LCD Soundsystem "Yeah"

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Have you heard this yet? There are two versions circulating right now - the "Stupid Version" with vocals which you can download here, and the instrumental "Pretentious Version" which you can find on soulseek. I'm blown away by "Yeah (Stupid Version)" - I think it's their best track to date, which is pretty impressive given how much I've been loving the other singles.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 8 December 2003 14:53 (twenty-one years ago)

it's great.

― simon 803 (simon 803), Monday, 8 December 2003 15:01 (twenty-one years ago)

why is it so *long* though ?

― piscesboy, Monday, 8 December 2003 15:11 (twenty-one years ago)

piscesboy missing the point.

― Beta (abeta), Monday, 8 December 2003 15:26 (twenty-one years ago)

deadly deadly deadly

― Michael B, Monday, 8 December 2003 15:29 (twenty-one years ago)

ooooh

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 8 December 2003 15:42 (twenty-one years ago)

i like it!!! partially because the bassline in the beginning almost sounds like the trammps

― geeta (geeta), Monday, 8 December 2003 15:44 (twenty-one years ago)

i love it too!! and i hate everything. i especially love the ending of the stupid version. i just want it to go on and on until the break of dawn.

― scott seward, Monday, 8 December 2003 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

(thanx btw matthew)

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 8 December 2003 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah! if anything it's not long enough!

― geeta (geeta), Monday, 8 December 2003 15:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I sorta wish it was longer too. I bet this song kills live.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 8 December 2003 15:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow wow wow! Should be three times as long as it is.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:00 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah bring on the long version!

― jed (jed_e_3), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)

x post haha!

― jed (jed_e_3), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)

holy god.

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:26 (twenty-one years ago)

this has rocketed into my top 10 for the year on two listens.

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:26 (twenty-one years ago)

has this been offically released or is it just floating around on mp3?

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:28 (twenty-one years ago)

i am going to have to pretend that i didn't download that, else i will be jumping around clapping and YEAAAH YEAAAHING and in two hours i will be posting on ILE about getting fired.

― vahid (vahid), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:28 (twenty-one years ago)

I have no idea whether it's been released yet - on soulseek, it's part of some record, but I think it's just a promo. I'm trying to figure this out. A DJ friend of mine from England sent me a message last night telling me to download it because he couldn't stop playing it, and that's about as much as I know. On soulseek, the two mixes have 05 and 06 tagged on to their file names, so that's some kind of clue.

After I saw LCD Soundsystem play with The Rapture back in July, I talked to Murphy very briefly, asking him when they are putting out a full album. He told me that they were putting out two or three singles in late 2003 and in 2004, and that a full album may be done at the end of 2004 or the beginning of 2005.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:33 (twenty-one years ago)

it's a new 12". it won't officially come out until january, i believe. i still like the delia & gavin better.

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:34 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah, eureka! Via our good pals at Pitchfork:

DFA To Remix U.N.K.L.E., Release Stupid, Pretentious Single
DEA to keep busting my balls about my GOT WEED? bumper sticker

[Posted Tuesday, November 18th, 2003 04:00:00 Pitchfork Central Time]

Eric Marth reports:
James Murphy is white-hot. Not only is he (along with Tim Goldsworthy) part of dance-punk's hottest producing duo, the DFA, but he also records some seriously awesome shit as LCD Soundsystem. And he's currently preparing to release new material under both monikers.

Later this month, Murphy's own DFA Records will release the latest LCD Soundsystem twelve-incher, "Yeah," with two mixes of said composition:

01 Yeah (stupid version)
02 Yeah (pretentious mix)

The DFA are preparing a number of swank remixes this November, including mix-ups of Junior Senior's "Shake Your Coconuts" for Atlantic, a DFA-ified "In A State" for U.N.K.L.E. and Island/Def Jam UK, and a rearrangement of J.O.Y.'s "Sunplus" featuring Yoshimi from the Boredoms for Ape Sounds/Bathing Ape Japan.

.: Pitchfork News: Black Dice, Rapture, LCD Soundsystem Beef Up DFA Comp
.: DFA: http://www.dfarecords.com

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:36 (twenty-one years ago)

The people who have it labeled 05 & 06 have it in a folder with the other singles, 01 Losing My Edge 02 Beat Connectoin 03 Give It Up, etc.

