James Murphy is an American musician, producer, DJ, and co-founder of dance-punk label DFA Records. His most well-known musical project is LCD Soundsystem, which first gained attention with its first single, "Losing My Edge", in 2002 before releasing their eponymous debut album in February 2005 to critical acclaim and top 20 success in the UK.
Starting in 1993, Murphy used the name Death from Above when DJing, a nickname that was given to his sig...
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James Murphy is an American musician, producer, DJ, and co-founder of dance-punk label DFA Records. His most well-known musical project is LCD Soundsystem, which first gained attention with its first single, "Losing My Edge", in 2002 before releasing their eponymous debut album in February 2005 to critical acclaim and top 20 success in the UK.
Starting in 1993, Murphy used the name Death from Above when DJing, a nickname that was given to his signature PA setup while he was the sound setup for Six Finger Satellite. The original name of Murphy's and co-owner Tim Goldsworthy's DFA Records was Death from Above Records (though this name was deemed inappropriate for a New York City-based label after the September 11, 2001 attacks). A two-man Canadian band originally called themselves Death from Above before there was a dispute over the name. In response to the threat, the Canadian group changed the minimum number of characters legally required of them and became Death from Above 1979....
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