new album never

Yea wtf happened with that he had that whole post about it and shit

Damn Steve Bannon isn't looking too good these days

How fucking old is he? Is he living in Siberia or what?

Does anyone know why DFA Records was being run out of a $16 million dollar townhouse in Greenwich Village?

Super shady.

What was up with that?

Eh, he released This is Happening, he can do what he wants, or doesn't want to, forever and I'm sanguine about it.

>>71055195
that neck beard is some next level shit

>>71055678
He owns a wine bar in my neighborhood.

Something off about the dude.

>>71055253
lmao i came here to make the same joke

>>71055926

Well so long as he's not serial killer/rapist "off" I'm still not arsed.

>>71055926
you mean about trying to make a living?

He's running a restaurant, what's shady about that?

>>71056033
The fact that he came seemingly out of nowhere, shot right to the top of the industry, was running a supposely independent record label out of a $16 million house, then disappeared as quickly as he came and got out of the industry entirely.

Sorry dude, but that's a little strange.

>>71056109

How?

>>71056137
How is that strange? Don't be daft anon.

>>71056109
came out of nowhere?

He was a producer working with DFA and had a surprise hit with "losing my edge", which was a joke song. After that, he decided to give music a shot and it worked out because he was doing something in electronic music that NO ONE else was doing. At this point, he's in his 30's, mingling with p4k darlings who are much younger. I don't know bout you, but I wouldn't want to be around those fools who are just living up the drug dream, so the guy invests in a coffee shop, and wine bar. Seems like an adult move.

The $16 million housing situation, well if you owned a house before the up in pricing, it isn't youre fault that it went up, but a societal demand to live in a desired area. Let's also remember that the guy is a recluse who does not enjoy the public limelight.

>>71056199
Dubs of trooof

>>71056199
>The $16 million housing situation, well if you owned a house before the up in pricing, it isn't youre fault that it went up, b
naw dude. I've lived in the city a long time. That house was millions of dollars even 20 years ago. Less than .01% of the population could afford such a ting, then or now.

Little about the James Murphy story makes sense.

And 'recluses' don't start bands/restaurants etc. They're, you know, reclusive.

Something is definitely off.

>>71056315
What do you suspect?

>>71056315
>naw dude. I've lived in the city a long time. That house was millions of dollars even 20 years ago. Less than .01% of the population could afford such a ting, then or now.
Yeah, whose house was it even? Very strange.

>>71056315
Maybe a worthwhile investigation for you anon.

Would be interesting to see if the guy has a dark past, but I'm going to assume Murphy is a pretty normal dude trying to make it by while living as an indie super star.

>>71056315
Name ONE genius that aint crazy

>>71056367
Don't know. I know for sure that there was someone VERY wealthy behind DFA Records. Something is very strange about the whole thing. And I know several artists who were on the label personally.

>>71055195
j-just...

>>71056380
No one's questioning his mental state.

>>71056406
remember that murphy was a pitchbork puppet. Probably had something to do with his connections. He may not be a bad dude, but the ppl he's w/ are probs

>>71056446
I kind of believe that were powers that helped him become successful.

There are credible people who have suggested that indie rock was purposefully co-opted.

>>71056406
>Don't know. I know for sure that there was someone VERY wealthy behind DFA Records. Something is very strange about the whole thing. And I know several artists who were on the label personally.

DFA is a front for the illoominaty.

>>71056496
well.....

>>71055195
literally who???????

>>71056496
James Murphy conspiracy? I dig this thread

>>71056541
>Goldsworthy

well well well

>>71056315
>And 'recluses' don't start bands/restaurants etc. They're, you know, reclusive.
I'm reclusive and I haven't left my room for years unless I'm dragged out by the few people left who still care about me. But I've managed to alienate them as well so I've mostly been a shut-in other than going to work. That being said I have been slowly building a one man band using a looper a drum machine and a synthesizer and i'm just about to start playing gigs. It happens. People change.

I've done a lot of thinking in these lonely years.

>>71056541
Wow....didn't know that. (((Goldsworthy))).....the plot thickens.

>>71056477
>There are credible people who have suggested that indie rock was purposefully co-opted.
*cough*David Berman*cough*

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>>71055195
James murphy seems like the kid me and my friends would make fun of in school for being a chubby faggot in chorus but I like his music anyway

>>71056578
Outside of his involvement with Mo Wax/Unkle, does anyone know anything about the background of Tim Goldsworthy?

>>71056541
Why is Murphy suing DFA for 93k, while the label is operating out of a $16mil house?

Something is definitely off.

Hardly seems worth the lawyer fees.

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>Jonathan Galkin shudders as he recalls his first impression of the room we’re sitting in.

>“It was, like, not romantic,” the DFA Records co-founder recalls dryly, nodding toward the four corners of this small but sunny loft in Greenwich Village. “Literally, there was a bottle of whiskey there, a big table against that wall, an air mattress and a stereo.”