I think this is really great, obviously. I knew it would be as soon as I heard the title! All the singles can almost fill up a CDR now. The excitement is too much.

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:37 (twenty-one years ago)

It'll be out on 12" promo in a couple of weeks. Test pressings are being aired now by DJs like JDH, Tim Sweeney and James Fucking Friedman in NYC, and Trevor Jackson and others overseas. Full release TBD.

Warning: the stupid version (also known as the crass version) is instant, but don't discount the "pretentious" version. It WILL sneak up on you.

― Dirty Dirty, Monday, 8 December 2003 16:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Has "Tribulations" been officially released yet?

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:39 (twenty-one years ago)

thanks matthew! I'd been looking for this for a while but I'm soulseek-less! you're the best!

― s1utsky (slutsky), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Those Delia Gonzalez tracks aren't ass-shaking enough for me. Who is this Gavin?

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:40 (twenty-one years ago)

the wizard! (he build black dice's equipment)

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Monday, 8 December 2003 16:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Why isn't this moving me? Sounds a bit anemic, esp. that cheesy bubbly synth melody. Guess it needs to grow on me (shrug).

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Monday, 8 December 2003 17:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I think "Losing My Edge" runs a little long, so I was only 90% thrilled by the idea of a new 9 minute LCD track.

Starting to listen to it, I was already wishing for a four minute edit. I didn't realize it was going to get better EVERY MINUTE, especially the full-on "Higher State of Consciousness" acid freakout.

― Brian Miller, Monday, 8 December 2003 17:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Ten seconds in and I'm in LOVE. This starts out like ESG's "Dance" having dirrty seXXX0r with "Disco Inferno" (geeta OTM) and then HOLY SHIT EXPLOSION. Is it really gonna be released THIS month? Will I have to go into a spaz panic and juggle my 10 best singles list?

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Monday, 8 December 2003 17:15 (twenty-one years ago)

(also the idea of a "Stupid Version" b/w a "Pretentious Version" is childish and snotty and makes me laugh over and over)

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Monday, 8 December 2003 17:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Ok, ok. 5 minutes in and this sh*t is good !

― Jay Vee (Manon_70), Monday, 8 December 2003 17:17 (twenty-one years ago)

The other mix isn't even half as good. Bleh! I wanted MORE and got LESS (even though it's almost two minutes longer). What an anti-climax.

Still, the "Stupid Version" r0X0r my s0X0r!

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 8 December 2003 17:18 (twenty-one years ago)

losing my edge : da funk :: yeah : ?

― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 8 December 2003 17:26 (twenty-one years ago)

oh shit I'm listening to it now YES

― s1utsky (slutsky), Monday, 8 December 2003 18:20 (twenty-one years ago)

hivemind line starts HERE

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Monday, 8 December 2003 18:49 (twenty-one years ago)

and it looks like this

http://kimandchuck.com/images/conga%20line.jpg

― Sonny A. (Keiko), Monday, 8 December 2003 18:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Well the Pretentious Mix is really a completely different track, so theyre not easy to compare. they have a different vibe.

― jed (jed_e_3), Monday, 8 December 2003 18:58 (twenty-one years ago)

any chance you could post the other version matthew for us mac users?

― s1utsky (slutsky), Monday, 8 December 2003 19:02 (twenty-one years ago)

gygax the answer to your question is "higher state of consciousness" as mentioned above.

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 8 December 2003 19:11 (twenty-one years ago)

god, i really wish i was a dj sometimes because that part where it all drops out except for the echoed percussion and bass would mix soooo well into any number of speed garage or 2-step records.

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 8 December 2003 19:13 (twenty-one years ago)

any chance you could post the other version matthew for us mac users?

What's the problem? I didn't realize that it wasn't mac compatable - I don't put spaces in my mp3 titles because I know that drives Macs batty. It's running of a Mac server...it should work fine. I use a PC, so I'm not sure. Let me know what I'm doing wrong if I'm doing something wrong...

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 8 December 2003 19:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh wait, I totally misread you - I think I'm going to pass on posting the "Pretentious Version" - they are fairly big MP3s, and I don't want to rush any of my older mp3s down right away, and I need room for tomorrow and the next day's mp3s.

