In Case You Hadn’t Noticed, James Murphy Wants You to Give Disco a Second Chance

That zany LCD Soundsystem frontman, James Murphy, is at it again, bringing disco to the kids. The newest project from the man who blessed us with Hercules and Love Affair, is called Special Disco Version. James Murphy and cohort Pat Mahoney are embarking on a three month international DJ tour. The tour will consist of them spinning some old-school “underground classic disco.”

Murphy and co. are trying to reinvent the way we look back at disco. Less of the Bee-Gees, bellbottoms, John Travolta, and That 70’s Show, and more of the underground scene that generally shunned the Studio 54 scene. He has described the style as “real liberation music for people who know where to go.”

Speaking about the tour he said he hopes to continue “experimenting with remixes that we’re working on, I can keeping playing new stuff, and I can keep finding old records.”

Special Disco Version Tour dates:

Dates:

08.08.08 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Celebrities Club
08.09.08 - Los Angeles, CA - 647 Lamar St
08.10.08 - Los Angeles, CA - Roosevelt Hotel
08.13.08 - New York, NY - Santos
08.14.08 - Chicago, IL - Smart Bar
08.15.08 - Montreal, Quebec - Coda
08.16.08 - Toronto, Ontario - Wrong Bar
08.22.08 - London, England - Fabric *
08.23.08 - Brighton, England - Beachdown Festival*
08.24.08 - Birmingham, England - Custard Factory*
08.27.08 - New York, NY - Santos #
09.10.08 - New York, NY - Santos
09.18.08 - Lisbon, Portugal - Lux %
09.19.08 - London, England - Fabric %
09.20.08 - Glasgow, Scotland - Better Days %
09.24.08 - New York, NY - Santos #
10.03.08 - Rio de Janiero, Brazil - TBA
10.08.08 - New York, NY - Santos
10.10.08 - Seoul, South Korea - TBA
10.11.08 - Tokyo, Japan - TBA
10.22.08 - New York, NY - Santos #
10.25.08 - London, England - TBA

* Pat only
% James only
# featuring Tim Sweeney, Beats In Space and other special guests
(Courtesy of Tiny Mix Tapes)