>Such was the way James Murphy, future LCD Soundsystem frontman and Brooklyn hipster deity, lived in 2001, the year Galkin befriended him and they launched a scrappy indie label in the space. Today, it still serves as DFA headquarters,

The bohemian 'loft' (pic related)

>>71056551
James Murphy, known as the guy behind LCD Soundsystem. Done some pretty good stuff tbqh you should check him out.

>>71056719
>New York's the greatest if you get someone to pay the rent.

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>Jonathan Galkin is a former child actor who appeared on the Nickelodeon sitcom Hey Dude, where he played Jake Decker, as well as the short-lived preteen show Way Cool.

Take this thread down right now.

>>71056553
We should start a /jamesmurphy/ daily until we get to the bottom of this. /mu/ this could be our big break

>>71056892
Ok, ""James"" if that's even what your given name is.

>>71056612
>*cough*David Berman*cough*
also 'retired' under strange circumstances.

/jamesmurphy/ official thread LAUNCH

Understanding the hidden threads of new york's hottest indie dj businessman p4k shill

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L-L-leave James alone!!!

>>71056859
dan schneider?

>>71055230
sauce?

>>71057088
>what is google?

>>71057088
http://pitchfork.com/news/70927-lcd-soundsystem-still-working-on-new-album-itll-be-done-soon/
>inb4 p4k

>>71056941
>also 'retired' under strange circumstances.
see also: Fugazi

>>71057140
there was nothing strange about it

>>71057153
Yeah there was. Notice one of the names in this article:

http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/01/suicides200801

>David Berman
>On the same day, he made another post on the message board revealing that he is the son of lobbyist Richard Berman.[5] The two have been estranged since about 2006, when David demanded that his father halt his work supporting guns, alcohol, union-busting and other industries of the like, or else he would sever their relationship. Richard refused, and the two have not spoken since. In the message board entry, he called his father "evil," a "human molestor," an "exploiter," a "scoundrel," and "a world historical motherfucking son of a bitch."[5] Berman ended his post by saying, "I am the son of a demon come to make good the damage."[5]

very strange choice of words

>>71057190
his father: http://bermanexposed.org/

>>71057190
Sounds like Berman read all the pamphlets and watched the tapes.

>>71057178
>Ian Svenonius

https://youtu.be/QUpE0ljmWg0

>>71057490
Listen to the very strange story he tells:

https://youtu.be/RNwAE4grxp4

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>>71057881

>>71057881
I got all confused when he mixed up the dates.

>>71058023
I mean a jet flying in and a polygraph over stolen 'popcorn'?

Also notice 'eyes without a face' was playing before they came out.

>>71057772
>CIA
>IMF
>Monsanto

etc.

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>>71058071
>I mean a jet flying in and a polygraph over stolen 'popcorn'
Christ. I've been quoting LCD Soundsystem. I don't care about your mental conspiracy theories.

>>71058135
>nothing to see here. Conspiracy. Tin foil. That's the ticket.

what the fuck is this thread?

He was a rich Jewish kid in New York with all the connections he could have wanted. He was almost a writer for Seinfeld through nothing but nepotism. It's not some conspiracy.

>>71058207
james murphy is suspicious as fuck

>>71058240
Bullshit. He's from NJ.

>>71058242
Literally how

Conspiracy theories are usually made by connecting points of evidence with wild theories, but there aren't any "points of evidence" to this one

>>71058339
read the fucking thread lazy cuck

>>71058321
not sure if

>reading comprehension

or you don't know anything about New Jersey

>>71058321
Shit. Thought he was born in New York. He just went to college there. The rest stands.

>>71058339
Um there are quite a few. Including some blatant mistruths.


And a still as yet to be explained multi-million dollar townhouse.

Anyone even vaguely familiar with the finances of an indie record label knows there has to be more to this story.

>>71055195
Who is this man, can someone give me a quick rundown?

>>71058365
I live in NYC shill.

Princeton, NJ and a public highschool don't equal townhouse in the village.

>>71058395
>don't equal townhouse in the village.
Did anyone say that? OP only said:

>a rich Jewish kid in New York

He went to NYU.

>>71056446
I'm inclined to believe this as well.

I don't think Murphy is necessary a bad guy, but there is definitely something fishy behind the story of DFA Records.

>>71058372
>And a still as yet to be explained multi-million dollar townhouse.

that they LIED about: >>71056806

I like how /pol/ has gotten it's claws so far into this board that we're making conspiracy theories about random musicians now.

>>71058370

I love New York. But in this situation it's bringing me down.

>>71058545
Why don't you address the legit questions instead of crying 'conspiracy theory'?

>>71055195
James is a strange man

Retires from LCD, makes it a big deal with that show, becomes a producer for people like Arcade Fire, opens up a wine bar, then says lol bands back together sorry about that emotional concert that means nothing now, btw we're going on tour.

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>>71058598
Arcade Fire....who were in the (((Tidal))) promos.

>>71058567
>legit questions
you mean half-baked accusations extrapolated from minimal evidence? yeah, no

>>71058634
Again, do you have an explanation of why they were operating out of a space know indie record label could possibly afford?

Why did they lie about it?

The Silver Jews stuff is even shadier.

Anyone can give me a quick rundown on this guy?