― Matthew Perpetua (Matthew Perpetua), Monday, 8 December 2003 19:17 (twenty-one years ago)

sure, no problem, that's cool, you have done so much for us already!

― s1utsky (slutsky), Monday, 8 December 2003 19:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Ah man, playing this at a little bar as part of a fairly short set is going to be so self-indulgent and counter-productive, and I'm so going to do it anyway

― Flex Kavannah (Ferg), Monday, 8 December 2003 19:23 (twenty-one years ago)

I realize by listening to this on repeat (over and over) that by the time the song ends, the beginning of it sounds like a completely different track.

Much like sex, I crave a cigarette when it's finished.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 8 December 2003 19:51 (twenty-one years ago)

9+ minutes haven't gone by so quick since david holmes' mix of smokebelch 2 (recently dissed on another thread, sports fans)

― vahid (vahid), Monday, 8 December 2003 19:53 (twenty-one years ago)

this is the best paris/ny/chicago mashup I've ever heard ever.

― etc, Monday, 8 December 2003 19:54 (twenty-one years ago)

which part is paris?

― vahid (vahid), Monday, 8 December 2003 19:56 (twenty-one years ago)

the fun!!!

― etc, Monday, 8 December 2003 20:00 (twenty-one years ago)

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I am still quite bored by LCD Soundsystem music (expect MAYBE Yeah).

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:26 (twenty years ago)

What is it that you all see in this repetitive, flat and tedious record?

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:30 (twenty years ago)

surely alot of people would apply those three adjectives to alot of the music you love, adam?

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:35 (twenty years ago)

Those people are cunts.

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:36 (twenty years ago)

i don't think "Yeah" is flat but i do think "Movement" is and it's my favourite track of theirs.

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:38 (twenty years ago)

aren't you the dude who didn't like Spirited Away? Who cares what you think buddy!!!!!

― langsty (PUNXSUTAWNEY PENIS), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:38 (twenty years ago)

Yes, that's me. I don't care who cares what I think, frankly. I'm just shouting into the void.

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:40 (twenty years ago)

haha, that's me too wierdly enough. i HATE it.

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:43 (twenty years ago)

More or less than Almodovar or Daft Punk?

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:44 (twenty years ago)

i like lcd but i agree that the record is totally boring

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:47 (twenty years ago)

i don't hate daft punk i just hate the ILM love for them.

― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:47 (twenty years ago)

I was playing devil's advocate/troll a bit but I would like to hear from someone who loves it and why.

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:48 (twenty years ago)

"beat connection" still rules. "yr city's a sucker" is my new on repeat forever track.

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:51 (twenty years ago)

I no longer need an explanation.

― adam.r.l. (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 22:56 (twenty years ago)

"yr city's a sucker" is my new on repeat forever track.

12" with instrumental and vocal versions, out Feb 28, US-only (Black Leotard Front's "Casual Friday" 12" too)

― Vic Funk, Tuesday, 15 February 2005 23:00 (twenty years ago)

They do it with a full band live, yeah, it was pretty awesome last night though the shrieky outro was a bit curtailed.

Apparently Annie was meant to be the support in Manc tonight but pulled out at the last minute.

― Michael Philip Philip Philip Philip Annoyman v1.0 (Ferg), Tuesday, 15 February 2005 23:12 (twenty years ago)

adam should put out an answer song called "nah!"

― s1ocki (slutsky), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 00:01 (twenty years ago)

haha that page Vic links to quotes my review of "Casual Friday"! nice!

― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 00:02 (twenty years ago)

I'm having terrible problems trying to decide if I want to get this on vinyl or CD.

― Bimble... (Bimble...), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 00:10 (twenty years ago)

i see the album is now being tv advertised here in the uk. how odd.

― stirmonster, Wednesday, 16 February 2005 01:05 (twenty years ago)

i think its pretty ok

― latebloomer: HE WHOM DUELS THE DRAFGON IN ENDLESS DANCE (latebloomer), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 15:19 (twenty years ago)

this song is still amazing.

― cozen (Cozen), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 16:33 (twenty years ago)

i also heard "give it up" sountrack the trailer for a channel5 TV showing of some martial arts movie.

