren't $8.

― Magic City (ano ano), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 18:53 (twenty-two years ago)

haha good luck

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 18:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah. That's a beautiful dream, though, Magic City.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 19:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Ha! I wasn't that moved by the previous singles, but this is actually great! Best DFA-related track yet!

― Siegbran (eofor), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 20:49 (twenty-two years ago)

there's lots of lots of lots of reasons why there is no regular DFA/LCD/RAPTURE/!!! regular dance party.

James had a monthly at APT but he was away too often and that place gets too crowded and annoying.

They don't spin at APT all the time, but even if they do, it's a terrible place to try to have a good time. Best DJ selection in the city, but ergonomically a mess.

The Rapture DJ'd with me for 2 and half years at Plant Bar on Mondays but they got busted for the cabaret law and had to sell the sound system James installed. Besides, very often nobody came, despite massive press and promotion.

!!! had a tuesday regular at the BQE lounge but only some of their friends went, and that place sucked, and the sound system sucked.

The Rapture haven't been in NYC for more then like a week in ages.

All venues in NYC completely suck.

Almost all soundsystems suck.

Almost all bars suck.

Dancing is illegal, still.

John from !!! dj'd at Boogaloo recently.

There are several plans afoot to having semi-regular dance parties in various places in brooklyn as you speak. But sorting it out is a pain enough, getting people to come a whole other ballgame.

And this is NYC, nobody cares.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 20:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Man. That just made me so sad.
I guess it makes sense, though. Boogaloo was really fun on Saturday but it seemed like maybe 12 people came to dance, while about 50 came to do coke. I think the venue is important. It seems like somewhere there has to be a warehouse-type space that would work, that people would think of it not as a bar, but a party (or club). But maybe it would just be empty.

― Magic City (ano ano), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 21:25 (twenty-two years ago)

What time were you at Boogaloo? I was there from just after Exceptor played untill about 4, when the crowd started turning over drastically. The thing w/ that place is on one hand they are catering to the more thuggish crowd by playing more new hip-hop and dancehall kinds of things, and I was told nobody would come untill 3am. So Chris(Catalyst) and Mike Simonetti decided to have bands and DJs early on. When I showed up it was clear it worked, as the place was filled with young hipster kids and there was a good deal of dancing. But at a certain hour, they all left. Not necessarily because of the crowd that was showing up, but because I think they're not dance people, they'll dance to Delta 5 and Liquid Liquid and A Certain Ratio for a half hour, but that's it, they're not going to stay all night, especially when they're getting freaked by strange men.

We've always had great success at Mighty Robot throwing dance parties after the shows. Perhaps my greatest memories being the night of I Love Music's very own Lauren's birthday, where after the bands(I don't remember who played) James Murphy, Max(the rapture's merch guy) and myself DJ'd all night. More recently, John from !!!, Mike from Troubleman and myself DJ'd all night even though the speakers blew up, and finally, after the Metal Urbain show, I DJ'd by myself for 3 or 4 hours, which was great.

But there lies the problem. For some of the Mighty Robot shows, I brought my own turntables, my own mixer and my own monitor! The soundsystem is hit or miss. Somone spilled their drink on my new Rane mixer etc. And the people throwing the party had to get the liquor etc. It's a lot of work for a lot of people. And still, there have been problems with the police, problems with the neighbors. Same thing with other similar parties at similar places. The Happy Birthday Hideout, !!!'s space on Taafe, etc. As much as I like throwing these kinds of parties, I long for the comfort of showing up at APT with it's built in record crates, loud monitor, DJ booth, etc.

Maybe I'll put everything in a coffin and take it around, but really, it's a lot of work to try to get 15 people to dance. The punk/dance hybrid has not really taken place the way people think it has or would like it to. I think my next move is to try to promote more to people who actually like dancing, people who grow up clubbing, who love "house music all night long." IF Luke or whomever is spinning, the indie-rocker kids will come. You just have to get it going for so long because there's the point where it doesn't matter. Like parties at Passerby, Thomas and Eric, or James and Trevor Jackson, you get this fashion crowd who shows up and stands around, you get a few dancers started, and eventually you can play whatever, go off on really deep acid stuff and everyone's gonna rave like it's 1990 or whatever...

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 21:39 (twenty-two years ago)

If there is one thing that I have lost due to ilm it is my envy of people who live in nyc. No offense, it just seems like you have to work ten times as hard to impress people who don't care in the first place.

― Nihilist Pop Star (mjt), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 21:52 (twenty-two years ago)

think that's the same everywhere Mike, as far as I see. At least it is in Dublin, which is as smalltown as it gets.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 22:00 (twenty-two years ago)

I got there for Ghost Exits. They were great and it was packed. Then the Dj's started and they was great, but it seemed like a lot of people left. (and noone was dancing to GE) I was going to mention the Mighty Robot parties because they seem well attended and fun. I guess it's tough to supply everything.
See, I didn't grow up clubbing and may not love house music all night long (yet) but I'm moving in that direction. But I'm totally turned off by most clubs. I really liked Thomas and Eric when I saw them at Passerby. Do they do anything regularly?
Keep up the good work, Dan.

― Magic City (ano ano), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 22:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks.