Too lazy to read the thread

>>71058689
fucking read

>>71058689
He's a weird guy who sang for a Dance-Punk band

>>71058598
Why the fuck did he turn down producing Blackstar

I mean, at least he got to play a bit of percussion, but god fucking damn what a missed opportunity for himself and his greatest hero's final album

>>71058567
Sure. DFA records were rich kids with rich dad's who started an indie record label. James Murphy made a fun song that got popular, then went on to make a few legitimately great albums. Then he decided he wasn't going to make music anymore, so invested money he made from that into a bar and a cafe. Now he wants to make music again. Anything else?

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>tfw paranoid ppl are saying something's "off" when ur just a rich guy with lots of money being a dj for new york's most exclusive places and making lots of bucks plus having connections everywhere

>>71058753
do you think james murphy is happy?

>>71058775
I don't think happy people write songs like All My Friends and Someone Great

>>71058798
TO TELL THE TRUTH I SAW IT COMING
THE WAY, YOU WERE BREATHING
BUT NOTHING CAN PREPARE YOU FOR IT
THE VOICE, ON THE OTHER, END

>>71058752
You're out of your fucking mind.

The house sold in 1994 for $.5.325 mil. And then wasn't sold again until last month, when it sold for $14mil.

https://www.trulia.com/homes/New_York/New_York/sold/21638815-225-W-13th-St-New-York-NY-10011

Who owned the house for the last 23 years?

Doubt it was Murphy.

And he opened the bar before he sold the house. It would have been a huge profit, and he's talking about the bar having 'tight margins'?

Makes no sense.

>>71058598
It's mainly because that stupid subway shit he was doing failed

>>71058753
>>tfw paranoid ppl are saying something's "off" when ur just a rich guy with lots of money being a dj for new york's most exclusive places and making lots of bucks plus having connections everywhere
In 1994?

Yeah, no.

>>71058619
>>71058894
>A deep dive on the property's public records shows no affiliation to the record label, but does turn back the name of H. Keith H. Brodie, a President Emeritus of Duke University whose name first appears on a deed for the townhouse in 1995.


hmmm....not for nothing, but Mac McCaughan's dad is also a high up at Duke.

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jk....prank call

/pol/ should really stop listening to music, they bring their brand of crazy everywhere they go.

I don't get this thread

Best /mu/ thread ever. Fascinating if you read everything and watch videos.

>>71059525
This thread literally has nothing to do with pol.

Just waiting for the pizza to show up

>>71060315
Makes me think a lot more of David Berman & Ian Svenonius, and a lot less of James Murphy & Beck Hanson.

>>71060336
>he's never been to /pol/

>>71060416
Explain how a thread about James Murphy has anything to do with /pol/.

what's with the sudden influx of industry plant tinfoil threads

>>71056375
James' life has always been kinda weird. He spent a year after high school trying to be a professsional kick boxer. He was almost a writer for Seinfeld. He had a moderately popular band that is still headlining festivals. He directed a movie with a project that also involved Jamie Foxx. He owns a wine bar.

Past, present, and likely future, the dude is a weirdo.

However, I can say from past personal experience with him that he is a genuinely great person.

>>71058240
He's an Irish Christian from NJ stfu

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>sitting around in our useless existence on minuscule magma space formation
>getting concerned
>surely there are evil boogeymen controlling this

Have fun with your adult ghost stories.
Sure would stink to see a meaningless to it all.

>>71060561
Yeah. I get the idea that JM is not the winner in all this, and thus prob not the bad guy. Looks like he got stolen from and retired.

Shit's weird.

>>71060458
/pol/ is literally built upon hype and gross exaggeration

>>71060470
>a year of training
>pro kickboxer
No.

>>71060736
...he didn't become a pro kick boxer my dude

>>71060736
>trying

Wait where's the source on the 16 mil. Just some fucking "New Yoyker" saying it had to be 16 mil. Ever heard of renting? Negotiable leasing. The landlord could have a stake in the label.

>>71060879
Are you insane? Rent on that place would be astronomical. Five figures and it wouldn't start with a 1 and probably not a 2 either. It would be financially impossible and nake no sense for any record label.

>>71060879
Public record anon. Asked 16 sold for 14 last month.

>>71059525
>anything I don't like is /pol/
Shut up already

Well don't stop here, you chucklefucks.

I work near where James Murphy lives and he happened to come into my shop one day. I didn't spaz out and screech at him, just let him do his thing. I work at a place that sells high quality suits, so it's not too surprising to see musicians and actors in the shop.
He browses around for a while, looking cautiously around his shoulders. He gets to a rack of brown suede coats and begins fondling them with a sort of determination.
After feeling about ten suits inside and out, he seemed satisfied and just turned around and left.
I thought it was weird, but didn't see him steal anything, so didn't think anything of it.
Weird guy.

>>71060597
I think you a word

>>71058753
I want to lick his sexy chest hair.

>>71060978
3,4....5....6?

bump b/c they're sliding

You know who else had a very suspicious 'retirement' recently? Yasiin Bey.

>>71055195
james murphy made an entire career out of ripping off blue monday
absolutely talentless