LCD Soundsystem is the debut album by American dance-punk

Dance-punk

Dance-punk is a music genre that emerged in the late 1970s, and is closely associated with the post-punk and No Wave movements.-Predecessors:...

 act LCD Soundsystem

LCD Soundsystem

LCD Soundsystem was a prominent American dance-punk band from New York City. It was fronted by American singer-songwriter and producer James Murphy, co-founder of record label DFA Records...

, released in January 2005 by DFA Records

DFA Records

DFA Records is an independent record label and production team, launched in September 2001 by Mo' Wax co-founder Tim Goldsworthy, musician James Murphy, and manager Jonathan Galkin. The label has an exclusive distribution deal with major record label EMI....

. It contains 2 discs: the LP itself with new, unreleased songs and a second disc featuring singles released since 2002. The album was nominated for the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album

Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album

The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality albums in the dance music and electronica genres...

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The LP itself is a mix of acid house

Acid house

Acid house is a sub-genre of house music that emphasizes a repetitive, hypnotic and trance-like style, often with samples or spoken lines rather than sung lyrics. Acid house's core electronic squelch sounds were developed around the mid-1980s, particularly by DJs from Chicago who experimented with...

, post-disco

Post-disco

Post-disco refers to a historically significant period in popular music history beginning with the commercial death of disco music in the late 1970s and ending with the mainstream appearance of house music in late 1980s.The stripped-down musical trends followed from the DJ- and producer-driven,...

, dance-rock

Dance-rock

Dance-rock is a post-disco movement connected with post-punk/no wave genres with fewer R&B/funk influences. An example of this "post-disco" is Gina X's "No G.D.M." and artists like Liquid Liquid, Polyrock, Dinosaur L, and Disco Not Disco [2000] compilation album...

, post-punk

Post-punk

Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...

, progressive rock

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

, garage rock

Garage rock

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, psychedelic pop

Psychedelic music

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 and other genres.

Reception

Online music magazine

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 Pitchfork Media

Pitchfork Media

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 placed LCD Soundsystem at number 113 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s. It was also named the 5th best album of the decade by Resident Advisor

Resident Advisor

Resident Advisor is an online electronic music magazine dedicated to the global dance music scene. The website won a People's Voice award in the 12th Annual Webby Awards in 2008.-Site History:...

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Disc one

1. "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House
   Daft Punk Is Playing at My House
   "Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" is the fifth single from LCD Soundsystem, released on February 21, 2005. The accompanying music video paid tongue-in-cheek homage to Spike Jonze's and Michel Gondry's music videos for Daft Punk's "Da Funk" and "Around the World," respectively...
   
   " – 5:16
2. "Too Much Love" – 5:42
3. "Tribulations
   Tribulations
   "Tribulations" is the seventh single from LCD Soundsystem, released on September 27, 2005. It appeared as the third track on Disc 1 of the band's eponymous debut double album...
   
   " – 4:59
4. "Movement
   Movement (song)
   "Movement" is the fourth single from LCD Soundsystem, released on 8 November 2004. Bandleader James Murphy has the impetus of the song:...
   
   " – 3:04
5. "Never as Tired as When I'm Waking Up" – 4:49
6. "On Repeat" – 8:01
7. "Thrills" – 3:42
8. "Disco Infiltrator
   Disco Infiltrator
   "Disco Infiltrator" is a song from the debut album by LCD Soundsystem, released as their sixth single on June 6, 2005. The single includes a cover of the Siouxsie and the Banshees' track "Slowdive," which was originally released on their 1982 album A Kiss in the Dreamhouse. The B-side was recorded...
   
   " – 4:56
9. "Great Release" – 6:35

Disc two

1. "Losing My Edge
   Losing My Edge
   "Losing My Edge" is the first single by LCD Soundsystem, released on July 8, 2002 and later featured on their eponymous debut.The song was listed at #13 on Pitchfork Media's top 500 songs of the 2000s...
   
   " – 7:51
2. "Beat Connection" (Murphy, Tim Goldsworthy
   Tim Goldsworthy
   Tim Goldsworthy is a British record producer, DJ and recording artist, living and working in New York City since 1999.Originally a musician/producer for UNKLE, Goldsworthy co-founded James Lavelle's Mo' Wax label...
   
   ) – 8:08
3. "Give It Up" – 3:55
4. "Tired" (Murphy, Pat Mahoney) – 3:34
5. "Yeah
   Yeah (LCD Soundsystem song)
   "Yeah" is the third single from LCD Soundsystem, released on January 12, 2004, featuring both versions of the song.-Notes:* "Yeah" is an earlier title of "Yeah" . The tracks are otherwise identical....
   
   " (Crass Version) (Murphy, Goldsworthy) – 9:21
6. "Yeah" (Pretentious Version) (Murphy, Goldsworthy) – 11:06
7. "Yr City's a Sucker" (Full Version) – 9:22

Personnel

• James Murphy - vocals, bass guitar, percussion, synthesizer, programming, guitar, keyboards, clavinet
• Pat Mahoney - drums, percussion, synthesizer
• Nancy Whang
  The Juan MacLean
  John MacLean, better known by the stage name The Juan MacLean, is an American electronic musician.-History:Maclean was guitarist for the post-hardcore band Six Finger Satellite, based in Providence, Rhode Island. The band was struck by several tragedies, and Maclean eventually moved into production...
  
   - vocals
• Gavin Russom
  Gavin russom
  Gavin Russom is a musician and artist signed to DFA Records. Over the years, Russom has released music under various guises, including Black Leotard Front, Black Meteoric Star and The Crystal Ark, as well as collaborative work with Delia Gonzalez...
  
   - synthesizer
• Tyler Pope - bass guitar

Additional Personnel

• Tim Goldsworthy
  UNKLE
  Unkle are a British musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy. Originally categorized as trip-hop, the group once included producer DJ Shadow and have employed a variety of guest artists and producers.-First incarnation :Lavelle and Goldsworthy were joined...
  
   - bass guitar, bass synthesizer, programming
• Mandy Coon
  Mandy Coon
  Mandy Coon is a New York-based fashion designer of her eponymous line.- Career:Growing up in a small Houston suburb of Katy, Texas, Coon began her career in fashion as a model, after being approached by a model scout in a local shopping mall...
  
   - vocals
• Eric Broucek
  The Juan MacLean
  John MacLean, better known by the stage name The Juan MacLean, is an American electronic musician.-History:Maclean was guitarist for the post-hardcore band Six Finger Satellite, based in Providence, Rhode Island. The band was struck by several tragedies, and Maclean eventually moved into production...
  
  - vocals, programming, percussion, guitar, handclaps