Thomas and Eric spin every saturday in the bar of Passerby(which is of course, a bit cramped) and occasionally take of the backroom/gallery. One of the best times was when they spun after Outhud, but even better was their old parties at 59 Canal, that was just wild, and occasionally they spin a friday at Bar 169. I'll announce when and if they play the gallery again or 169 on nyhappenings.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nyhappenings/

But I don't think it's the same everywhere. There is less stimulation...and less jadedness in a lot of other cities. I DJ'd before 2 Rapture shows outside of the city, in DC and Providence last year, and both times were awesome. The indie kids(and adults!) who came out to see the Rapture in Providence seemed to love what I was playing and were dancing, and it wasn't just New Order, it was Adonis and Octave One and Mr. Flagio etc.

But I'm here for many reasons(what were they again?) one of which being that I have the choice every night to go see many different DJs.

Tomorrow Morgan Geist from Metro Area opens up for the Audio Bullies, The Rapture headlines the Bowery Ballroom, Ghost Exits and Exceptor and some weird german band play Plaid etc etc.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 22:30 (twenty-two years ago)

and I'm not suprised people don't dance to Ghost Exits. Hell, I'm not suprised most people hate Ghost Exits. But I think they are absolutely brilliant on almost every level.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 22:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Tomorrow Morgan Geist from Metro Area opens up for the Audio Bullies

dude, where?! i'll be at that rapture show tomorrow night if anyone else is going btw

― geeta (geeta), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 22:46 (twenty-two years ago)

er....once again i am mystified by ilx love for the dfa etc.

this tune totally left me cold. is it better than all the other stuff which that lot have put out? it seemed like a carbon copy of the 'me and guiliani...'tune, but it went on for longer (or seemed to). seriously, everyone seems to have been struck down by amazement and the fusion of ROCK! and DISTORTING SYNTHS! YEAH! YEAH!

ok, so noone gives a shit about my opinion, but i am still totally surprised that everyone is just immediately "WOW"...

― ambrose (ambrose), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 22:50 (twenty-two years ago)

For what it's worth, I haven't heard the new LCD single. I don't proclaim undying love for all things DFA, I have issues with the style, the aesthethic, the sound etc, regarding my personal taste. But when it works, and in a certain context, it's been pretty damn hot, and I will say that when the white labels of the first LCD 12" started circulating, I mean, there was nothing like that, it just made so much sense. Nowadays I'm a little weary, you know, so many years have gone by! But as you say, this whole punky electronic dance thing, at it's worst, distorting synths as you say, can veer dangerously close to...Chemical Brothers style Big Beat...and we don't want that. But James so far has made the right choices far as I'm concerned. And love or hate the Rapture...you're gonna hate the THOUSANDS of bands that try to do the same thing but don't have their musicianship, songwriting, production etc skills. But maybe, just maybe there will be a few that are actually interesting. In example, I wasn't impressed by the Moving Units 12" but thought Measles, Mumps, Rubella live were amazing. But few of the ex-punk into post-punk funk bands following the Rapture's lead have the balls to do out-and-out CLUB music, and few of the electroclash bands have the Raptue's skill at being a great damn band.

Morgan and Audio Bullies is in the Pinky Room(downstairs) of Centro-Fly. Morgan's early on, 9-11. I'll also be at the Rapture show, see you there, no doubt!

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 00:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Still in first half, this is fucking amazing...

― person#0 (person#0), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 00:28 (twenty-two years ago)

...feeling giddy and excited and couldn't read the last half of the thread cos I just need to explain how much I like it! Oh my God there's some kinda insane death synth coming to steal my thoughts!!

― person#0 (person#0), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 00:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh my goodness.

― person#0 (person#0), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 00:34 (twenty-two years ago)

It's good...it's good. And that's all that needs to be said I think? See, I actually prefer the understated drawl/goof of the basic chorus more than anything else about the sound, it's nicely diffident and hooky at once. Everything else around it is pleasant.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 00:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Before hearing this, I'd become the Ned Raggett Summer '03 model and stopped listening to music! Since then, I wasted my evening earlier on Prince's Greatest Hits.

Also, the NYC posts upthread have come this close to crushing my old childhood dreams of living there.

― Barima (Barima), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 04:18 (twenty-two years ago)

so I finally listened to the goddamn song. It's pretty cool. I don't think it's as good as Losing My Edge or Beat Connection. I also don't think it sounds like Me and Giulianni. I think it sounds like an extended white-boy pop version of acid house as performed by I Want More era Can. btw, this is why I'm not a rock critic. The style shifts are neat, and the kind of odd juxtopositions, acid squeals on top of disco drums, very cool. I especially like the little electric piano type stuff near the beginning and the Wink acid sounds are pretty wicked, definately not something to mix out of, the kind of thing you just let finish and stop so everyone can take a break, maybe a little nap, before you start the next song. But I do think people are getting a little over-excited here! I'm not tryin' to be contrary, I'm a fan and have deep admiration, I'm just not gonna name my first-born over this song the way some of you are going on about it.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 08:33 (twenty-two years ago)

hahaha naming your first-born "yeah" would be tops though!

― geeta (geeta), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 08:44 (twenty-two years ago)

But but but... corny indie fuXors haven't heard acid squeals before so this record is exciting to them...

― Jacob (Jacob), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 09:00 (twenty-two years ago)

I do prefer Losing My Edge, I can't bring myself to say much anything is better than that badass bassline.

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 12:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Right now I prefer Beat Connection too - but next time I'm in the mood for acid squeals I know where to go.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 12:21 (twenty-two years ago)

perhaps over the Christmas dinner?

