New York, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Fabric Records) -
James Murphy and Pat Mahoney delve into their New York roots for FABRICLIVE 36, a hot sweaty blend of seminal disco, deep rare grooves and edgy tech-infused funk from influential artists such as Donald Byrd & 125th St, Chic, Lenny Williams,
Junior Byron and Love of Life Orchestra. A delightful nod to their future, past and present (including LCD Soundsystem's own 'Hippe Priest Bumout'), this mix is unashamed hand-clapping fun, full of upfront rhythms, obscure treats and heart warming guilty pleasures.
"We're pretty excited. We find doing mix CDs horrifying to a certain degree because there's nobody there, so it's just like, 'What are we doing?!' It's like you're just yelling into the air. We bought an old Bozak for this - the first DJ mixer ever built, hand-built. It sounds incredible. Everything sounds nicer and bigger and smoother and beautiful. The mix itself will have a little bit of stuff that isn't necessarily what we'd play in a club. But we'd like it to be fun. So we'll just do it a bunch of times live. Do it until you like it, that's actually our motto." - James Murphy & Pat Mahoney
Tim Goldsworthy and James Murphy paired up in 2001 to form the vital dance-punk label, DFA Records in 2001. In between writing the songs that would eventually become LCD Soundsytem classics, James had taken to DJing obscure disco records at rock shows, convinced that "rock n roll is dance music." James soon forged his own platform for the now legendary DFA parties at APT once a month and, after a brief hiatus in Florida, Pat returned to see the vast changes that had swept over the uptight, scene-less city of New York. Each month James brought the sounds of Europe across the ocean - being one of the first stateside promoters to book the likes of 2manydjs,Optimo, Blackstrobe and Headman, amongst countless others - and the APT sessions clearly made its mark on history for all those involved. With a budget of $4,000, including a full bar and soundsystem, once a month over 700 people attended the DFA parties, which gave everyone a chance to play whatever they wanted, engaging in sets where The Fall danced alongside Donna Summer, and the technofied funk of Carl Craig boogied down with Can.
FABRICLIVE 36 Tracklisting:
1. Peter Gordon and Love Of Life Orchestra - Beginning of The Heartbreak - Lust/Unlust
2. Baby Oliver - Primetime (Uptown Express) - Environ
3. Donald Byrd and 125th St, NYC - Love Has Come Around - Elektra
4. Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up - Salsoul
5 Chic - I Feel Your Love Comin' On - Atlantic
6. Was (Not Was) - Tell Me That I'm Dreaming - ZE
7. GQ - Lies GQ
8. Mudd - Adventures In Bickett Wood (Layne's Head Stash Re-roll) - Rong
9. Elektrik Dred - Butter Up (Gimme Some Bread) - Sounds Of Florida
10. Lenny Williams - You Got Me Running - Geffen
11. Daniel Wang - Like Some Dream (I Can't Stop Dreaming) - Daniel Wang
12. Gichy Dan - Cowboys and Gangsters - ZE
13. Still Going - Still Going Theme - DFA
14. City Of Women - Tablakone - Sahko
15. Babytalk - Keep On Move - Stickydisc
16. Love Committee - Just As Long As I've Got You - Salsoul
17. Mouzon's Electric Band - Everybody Get Down - Mouzon
18. Punkin' Machine - I Need You Tonight - JC Records
19. LCD Soundsystem - Hippie Priest Bum-out - DFA/EMI
20. Junior Bryon - Dance To The Music (Dub) - Vanguard
21. JT - I Love Music - Vanguard
22. Jackson Jones - I Feel Good Put Your Pants On - Jackson Jones
23. NYC Peech Boys - Life Is Something Special - Island Def Jam
24. Peter Gordon and Love Of Life Orchestra - Don't Don't - Lust/Unlust
