LCD Soundsystem
By All Music Guide
By All Music Guide
Years of obscurity and the occasional poor decision preceded this. Just before Murphy began to cut his teeth throughout the 90s, first as a member of Pony (an average post-hardcore band with heavy debts to their inspirations) and then with Speedking (a much stronger, more unique band), he passed up the opportunity to write for the popular sitcom Seinfeld. All the time spent toiling in indie rock took a toll on Murphy, but he built his own studio and became increasingly adept at engineering and producing other bands.
While working on David Holmes Bow Down to the Exit Sign, he struck up a relationship with programmer/producer Tim Goldsworthy that developed into a partnership. By the end of 2002, there were several releases on Murphy and Goldsworthys DFA label, most of which involved the duo in some capacity. LCDs Losing My Edge, backed with an excellent neo-post-punk dance track called Beat Connection, was one of them. Murphy scattered three other LCD singles through the end of 2004 and released a self-titled full-length in January of 2005. At the time of its release, the DFA label was more popular than ever; Murphy and Goldsworthy had remixes for Metro Area, N.E.R.D., Le Tigre, and Junior Senior behind them, as well as failed sessions with Britney Spears that mightve benefited from an interpreter. Janet Jackson was another unlikely admirer seeking the duos assistance, but Murphy didnt bother to follow up on her request.