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 12:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh come ON, Jacob, I think it's a little rich to claim that it's people who haven't heard acid squeels before who are loving this track - loads of people above have basically said "wow, acid squeels!", ie "wow, I recognise that sound"... You are a bad man.

― Flyboy (Flyboy), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 12:54 (twenty-two years ago)

aaliyah to thread.

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 15:36 (twenty-two years ago)

just to show I'm no NYC nightlife hater...DJ Harvey is joining Eric and Thomas at Passerby saturday. Of course it's probably just in the bar and will be too crowded.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Wednesday, 10 December 2003 20:57 (twenty-two years ago)

have always liked the Le Tigre Deceptacon remix, always gets the joint jumping at work

― mentalist (mentalist), Thursday, 11 December 2003 02:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah I was about to say that surely the love for this track is related to the love for "Try Again" - dance nerds recognising one of their favourite sounds in a non-dance record (I say this as a dance nerd obv.)

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 11 December 2003 03:22 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah i think claiming a lot of people on this thread to be "indie kids unfamiliar with dance cliches" is a bit rich to be honest.

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 11 December 2003 03:52 (twenty-two years ago)

I suspect such indie kids would actually be disappointed by "Yeah" compared to "Losing My Edge" - the last four minutes or so really does go over the edge into full-on dance-mantra. Liking "House of Jealous Lovers" or "Me & Giuliani..." is one thing...

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 11 December 2003 04:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Thanks to Perpetua for ripping it; this track is straight fire. I can totally see what Tim Finney describes happening, though. I can think of at least three people I know who would describe the last half as "a bit too on the techno side" if they didn't know beforehand it was a DFA joint. Re: the DFA rmx of 'Deceptacon.' I like it better than House Of Jealous Lovers easily. Esp. the end, that thick-ass blooping discostomp ambush. Shitty that coda is so short, though.

PS: Anyone going to Bad Boy Bill this Friday in Van?

― DarrensCoq, Thursday, 11 December 2003 04:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Exactly! That's whats so funny.

Like, also, the way that "I need your love" got people to like a deep house record!

― Jacob (Jacob), Thursday, 11 December 2003 05:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Like, also, the way that "I need your love" got people to like a deep house record!

i'll like anything if it has a suitably indie-sounding vocal on it.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 11 December 2003 05:28 (twenty-two years ago)

(the secret to all indie-dance crossovers ever! see also "Setting Sun")

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 11 December 2003 05:30 (twenty-two years ago)

A great future in bootlegs beckons.

― Jacob (Jacob), Thursday, 11 December 2003 05:31 (twenty-two years ago)

tim OTM. it really works!

― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 11 December 2003 05:31 (twenty-two years ago)

superchunk - "driveway to driveway (deep dish remix)"

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 11 December 2003 05:32 (twenty-two years ago)

actually i am trying to imagine that and am getting fairly nauseous.

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 11 December 2003 05:33 (twenty-two years ago)

"Knights of the jaguar" Muse vocal remix

― Jacob (Jacob), Thursday, 11 December 2003 05:35 (twenty-two years ago)

no no fiddo you're missing the point. think more, er, some proper dance track or another but with mac mccaughan moonlighting on vocals.

― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 11 December 2003 05:37 (twenty-two years ago)

i am still feeling a bit nauseous!

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 11 December 2003 05:40 (twenty-two years ago)

i think we might want to amend this to british and related indie.

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 11 December 2003 05:42 (twenty-two years ago)

cuz the idea of steve malkmus singing over an acid track is doing my head in.

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 11 December 2003 05:42 (twenty-two years ago)

beat happening - "our secret (digweed remix)"

― etc, Thursday, 11 December 2003 05:54 (twenty-two years ago)

okay i have just vomited all over the keyboard.

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 11 December 2003 05:54 (twenty-two years ago)

So Solid Crew and Half Japanese, the concept album.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 11 December 2003 05:57 (twenty-two years ago)

okay this redeems the whole turn this thread has taken.

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 11 December 2003 05:59 (twenty-two years ago)

remixes of indie songs are generally pish, 'deceptacon' being a very rare exception

― the surface noise (electricsound), Thursday, 11 December 2003 06:04 (twenty-two years ago)

I played Yeah for my roommate and he kinda tuned out during the acid freak, despite being into weird sound in general...heard it as "dance music" and threw in the towel I'm guessing. I think it's hard to overestimate that reflex in people who've yet to get lured in past the borders that have been constructed.

― Andy, Thursday, 11 December 2003 07:22 (twenty-two years ago)

If it's not loud enough it is easy to tune out...which is why I'd love to hear it on a good system.

― Elliot (Elliot), Thursday, 11 December 2003 07:49 (twenty-two years ago)

they played 'yeah' right before the rapture went on tonite at the bowery. but they cut it off like three and half minutes in, right before it ramps up and starts getting really good. i was so sad! it's like giving a little kid a toy and then taking it away!

― geeta (geeta), Thursday, 11 December 2003 08:51 (twenty-two years ago)

and later the DJs started wrestling and knocking over chairs, what was up with that?

and to finish our conversation, I have an Arp 2600, a Farfisa Combo Compact, a Kurzweil K2000s, an Oberheim DMX w/ MIDI(currently kidnapped by a certain influential dance music producer/Rapture remixer) a Sequential Circuits Drum Trax, a borrowed, Sequential Circuits Prophet Six, and a 12 dollar italian electric air organ permantly stuck with a droning F minor chord.

