Has James Murphy lost his edge?
On April 2nd 2011, LCD Soundsystem played its final show at Madison Square Garden. SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS is a narrative film documenting this once in a life time performance and an intimate portrait of James Murphy as he navigates the lead-up to the show, the day after, and the personal and professional ramifications of his decision.
Has James Murphy finally lost his edge?
Yeah, I’m losing my edge
I’m losing my edge
The kids are coming up from behind
I’m losing my edge
I’m losing my edge to the kids from France and from London
But I was there
I was there in 1968
I was there at the first Can show in Cologne
I’m losing my edge
I’m losing my edge to the kids whose footsteps I hear when they get on the decks
I’m losing my edge to the Internet seekers who can tell me every member of every good group from 1962 to 1978
I’m losing my edge
To all the kids in Tokyo and Berlin
I’m losing my edge to the art-school Brooklynites in little jackets and borrowed nostalgia for the unremembered eighties
But I’m losing my edge
I’m losing my edge, but I was there
I was there
But I was there
I’m losing my edge
I’m losing my edge
I can hear the footsteps every night on the decks
But I was there
I was there in 1974 at the first Suicide practices in a loft in New York City
I was working on the organ sounds with much patience
I was there when Captain Beefheart started up his first band
I told him, “Don’t do it that way You’ll never make a dime”
I was there
I was the first guy playing Daft Punk to the rock kids
I played it at CBGB’s
Everybody thought I was crazy
We all know
I was there
I was there
I’ve never been wrong
I used to work in the record store
I had everything before anyone
I was there in the Paradise Garage DJ booth with Larry Levan
I was there in Jamaica during the great sound clashes
I woke up naked on the beach in Ibiza in 1988
But I’m losing my edge to better-looking people with better ideas and more talent
And they’re actually really, really nice
I’m losing my edge
I heard you have a compilation of every good song ever done by anybody Every great song by the Beach Boys All the underground hits All the Modern Lovers tracks I heard you have a vinyl of every Niagra record on German import I heard that you have a white label of every seminal Detroit techno hit – 1985, ’86, ’87 I heard that you have a CD compilation of every good ’60s cut and another box set from the ’70s
I hear you’re buying a synthesizer and an arpeggiator and are throwing your computer out the window because you want to make something real You want to make a Yaz record
I hear that you and your band have sold your guitars and bought turntables
I hear that you and your band have sold your turntables and bought guitars
I hear everybody that you know is more relevant than everybody that I know
But have you seen my records? This Heat, Pere Ubu, Outsiders, Nation of Ulysses, Mars, The Trojans, The Black Dice, Todd Terry, the Germs, Section 25, Althea and Donna, Sexual Harrassment, a-ha, Pere Ubu, Dorothy Ashby, PIL, the Fania All-Stars, the Bar-Kays, the Human League, the Normal, Lou Reed, Scott Walker, Monks, Niagra,
Joy Division, Lower 48, the Association, Sun Ra,
Scientists, Royal Trux, 10cc,
Eric B and Rakim, Index, Basic Channel, Soulsonic Force (“just hit me”!), Juan Atkins, David Axelrod, Electric Prunes, Gil! Scott! Heron!, the Slits, Faust, Mantronix, Pharaoh Sanders and the Fire Engines, the Swans, the Soft Cell, the Sonics, the Sonics, the Sonics, the Sonics
You don’t know what you really want (x15)
My favourite things (part 3)
TRACKLIST:
1. Battle for middle you – Julio Bashmore
2. Consious of my Conscience (Henrik Schwarz mix) – Freaks & 012
3. Basement L.O.V.E. – Motor City Drum Ensemble
4. Let’s go – FCL
5. Don’t look down (Roman Flugel remix) – Anthony Collins
6. TGV – MJ Cole
7. Mr Duke – Sebo K
8. Into the Valley (Julio Bashmore remix) – Classix ft. Karl Dixon
9. Hungry (for the power) – Azari & III
10. Ragysh – Todd Terje
11. I do believe (Faze Action remix) – Kid Creole & The Coconuts
12. I want it (Lindstrom & Prins Thomas remix) – Locussolus (dj Harvey)
13. My house (Leo Zero remix) – Herculus & Love Affair
14. Yours (ft Virginia) – Steffi
15. The Barking Grizzle (Detroit Berlin) – Prommer & Barck
16. Bop – Brandt Brauer Frick
17. It’s a crime (Caribou remix) – Virgo Four
18. Good time to pray (Axel Boman remix) – Trickski & Ernesto
19. Falling (Deetron Paradise vocal mix) – Ben Westbeech
20. She – Jacob Korn
My favourite things (part II)
tracklist:
I Got A – Nicolas Jaar
Santos And Ken – The Stepkids
House Of Balloons – The Weeknd
Swerve…The Reaping Of All That Is Worthwhile (Noir Not Withstanding) – Shabazz Palaces
Peace of Mind – Selah Sue
Right Thing to Do – SBTRKT
Far Nearer – Jamie XX
Spirits – Jamie Woon
I Never Learnt To Share – James Blake
Wut – Girl Unit
Take Care Of You – Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX
Ego – Burial + Four Tet + Thom Yorke
Anything New – Bibio
Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win (featuring Santigold) – Beastie Boys
Light the Way – Africa Hitech
Rolling In The Deep (Jamie XX Remix) – Adele
Like Smoke (Feat Nas) – Amy Winehouse
My favourite things (part 1)
Every year i make 3 mixes of my favourite songs of the year. This year i kick off with pop & indie songs. Later this week i will post my Dubstep & Beats mix and before New Year’s Eve i will post my Dance mix.
