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James Murphy
In 1992, rather than accept a job writing for the TV series Seinfeld, James
Murphy (born in New Jersey in 1970) persevered with music, working as a sound
engineer for the American post-punk band Six Finger Satellite. He became DJ
Death from Above, a nickname that would have a lasting influence on his career.
After founding the label DFA Records (for Death from Above) in 2001, he went on
to form the electro-dance-punk collective LCD Soundsystem, which quickly became
a benchmark in the genre. But that wasn't enough for the insatiable James
Murphy, who went on to work alongside a ho...
Shot DownJames Murphy, Duran Duran and The Sonics
Jet AirlinerJames Murphy and Steve Miller Band
Give It UpThe DFA, LCD Soundsystem and James Murphy
The ChauffeurJames Murphy and Duran Duran
Losing My EdgeThe DFA, LCD Soundsystem and James Murphy
ThumbsJames Murphy and Albert Hammond
Shot DownJames Murphy, Duran Duran and The Sonics
Greenberg [B.O.F.]
2:14
Jet AirlinerJames Murphy and Steve Miller Band
Book of Dreams
4:26
Give It UpThe DFA, LCD Soundsystem and James Murphy
LCD Soundsystem
3:56
The ChauffeurJames Murphy and Duran Duran
Greenberg [B.O.F.]
5:17
Losing My EdgeThe DFA, LCD Soundsystem and James Murphy
LCD Soundsystem
7:53
ThumbsJames Murphy and Albert Hammond
Greenberg [B.O.F.]
0:59