And what do I do with all this sweet gear? I place my CDs, pieces of papers, and unpaid bills on it.

Actually, I use the Arp 2600 to process my guitar, making it one of the worlds largest and most expensive effects pedals, and in the words of the aforementioned dance music producer, a "goddamn waste."

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Thursday, 11 December 2003 09:35 (twenty-two years ago)

What? Geeta that's loopy, the first three and a half minutes of Yeah on its own is the most annoying novelty indie song of the year! (No Hey Ya jokes pls)

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Insert rapture=annoying indie novelty act joke

― Jacob (Jacob), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:01 (twenty-two years ago)

They still appear to be saying "yeah". Where is this acid breakdown I've been promised?!

Oh - this might be it. Do I sense Mr Indie of USA has found "The Best Old Skool Dance In The World... Ever"?

Good o. Although I do feel I'm turning into Michael Winner. Calm down dears! It's only a LCD Soundsystem!

― I'm really a very GOOD driver (starry), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:28 (twenty-two years ago)

so is the official lame naysayer trope for this record gonna be "blimey you yank indie kids (yknow - like ronan) have never heard a dance record before eh?" (uttered by conrad black hence anglo-canuckticisms)?

― cinniblount (James Blount), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Haha blount I think this is a good thing! Although it is much better when they stop saying yeah. It has not put me in the mood to start work but to GO OUT AND FEEL THE VIBE hurrah.

Actually those squelchy bits have got me in mind of BENNY BENASSI. It is a shame they are not called BENNY BENASSI too.

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Maybe you'd like the pretentious version.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Well on the one hand it's very cute that the US is only now discovering that indie and dance can mix.

On the other hand it's very cool that the US has extended the blueprint for 'indie and dance mixing' beyond a handful of house piano breakdowns and a wah-wah.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes, I probably would. I don't have Soulseek though so stoooopid it is.

My comment, blount, was actually just about the part where I felt like putting on a gasmask and waving my white be-gloved hands in the air, you don't often get that these days which is an utter chiz. Apart from Queens of the Stone Age (enrique to thread). "lame naysayer" indeed. I'm a very successful food critic!

― M. Winner Esq (starry), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Also god knows about this "new music". I'm not on the right forum am I?!

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:43 (twenty-two years ago)

On the other hand it's very cool that the US has extended the blueprint for 'indie and dance mixing' beyond a handful of house piano breakdowns and a wah-wah.

Yeah, there's bongo breaks and Coldcut remixes as well.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:44 (twenty-two years ago)

"Yeah"!

(hoho).

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:46 (twenty-two years ago)

indie and dance mixing, like Liquid Liquid, ESG, Talking Heads, Pylon, B-52s, Konk, Tom Tom Club, etc? Or do you mean like the Charlatans UK and the Inpiral Carpets? Now they were cute...

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:46 (twenty-two years ago)

How many hands has Ewing got?

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Don't ask.

Liquid Liquid? Pylon?! Konk? (grebt name), Tom Tom Club?! Who! I'm sure they were all very good :)

― Sarah (starry), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:49 (twenty-two years ago)

You forgot Blondie who were the most obvious response to my trolling Dan!

(I'm not sure how Liquid Liquid and ESG were indie btw)

There was a kind of serious point behind it in that it seems to me that the bands you were mentioning were picking up on funk and the live-bands end of disco more than the programmed-beats end of it that evolved into 'dance music' as we know it now (which was why I was thinking of Blondie) - this new lot seem (wild generalisation time) less averse to machine drumming which is one reason I like them.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Were there any US baggy bands?

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 11 December 2003 10:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Keep The Faith by Bon Jovi - the drums and bass are total baggy.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 11 December 2003 11:00 (twenty-two years ago)

He's such a crazy anglophile that JBV.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 11 December 2003 11:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Didn't Run DMC sample 'Fool's Gold' on some track? I remember hearing them interviewed about it and they said they didn't really like the Stone Roses though - just that drum loop.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 11 December 2003 11:02 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought you were dead serious.

Anyway, Tom Tom Club and Konk both picked up on the electronics element. Konk later on, like Love Attack and so-forth.

As did all the euro-new wave bands, seeing the obvious meeting points of electronic disco (primarily kraftwer/moroder) and electronic punk, i.e., new wave. This is where I would go on and on about Thomas Leer if I wasn't about to pass out.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Thursday, 11 December 2003 11:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Incidentally - RaptureBloke imitates the yelp from Mad Cyril by the Mondays on Sister Saviour, I'm sure that's intentional.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 11 December 2003 11:07 (twenty-two years ago)

I've not heard any Konk! Where to start?

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Thursday, 11 December 2003 11:09 (twenty-two years ago)

oh yeah...indie as a sound or a location? esg was on 99 and Factory, Liquid Liquid was on 99, Konk was on 99 and Les Disques Du Crepuscule and Sleeping Bag, all pretty "indie" if you ask me. Konk was Richard Edson, who drummed on the first Sonic Youth LP and a band of percussionists and horn players and such. Never as avant garde as Liquid Liquid, but a great party band, at times not unlike Pigbag but with a more NYC latin flavor. With Your Life they went to a more uniqe electro-funk groove and by the mid/late 80s, more straight clubby. There's a boot you can get, otherwise, Konk Jam, Your Life and Love Attack are the 3 biggest and most common 12"s.

― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Thursday, 11 December 2003 11:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Keep The Faith by Bon Jovi - the drums and bass are total baggy.