― jed_ (jed), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 16:51 (twenty years ago)

That will be the deal with sony I expect.

I found the record boring too.

― hmmm (hmmm), Wednesday, 16 February 2005 17:00 (twenty years ago)

"the great escape" sounds great driving through downtown after everyone's gone home.

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 17 February 2005 03:32 (twenty years ago)

four years pass...

Listening to this song for the first time in a long time while going back and reading the hivemind freakout when it was brand new is making me so warm and fuzzy.

Also, DAMN IF THIS SONG DOESN'T STILL KILL IT SIX YEARS LATER

― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 3 October 2009 06:52 (sixteen years ago)

seven years pass...

Let's all acknowledge that Murphy has never been better than this.

― yesca, Saturday, 6 May 2017 09:36 (eight years ago)

It's a fact.

― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Saturday, 6 May 2017 13:14 (eight years ago)

yeah

― austinb, Sunday, 7 May 2017 05:29 (eight years ago)

― Futuristic Bow Wow (thewufs), Sunday, 7 May 2017 05:55 (eight years ago)

LCD Soundsystem songs better than "Yeah": "Dance Yrself Clean," "Someone Great," and "Get Innocuous!". "Tribulations" and "Freak Out/Starry Eyes" too, probably. It's in the top 10 or top 15 of LCD Soundsystem songs thru 2010, sure - I haven't heard the two new ones yet.

― Futuristic Bow Wow (thewufs), Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:00 (eight years ago)

yeah yeah yeah

― austinb, Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:04 (eight years ago)

Yeah yeah-yeah yeah yeah yeah

― Futuristic Bow Wow (thewufs), Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:05 (eight years ago)

This band is one of the top five hipster hoaxes of all time.

― sleepingbag, Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:09 (eight years ago)

I unreservedly love "Losing My Edge", deal with it.

― attention vampire (MatthewK), Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:11 (eight years ago)

No you're a hipster hoax
xp

― Futuristic Bow Wow (thewufs), Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:15 (eight years ago)

― attention vampire (MatthewK), Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:17 (eight years ago)

That was directed at sleepingbag btw

― Futuristic Bow Wow (thewufs), Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:26 (eight years ago)

If his/her username is a ZZ Top reference I take everything back

― Futuristic Bow Wow (thewufs), Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:27 (eight years ago)

LCD Soundsystem songs better than "Yeah": "Dance Yrself Clean," "Someone Great," and "Get Innocuous!". "Tribulations" and "Freak Out/Starry Eyes" too, probably.

I'd entertain a compelling argument for Someone Great, but fuck the rest of that.

― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:28 (eight years ago)

Different strokes, etc. "Someone Great" is probably his best song, though.

― Futuristic Bow Wow (thewufs), Sunday, 7 May 2017 06:35 (eight years ago)

45:33 > Someone Great

― (±\ PLO;;;;;;; Style (sic), Sunday, 7 May 2017 14:23 (eight years ago)

initial run of singles all killer, but they sure got legendary off of really uneven albums

― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Sunday, 7 May 2017 14:35 (eight years ago)

Losing My Edge is still my favorite

― your cognitive privilege (El Tomboto), Sunday, 7 May 2017 14:40 (eight years ago)

initial run of singles all killer, but they sure got legendary off of really uneven albums

QFT. I mean the first one starts off with "Daft Punk is Playing In My House" which is such a lame idea across the board that it almost threatened to derail all of the previous LCD stuff for me. I wish they would excise this one from their live shows for ever.

45:33 > Someone Great

Now here is someone who knows what a good party is like.

― yesca, Sunday, 7 May 2017 15:01 (eight years ago)

initial run of singles all killer, but they sure got legendary off of really uneven albums

― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Sunday, May 7, 2017 9:35 AM (thirty-two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

the highs are very very very high

― passionate plant-based athlete (voodoo chili), Sunday, 7 May 2017 15:10 (eight years ago)

yes i understand why people like them

― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Sunday, 7 May 2017 15:17 (eight years ago)

five months pass...

i'm a big fan of the new album but yeah

― yesca, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 07:07 (seven years ago)

“Yeah” is still amazing but I feel like Shy Child maybe one-upped it with “Cause & Effect”.

― Tim F, Tuesday, 24 October 2017 11:37 (seven years ago)

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