It's been three years since LCD Soundsystem played it's last show. The band, fronted by James Murphy, were known for making forward-thinking dance music, and Murphy continues to keep an eye on the scene. What's his opinion on the current state of electronic dance music (EDM)? He's not particularly happy with it.
Consequence of Sound reports (via Music Week) that during an appearance at Norway's by:Larm festival this week, he is quoted as saying:
"What I see in the commercial side of it I find repellent. It makes me want to vomit," he explained. "I just don't like it, it's not for me but it's also not designed for me. I'm old and it's very maximalist and I'm not a maximalist guy. I'm sure there's great stuff happening but it's just not reaching me and it probably shouldn't. I'm not excited about new stuff that much.
"This past month I've been really hoping that there's two people DJing to a room full of 150 people that think what I did was stupid and are making something awesome and having a great time. I won't hear it until they do a shitty sell out track and I never hear what's great about them, but that's what I'm hoping."
Luckily, LCD Soundsytem will release the unabridged recording of their final show at Madison Square Garden that they've been promising since 2011 soon.
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