Aw spot-on! I had loadsa fun when it came out explaining to my denim-clad hair metal buddies that "secretly, Jon Bon is a HUGE Ned's Atomic Dustbin fan"...

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Thursday, 11 December 2003 11:32 (twenty-two years ago)

B-but Ned's Atomic Dustbin weren't baggy.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 11 December 2003 11:35 (twenty-two years ago)

haha I think what I Need Your Love proves inescapably is that indie is all about the vocal. His vocal makes the entire track, or ruins it depending on your perspective. But I think the track would be dull enough without it.

Not sure if I'd call it deep house though. That's pedantry though.

Can I just reiterate my Give Me Every Little Thing/Xpander jibe?

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 11 December 2003 12:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Ronan is OTM - it took less than half a line of "Birthday" before Isabel had the Junior Boys down as indie and off the CD player.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Thursday, 11 December 2003 12:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I like this one alot. Its good to hear that the label doesn't disappoint.

I never heard Delia & Gavin's music how is it?

― RokkoFB, Thursday, 11 December 2003 21:02 (twenty-two years ago)

My lukewarmness upthread was mentalism btw and I am now a complete convert.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Thursday, 11 December 2003 21:49 (twenty-two years ago)

I think what's easy to forget when thinking of something like "Yeah" as "merely" indie-band-does-dance-music is that this is exactly where dance music *itself* is at right now (acid house revivalism is pretty big at the moment, albeit more in theory than in practice - although that very fact only makes "Yeah" seem *more* on-target). The openness to dance/rock impurism is strong on both sides of the divide, and this stuff is just as big with dance DJs as it is with indie kids. You could as easily make a claim for LCD Soundsystem being "dance kids discover indie" as the reverse.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Thursday, 11 December 2003 22:08 (twenty-two years ago)

Tim,

See lauren's post on Indie-Dance / Punk-Funk - What Went Wrong The First Time?

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 11 December 2003 22:17 (twenty-two years ago)

The only real problem I'm having with this song is that I keep mentally replacing the vocals with David Byrne singing Life During Wartime (which fits perfectly, btw, not counting the chorus which Yeah lacks).

― dlp9001, Thursday, 11 December 2003 22:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Would it be churlish of me to point out that the vocals recall Junior Senior, particularly at around the 3 minute mark?

It made me think of this.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Thursday, 11 December 2003 22:48 (twenty-two years ago)

It's funny that all I could remember of that thread title was "wanky".

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Thursday, 11 December 2003 23:01 (twenty-two years ago)

And that there's only ever been one thread title with the word "wanky" in it on ILM.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Thursday, 11 December 2003 23:02 (twenty-two years ago)

My blog isn't hosting this song anymore, but this one is if you STILL haven't heard this.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Thursday, 25 December 2003 20:57 (twenty-two years ago)

three weeks pass...

What are these LCD Soundsystem songs?

'Bank Robber'
'Suprime Weirdness'
'Endorfun'
'Electronik'
'Gear Boxing'
'Mad Love'
'Think Smart'

Has the album leaked or is this a live set?

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Friday, 16 January 2004 00:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm sorry but I find both versions hopelessly boring. Not bad, you know, but just....blah.

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Friday, 16 January 2004 02:52 (twenty-two years ago)

James - There's a music making entity called "LCD" (no "soundsystem")... I think these songs are by them (or him, her, it)...

― flightsatdusk (flightsatdusk), Friday, 16 January 2004 04:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, agreed. I managed to grab that 'Endofun' song off someone on Soulseek and, although it was 'slightly' DFA, it wasn't quite right.

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Friday, 16 January 2004 04:26 (twenty-two years ago)

"Endorfun" is LCD, not LCD Soundsytem. Totally different thing. I looked it up when I downloaded it. I imagine that the other songs James mentions are also LCD.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Friday, 16 January 2004 13:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I was wondering about that one myself (especially because of the title)

― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 16 January 2004 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Just to be clear, these are the LCD Soundsystem songs currently in circulation on P2P:

Yeah (Stupid)
Yeah (Pretentious)
Losing My Edge
Beat Connection
Tribulations
Where Is Love?
Give It Up
Tired

live at Rennes:

Give It Up
Tribulations
Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
Losing My Edge
Tired

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Friday, 16 January 2004 17:44 (twenty-two years ago)

i was in rennes when they played the transmusicales festival in 2002, and i couldn't make it to the show. i hope i can mend that mistake someday soon!

― joan vich (joan vich), Friday, 16 January 2004 17:50 (twenty-two years ago)

If you can make it to England, LCD Soundsystem is playing one of the All Tomorrows Parties shows. Maybe they'll play "Yeah" - that would be amazing.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Friday, 16 January 2004 19:08 (twenty-two years ago)

three months pass...

i know loving this is so last year already, but shit last night there was some indie disco 80s electropunkfunk blah blah and all nine minutes of this were played this and the heavens they did open above me. them white kids were going nuts! NUTS!! and shortly afterwards they played "hot and cold" and "living room" and "where's your head at", pausing only for "12:51" and that richard x/liberty x track and some RINSIN jungle (with a 'jungle book' sample). man, throw in some just blaze and "big pimpin" and it doesn't get more me-pleasing than that.

― m. (mitchlnw), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 11:20 (twenty-two years ago)

there was some indie disco 80s electropunkfunk blah blah and all nine minutes of this were played

I love it when this happens. Indie DJs have no idea of how to mix out of the acid bit.

