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I don't usually post photos on weekends but I was lucky enough to see one of two sold out shows at Cabaret Metro in Chicago last night of LCD Soundsystem and it was fantastic. I wasn't shooting and am unfortunately not shooting Lolla this year (they are one of the headliners) but I have many shots of them from Pitchfork, earlier Metro shows, and even Lollapolooza years past so that is some consolation. I love looking at Nancy Whang's pure joy emanating from her face and boy did I ever have fun dancing last night!
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This is the last photo I'll post of LCD Soundsystem. I prefer to take photos of Nancy Whang over James Murphy but I do love his tattoo and I loved how the other night at the sold out Metro show he kept talking about how much he loved Derrick Carter (playing underneath him at the club Smartbar below).
My favorite memory of James Murphy is when LCD Soundsystem played Lollapalooza in 2007. They were on right before Daft Punk so hearing James Murphy sing "Daft Punk is playing at my house, my house!" was really hilarious and made my first experiences shooting Lolla that much better!
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The last moment of their last song of their last concert ever. What an amazing night. This picture really should be viewed at a larger size to do it justice.
I have some pens and pencils.
A sketchbook.
And a head full of quotes, lyrics and the like.
Come and see them at www.Quoteskine.co.uk
Don't forget to buy the book!
James Murphy & co delivered another blistering set at the Tripod, Dublin 20 October 2007. They've been the most exciting band live and on record that I've seen or heard in quite some time.
I was there: I first saw them back in 2004 in Crawdaddy. Got in for free. But that's another story.
Check out the www.flickr.com/photos/49276748@N00/sets/72157602607151022...
On Flickr Explore 22 October 2007 #195
April 01, 2011 -- LCD Soundsystem play their final show at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.
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(18" x 24" Giclée print available)
The sound system concept first became popular in the 1950s, in the ghettos of Kingston Jamaica. DJs would load up a truck with a generator, turntables, and huge speakers and set up street parties. In the beginning, the DJs played American rhythm and blues music, but as time progressed and more local music was created, the sound migrated to a local flavor. The promoter (the DJ) would make his profit by charging a minimal admission, and selling food and alcohol. It was not uncommon for thousands of people to be in attendance. By the mid 1950s, sound systems had eclipsed live musicians in any combination for the purpose of staging parties. By the second half of the decade, custom-built systems began to appear from the workshops of specialists such as Headley Jones, who constructed wardrobe-sized speaker cabinets known as "House[s] of Joy". It was also around this time that Jamaica's first superstar DJ and MC, Count Machuki (b. Winston Cooper) rose to prominence. As time progressed, sound systems became louder--capable of playing bass frequencies of 30,000 watts or more, with similar wattage attainable at the mid-range and high frequencies--and far more complex than their predecessors, record players with a single extension speaker. Competition between these sound systems was fierce, and eventually two DJs emerged as the stars of the scene: Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd, and Duke Reid.
Video of a Jamaican Soundsystem
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Champion Soundsytem operator David Radigon
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Setting up Soundsystem (King Shiloh Sound System)
A sound system shown as part of the 'Rockers, Soulheads and Lovers' exhibition at New Art Exchange gallery, Nottingham.
TodaysArt 2015
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Since 2000, Staalplaat Soundsystem (Geert-Jan Hobijn) have been making sound artworks and performances, which are usually installed or performed in locations outside the museum – industrial settings, urban public spaces, even nature. Over fifteen years, Staalplaat Soundsystem has amassed a multidisciplinary oeuvre that is ephemeral and immaterial at the same time as it is physical and present. At TodaysArt 2015, Staalplaat Soundsystem (for this occasion consisting of Geert-Jan Hobijn, Radboud Mens and Bastiaan Maris) will create ‘Zeero’, a very large organ of four steel tubes with a length of 24 meters and a diameter of 1.2 meters. Staalplaat will use hot air balloon burners to create sound. The hot air allows for air movement in the tube, generating a very low tone.
Meet Time Out’s magazine Londoner of the Year, DJ AG.
I caught his unique show this year and is without a doubt one of the capital's hilights of 2024.
"He's bringing people together and turning every session into a celebration of community and sound "
@djagonline has built a huge audience by inviting performers to join him in London and elsewhere
"DJ AG has garnered more than 385,000 followers by doing something incredibly simple: playing music outside and allowing people to perform alongside him while he livestreams the results."
©Kings Davis
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James Murphy as LCD Soundsystem along with live band playing at Chicago's Metro on May 26th. This show sold out in a matter of minutes and tickets were being sold outside for upwards of $100 before the show.