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Tracklist (in no particular order):
Shark Ridden Waters – Gruff Rhys
Bad Ritual – Timber Timbre
Black (feat. Norah Jones) – Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi
Close Watch – Agnes Obel
Go Outside – Cults
Berlin Sunrise – Fink
MoneyGrabber – Fitz & The Tantrums
Blue Jeans – Lana Del Rey
How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep – Bombay Bicycle Club
How Come You Never Go There – Feist
Will Do – TV On The Radio
Echoes – Washed Out
The dive – Fool’s Gold
Bombay – El Guincho
Machu Picchu – The Strokes
Lotus Flower – Radiohead
Blue Cassette – Friendly Fires
The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala – Arctic Monkeys
Dead and Gone – The Black Keys
Grown Ocean – Fleet Foxes
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…
If you can’t stand all the happy christmas songs around you and if december is not you’re favourite month, then i suggest to play this mix very loud and listen to the lyrics. Happy Hollidays… It will be januari soon!
GET Christmas Blues
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Tracklist
1. Nico – Winter Song (Heliocentrics Remix)
2. Herbie Hancock Feat. Corinne Bailey Rae – River
3. Vashti Bunyan & Twice As Much – Coldest Night Of The Year
4. Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal
5. The Gasoline Brothers – Hungover Boxing Day
6. Louis Armstrong Vs Radiohead – What A Wonderful Surprises
7. Moss – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
8. Alex Goose – Dear Winter
9. James Brown – Let’s Make Christmas Mean Something This Year
10. Amy Winehouse – Take The Box
11. LCD Soundsystem – Oh You (Christmas Blues)
12. The Housemartins – I Smell Winter
13. Audiotransparent – December Radio
14. Harvey Averne Band – Let’s Get It Together This Christmas
15. Stevie Wonder – Someday At Christmas
16. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – Ain’t No Chimneys In The Project
17. Donny Hathaway – This Christmas
18. The Free Design – Close Your Mouth It’s Christmas
19. Van Hunt – Who Will Love Me In Winter
20. Sufjan Stevens – That Was The Worst Christmas Ever!
21. Jose James – winter wind
Marvin vs the Mad Professor
Whoaa! This is amazing. You have to check out the magic of Mad Professor. He’s dubbing Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On live on radio.
The Kabinet
Dekmantel is one of Amsterdam’s most solid clubbing organisations, but even though their DJ sets are so familiar to party seekers around town, they’re still masters of surprise. The latest is Het Kabinet Festival, a three-day multidisciplinary party, which ties together a diverse electronic music programme with art/performances plus documentary film screenings.
Here’s a mix by Casper van Tielrooij wich includes almost all of the artists and dj’s performing there:
Great artwork by Stefan Glerum
Bar Talk by dj Dave
Enjoy this nice dub-tech mix of my good friend dj Dave
Everybody loves a carnival
Just went to a very good documentry about the Nottinghill Carnival by Don Letts (some may know him from Big Audio Dynamite).
Big Audio Dynamite with Don Letts on bass.
This remix of Fatboy Slim (Everybody needs a 303) is included in the film.