― ___ (___), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 11:29 (twenty-two years ago)

last night that dj didn't even try and mix ANYTHING. stop/start and fade-out/fade-in all the way. if he wasn't playing some of my favourite songs ever i might've minded. (listen to the track now, and keeping in mind it's hard to gauge time on the dancefloor, i'm pretty sure the YEAH he played went on for at least 15 minutes and had about 3 breakdowns.)

― m. (mitchlnw), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 11:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Guilty. I get torn between going more acid techno (though I haven't really got any tracks so 'heavy', not that thats a bad thing, but there doesn't seem to be any tracks that start off with the same ferocity Yeah finishes on), or cutting into something completely different and unrelated (heavy dancehall / jungle / DnB based track or just something suitably noisy like Sightings / Lightning Bolt / Melt Banana). Sometimes so torn that I spend 7 minutes deciding and then just bung on whatevers playing at the end anyway. Opps.

― MattR, Tuesday, 27 April 2004 11:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm not sure why anyone would want to mix out of "Yeah" before it ends - the build from the start to the ending is part of what makes it so amazing. It only gets better, and it'd lose something if you cut out the beginning.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 12:12 (twenty-two years ago)

And so the DJ becomes a jukebox...

― ___ (___), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 15:41 (twenty-two years ago)

yes what times we live in when djs play the good parts of a song! fire from the skies!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 15:43 (twenty-two years ago)

The front end of yeah is extremely tedious. I can't normally be bothered with it anymore myself.

And 90% of places you hear the whole of yeah it is because either the DJ can't work out how to get out of the freaky acid bit, they are chatting someone up, at the bar or have gone for a piss.

― ___ (___), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 15:46 (twenty-two years ago)

The idea of being able to go out and hear a DJ play "Yeah" or something like that boggles my mind--New Orleans "indie" DJs stick with ironic hair metal and like fucking Mogwai. When I get my hands on the dude that spins Mogwai and American Analog Set and shit I'm gonna murder him so bad. Also he calls himself DJ Name which is a whole nother world of gay.

― adam (adam), Tuesday, 27 April 2004 17:09 (twenty-two years ago)

five months pass...

any new tracks leaked? I heard movement from fluxblog.
Also, do people like where is love and tired and all the rest mentioned above?

― Magic City (ano ano), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 20:41 (twenty-one years ago)

"Movement" leaked. It's totally bizarre.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 23:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm an idiot.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 23:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I realized a few days ago that I don't like this one much (but I love the other singles).

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 23:46 (twenty-one years ago)

idiot?

I wouldn't quite call "Movement" bizarre - maybe unexpected in it's punkness, but not bizarre. Personally, I think it's a great song, very compact. The sheer tightness in and of itself more than overcompensates for Murphy's slurred-beyond-belief vocals.

xpost

― lemin (lemin), Tuesday, 12 October 2004 23:53 (twenty-one years ago)

any new tracks leaked? I heard movement from fluxblog.
-- Magic City

"Movement" leaked.
-- The Good Dr. Bill

hence, idiot.

― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 00:02 (twenty-one years ago)

he goes a bit overboard on the Mark-E-Smith impression-ah!

― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 13 October 2004 00:21 (twenty-one years ago)

two weeks pass...

Video for 'Movement'.

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Friday, 29 October 2004 11:01 (twenty-one years ago)

so will this be following the Mosh pattern of debut this afternoon on TRL and hit #1 on their countdown by Monday?

seriously, I love LCD Murphy. Movement doesn't match the blessed trinity that is Losing My Edge, Beat Connection and Yeah, but it's still really damn good.

― jsk baby (jsk baby), Friday, 29 October 2004 12:10 (twenty-one years ago)

i love it even more now that i have seen the video.

― jed_ (jed), Friday, 29 October 2004 12:35 (twenty-one years ago)

"Give It Up" (which I LOVE btw)

― Andrew Blood Thames (Andrew Thames), Friday, 29 October 2004 12:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Guardian Interview with James Murphy

― jed_ (jed), Saturday, 30 October 2004 23:42 (twenty-one years ago)

two weeks pass...

So, who's got the album?

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Monday, 15 November 2004 23:18 (twenty-one years ago)

your city's a sucker!

― jed_ (jed), Monday, 15 November 2004 23:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I've only heard the juno.co.uk excerpt of that - it sounds great. My copy's in the post, hopefully.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 00:31 (twenty-one years ago)

I finally heard "Yeah" today (the mixes on the DFA comp). It's good! *thumbs up*

― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 16 November 2004 01:05 (twenty-one years ago)

My copy arrived today, and coincidentally I also acquired an mp3 of 'Yr City's A Sucker' (I have no turntable at the moment). I think I like it better than 'Movement'!

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 18 November 2004 00:36 (twenty-one years ago)

hey, can anybody hook me up with an mp3 of "Yr City's A Sucker"?

― ana (ana), Thursday, 18 November 2004 13:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Alba can!

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Thursday, 18 November 2004 13:52 (twenty-one years ago)

mine arrived, today, too.

: )

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 18 November 2004 15:25 (twenty-one years ago)

oh, I will send, ana.

― RJG (RJG), Thursday, 18 November 2004 15:26 (twenty-one years ago)

thank you, dude.

