Alex Reid

I just started listening to LCD Soundsystem in the last few weeks.

Their latest “album” (or in 21st century translation, “release”) was released in the UK on March 12, 2007 and in the U.S. on March 20, 2007, while their entire album has been available for streaming at LCD Soundsystem’s MySpace page since March 6, 2007.

At 45:33 (time) into the full release is “Someone Great” featuring parts of the 2006 LCD Soundsystem release “45:33″. That time stamped release – which was actually 25 seconds longer than the title suggests – was commissioned exclusively by Nike. It is referenced that the time stamp refers to the duration of Daft Punk’s live album Alive 1997 as it is exactly 45 minutes and 33 seconds long.

The publicity for the release by Nike said it was designed to accompany jogging workouts. James Murphy later said this was a complete lie on his part, that he doesn’t even jog, and that he had simply used the opportunity to make a record like E2-E4 by Manuel Göttsching. The Nike release cover is similar to E2-E4′s cover.

Also interesting, the recent release was dedicated to a New York resident Dr. George Kamen who supposedly pioneered group therapy.