― ana (ana), Thursday, 18 November 2004 15:34 (twenty-one years ago)

One of the things i love about these news tracks is LCD are so obviously not feeling the pressure that everyone is imagining they are feeling. "They'll never write another 'Losing My Edge'". They don't care: Movement may be my favourite track of theirs and Yr City's a sucker ooooozes a kind of sexy nonchalance; these are GREAT songs and they know it and there's no reason to compare them with the first monumental 12".

― jed_ (jed), Thursday, 18 November 2004 15:45 (twenty-one years ago)

what a horrible title for a song

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 18 November 2004 15:54 (twenty-one years ago)

They want movement, but you're guarding them, controlling them.

― B.A.R.M.S. (Barima), Thursday, 18 November 2004 16:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't want to turn this thread into a mass-plea for an e-mailed MP3 (of "Yr City Is A Sucker,") but, uh...please?

Thanks. (Or not-thanks, though not no-thanks...I'll buy it in time anyway.)

― Dark Horse, Thursday, 18 November 2004 16:42 (twenty-one years ago)

"Yr City Is A Sucker" is pretty great. I won't be posting it though, since I have a policy of not posting a complete release. Since I've already done "Movement," I can't put up its b-side.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Thursday, 18 November 2004 17:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I say "Yr City's A Sucker" deserves its own thread.

― ana (ana), Thursday, 18 November 2004 17:04 (twenty-one years ago)

so is the lp going 2 have the yeah/b.con/losing my edge traxx on?

there's a funny NME article with him in, out yesterday

― piscesboy, Thursday, 18 November 2004 18:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Have we talked about how "Movement" is approaching Fall-parody? I mean "I'm Tapped-uh" is straight out of "Telephone Thing", right?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 18 November 2004 18:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, I was struck by that too. On 'Yr City's A Sucker' too, I think.

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 18 November 2004 18:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Have we talked about how "Movement" is a Jon Spencer Blues Explosion song?

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Thursday, 18 November 2004 19:01 (twenty-one years ago)

have we talked about how somebody should gmail me that yr city's a sucker song?

― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 18 November 2004 20:10 (twenty-one years ago)

The thread for gmail offers and requests

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 18 November 2004 21:01 (twenty-one years ago)

wait - is "yr city's a sucker" a new single? the name of the album? the whole thing leaked?

i am a bit out of it right now.

― big baby jesus., Thursday, 18 November 2004 21:15 (twenty-one years ago)

b side of movement - just out.

― jed_ (jed), Thursday, 18 November 2004 21:17 (twenty-one years ago)

gotcha, thx jed.

― big baby jesus., Thursday, 18 November 2004 21:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Have we talked about how "Movement" is approaching Fall-parody?

One of the delia gonzalez and gavin russom DFA tracks sounds very, very close to the backing track on "Paranoid Man In Cheap Shit Room".

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 18 November 2004 21:37 (twenty-one years ago)

As someone remarked - The Infotainment Scan is like the Fall's punk-funk revival album, a decade too early.

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 18 November 2004 22:18 (twenty-one years ago)

and who might that someone be?

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 18 November 2004 22:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Maybe Tim Finney?

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 18 November 2004 22:35 (twenty-one years ago)

link please (only because you are the search-sensei)!

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 18 November 2004 22:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Arrgh - I'll try!

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 18 November 2004 22:37 (twenty-one years ago)

I was right - it was Tim. Last post here:

Who was the first in the new dance punk genere?

― Alba (Alba), Thursday, 18 November 2004 22:40 (twenty-one years ago)

aw, thanks! :-D

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 18 November 2004 23:00 (twenty-one years ago)

two months pass...

i had sufficiently ignored this track(pretentious mix) until about a month ago.

i know i'll catch shit for this but it COMPLETELY reminds me of phish circa fall '97.

in concert is this performed with a full live band? if so, it must be insanity.

― Jimmy_tango, Tuesday, 15 February 2005 21:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I just picked up LCD Soundsystem at lunch. Can't wait to hear it.

― jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 21:53 (twenty-one years ago)

It's out today!!!?! NICE! Best Buy, don't let me down!

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I am still quite bored by LCD Soundsystem music (expect MAYBE Yeah).

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:26 (twenty-one years ago)

What is it that you all see in this repetitive, flat and tedious record?

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:30 (twenty-one years ago)

surely alot of people would apply those three adjectives to alot of the music you love, adam?

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Those people are cunts.

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:36 (twenty-one years ago)

i don't think "Yeah" is flat but i do think "Movement" is and it's my favourite track of theirs.

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:38 (twenty-one years ago)

aren't you the dude who didn't like Spirited Away? Who cares what you think buddy!!!!!

― langsty (PUNXSUTAWNEY PENIS), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, that's me. I don't care who cares what I think, frankly. I'm just shouting into the void.

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:40 (twenty-one years ago)

haha, that's me too wierdly enough. i HATE it.

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:43 (twenty-one years ago)

More or less than Almodovar or Daft Punk?

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:44 (twenty-one years ago)

i like lcd but i agree that the record is totally boring

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:47 (twenty-one years ago)

i don't hate daft punk i just hate the ILM love for them.

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I was playing devil's advocate/troll a bit but I would like to hear from someone who loves it and why.

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:48 (twenty-one years ago)

"beat connection" still rules. "yr city's a sucker" is my new on repeat forever track.

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:51 (twenty-one years ago)

I no longer need an explanation.

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:56 (twenty-one years ago)

"yr city's a sucker" is my new on repeat forever track.

12" with instrumental and vocal versions, out Feb 28, US-only (Black Leotard Front's "Casual Friday" 12" too)

― Vic Funk, Tuesday, 15 February 2005 23:00 (twenty-one years ago)

They do it with a full band live, yeah, it was pretty awesome last night though the shrieky outro was a bit curtailed.

Apparently Annie was meant to be the support in Manc tonight but pulled out at the last minute.

― Michael Philip Philip Philip Philip Annoyman v1.0 (Ferg), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 23:12 (twenty-one years ago)

adam should put out an answer song called "nah!"

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 00:01 (twenty-one years ago)

haha that page Vic links to quotes my review of "Casual Friday"! nice!

― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 00:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm having terrible problems trying to decide if I want to get this on vinyl or CD.

― Bimble... (Bimble...), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 00:10 (twenty-one years ago)

i see the album is now being tv advertised here in the uk. how odd.

― stirmonster, Wednesday, 16 February 2005 01:05 (twenty-one years ago)

i think its pretty ok

― latebloomer: HE WHOM DUELS THE DRAFGON IN ENDLESS DANCE (latebloomer), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 15:19 (twenty-one years ago)

this song is still amazing.

― cozen (Cozen), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 16:33 (twenty-one years ago)

i also heard "give it up" sountrack the trailer for a channel5 TV showing of some martial arts movie.

― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 16:51 (twenty-one years ago)

That will be the deal with sony I expect.

I found the record boring too.

― hmmm (hmmm), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 17:00 (twenty-one years ago)

"the great escape" sounds great driving through downtown after everyone's gone home.

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 17 February 2005 03:32 (twenty-one years ago)

four years pass...

Listening to this song for the first time in a long time while going back and reading the hivemind freakout when it was brand new is making me so warm and fuzzy.

Also, DAMN IF THIS SONG DOESN'T STILL KILL IT SIX YEARS LATER

― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 3 October 2009 06:52 (sixteen years ago)

seven years pass...

Let's all acknowledge that Murphy has never been better than this.

― yesca, Saturday, 6 May 2017 09:36 (nine years ago)

It's a fact.

― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Saturday, 6 May 2017 13:14 (nine years ago)

yeah

― austinb, Sunday, 7 May 2017 05:29 (nine years ago)

― Futuristic Bow Wow (thewufs), Sunday, 7 May 2017 05:55 (nine years ago)

LCD Soundsystem songs better than "Yeah": "Dance Yrself Clean," "Someone Great," and "Get Innocuous!". "Tribulations" and "Freak Out/Starry Eyes" too, probably. It's in the top 10 or top 15 of LCD Soundsystem songs thru 2010, sure - I haven't heard the two new ones yet.

― Futuristic Bow Wow (thewufs), Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:00 (nine years ago)

yeah yeah yeah

― austinb, Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:04 (nine years ago)

Yeah yeah-yeah yeah yeah yeah

― Futuristic Bow Wow (thewufs), Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:05 (nine years ago)

This band is one of the top five hipster hoaxes of all time.

― sleepingbag, Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:09 (nine years ago)

I unreservedly love "Losing My Edge", deal with it.

― attention vampire (MatthewK), Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:11 (nine years ago)

No you're a hipster hoax
xp

― Futuristic Bow Wow (thewufs), Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:15 (nine years ago)

― attention vampire (MatthewK), Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:17 (nine years ago)

That was directed at sleepingbag btw

― Futuristic Bow Wow (thewufs), Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:26 (nine years ago)

If his/her username is a ZZ Top reference I take everything back

― Futuristic Bow Wow (thewufs), Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:27 (nine years ago)

LCD Soundsystem songs better than "Yeah": "Dance Yrself Clean," "Someone Great," and "Get Innocuous!". "Tribulations" and "Freak Out/Starry Eyes" too, probably.

I'd entertain a compelling argument for Someone Great, but fuck the rest of that.

― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:28 (nine years ago)

Different strokes, etc. "Someone Great" is probably his best song, though.

― Futuristic Bow Wow (thewufs), Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:35 (nine years ago)

45:33 > Someone Great

― (±\ PLO;;;;;;; Style (sic), Sunday, 7 May 2017 14:23 (nine years ago)

initial run of singles all killer, but they sure got legendary off of really uneven albums

― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Sunday, 7 May 2017 14:35 (nine years ago)

Losing My Edge is still my favorite

― your cognitive privilege (El Tomboto), Sunday, 7 May 2017 14:40 (nine years ago)

initial run of singles all killer, but they sure got legendary off of really uneven albums

QFT. I mean the first one starts off with "Daft Punk is Playing In My House" which is such a lame idea across the board that it almost threatened to derail all of the previous LCD stuff for me. I wish they would excise this one from their live shows for ever.

45:33 > Someone Great

Now here is someone who knows what a good party is like.

― yesca, Sunday, 7 May 2017 15:01 (nine years ago)

initial run of singles all killer, but they sure got legendary off of really uneven albums

― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Sunday, May 7, 2017 9:35 AM (thirty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

the highs are very very very high

― passionate plant-based athlete (voodoo chili), Sunday, 7 May 2017 15:10 (nine years ago)

yes i understand why people like them

― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Sunday, 7 May 2017 15:17 (nine years ago)

five months pass...

i'm a big fan of the new album but yeah

― yesca, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 07:07 (eight years ago)

“Yeah” is still amazing but I feel like Shy Child maybe one-upped it with “Cause & Effect”.

― Tim F, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 11:37 (eight years ago)

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