DFA Records
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DFA Records is an independent record label and production team, launched in September 2001
by Mo' Wax
co-founder Tim Goldsworthy
, musician James Murphy, and manager Jonathan Galkin
. The label has an exclusive distribution deal with major record label EMI
.
album Let's Get Killed
. After the recording was completed, Goldsworthy stayed in New York, and the two began to throw parties in the Lower East Side
. They wished to start a record label, but it was not until they met Jonathan Galkin, who subsequently quit his event-production job to run the label that it took off.
DFA Records began on a series of 12" single vinyl releases starting with The Rapture
's "House of Jealous Lovers" and The Juan Maclean
's "By The Time I Get To Venus". "House of Jealous Lovers" went on to sell 7500 copies. Many of the early releases of DFA's catalog were released in Europe
through Trevor Jackson's Output Recordings
. After completing production on The Rapture's debut full-length album Echoes, DFA began to shop around the album. Although The Rapture eventually signed to Universal Music Group
, the DFA label secured a deal with EMI
for distribution of its acts outside the United States, along with several distributors within the U.S.
The label has grown steadily since, producing full-length albums for its ever-growing roster of artists, as well as releasing a selection of singles and compilations on their label. Notable releases include The Rapture's EP "House of Jealous Lovers", the twice-Grammy nominated debut
of James Murphy's band LCD Soundsystem
and its follow-up Sound of Silver
. DFA-label compilation albums include The DFA Remixes - Chapter Two from October 2006, a companion pieces to the earlier The DFA Remixes – Chapter One. Signed artists represented on such albums include The Rapture
, The Juan Maclean
, Black Dice
, Shit Robot, Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom
, J.O.Y., Pixeltan
, Black Leotard Front, Hot Chip
, and LCD Soundsystem
.
As a production team, the DFA have produced and remixed artists including Radio 4
, Le Tigre
, N.E.R.D., Soulwax
, Blues Explosion, Nine Inch Nails
, Automato, Gorillaz
, UNKLE
, The Chemical Brothers
and M.I.A.
. The DFA remix of M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes" appeared on A. R. Rahman
's Academy Award-winning Slumdog Millionaire (soundtrack)
. They spent an afternoon writing a song with Britney Spears
.
and ALTZ. The imprint also released a CD compilation of tracks released on the Berlin
based Supersoul Recordings.
-based label following the September 11, 2001 attacks
and subsequently shortened to its abbreviation DFA.
In 2004, DFA Records forced the Canadian duo Death From Above to change their name to Death from Above 1979
. Murphy explained his side of the story in a 2005 interview with Pitchfork Media
:
the label is currently home to the likes of The Juan Maclean
, Hot Chip
(North America only), Shit Robot
, Gavin Russom
, Prinzhorn Dance School
, Shocking Pinks
, Holy Ghost!
, Still Going, Syclops, Planningtorock and YACHT
. They are also jointly releasing music with fellow New York City based label Rong Music, by artists such as Free Blood and Woolfy. The label has also reissued the first two albums by Athens, Georgia
based new wave
band Pylon
, the first time they have been available on CD, as well as a retrospective collection of tracks by Peter Gordon and the Love of Life Orchestra.
The influence of bands like Talking Heads
, Liquid Liquid
, ESG
, and Blondie
can be heard throughout the DFA catalog, as well as British electronica pioneers, New Order
. Rather than retread, however, the DFA have taken the live dance music of the time and infused the techniques and themes with a modern aesthetic—alternately faster, heavier, dubbier, noisier, and generally more intense than their influences.
2001 in music
See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
by Mo' Wax
Mo' Wax
Mo' Wax was a UK-based record label owned by James Lavelle, who founded it in the early 1990s with Tim Goldsworthy. Steve Finan became co-owner shortly after. The label came to recognition for being at the forefront of trip hop, turntablism and alternative rap during the mid-90s...
co-founder Tim Goldsworthy
Tim Goldsworthy
Tim Goldsworthy is a British record producer, DJ and recording artist, living and working in New York City since 1999.Originally a musician/producer for UNKLE, Goldsworthy co-founded James Lavelle's Mo' Wax label...
, musician James Murphy, and manager Jonathan Galkin
Jonathan Galkin
Jonathan Galkin was a child actor on the Nickelodeon sitcom Hey Dude where he played Jake Decker, as well as the short-lived preteen show Way Cool. Galkin is currently the label manager for DFA Records, home to the artist LCD Soundsystem. Galkin is married and has a son, Noah.- External links :* *...
. The label has an exclusive distribution deal with major record label EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
.
History
James Murphy and Tim Goldsworthy met while working in New York on the David HolmesDavid Holmes (musician)
David Holmes is a Northern Irish DJ, musician and composer.-Career:Holmes began djing in Belfast from the age of 15. His first hit was the song "DeNiro", with Ashley Beedle, in 1992. In the early to mid 1990s he ran two club nights in the Belfast Art College known as Sugar Sweet and Shake Yer Brain...
album Let's Get Killed
Let's Get Killed
Lets Get Killed is the second studio album by Belfast electronica DJ and producer David Holmes. It was released in the UK on 8 September 1997 through Go! Beat Records and contained two UK Top 40 singles: "Don't Die Just Yet" and "My Mate Paul"...
. After the recording was completed, Goldsworthy stayed in New York, and the two began to throw parties in the Lower East Side
Lower East Side
The Lower East Side, LES, is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is roughly bounded by Allen Street, East Houston Street, Essex Street, Canal Street, Eldridge Street, East Broadway, and Grand Street....
. They wished to start a record label, but it was not until they met Jonathan Galkin, who subsequently quit his event-production job to run the label that it took off.
DFA Records began on a series of 12" single vinyl releases starting with The Rapture
The Rapture (band)
The Rapture is an Indie rock band based in New York City. The band mixes influences from many genres including post-punk, acid house, disco, electronica and rock, pioneering the post-punk revival genre...
's "House of Jealous Lovers" and The Juan Maclean
The Juan MacLean
John MacLean, better known by the stage name The Juan MacLean, is an American electronic musician.-History:Maclean was guitarist for the post-hardcore band Six Finger Satellite, based in Providence, Rhode Island. The band was struck by several tragedies, and Maclean eventually moved into production...
's "By The Time I Get To Venus". "House of Jealous Lovers" went on to sell 7500 copies. Many of the early releases of DFA's catalog were released in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
through Trevor Jackson's Output Recordings
Output Recordings
Output Recordings was a British independent record label run by Trevor Jackson, between 1996 and 2006. Output released 100 records over the ten year period, and several bands first appeared on this label, including Fridge, Lisa Germano, Four Tet, Black Strobe, Colder, LCD Soundsystem, and Jackson's...
. After completing production on The Rapture's debut full-length album Echoes, DFA began to shop around the album. Although The Rapture eventually signed to Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
, the DFA label secured a deal with EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
for distribution of its acts outside the United States, along with several distributors within the U.S.
The label has grown steadily since, producing full-length albums for its ever-growing roster of artists, as well as releasing a selection of singles and compilations on their label. Notable releases include The Rapture's EP "House of Jealous Lovers", the twice-Grammy nominated debut
LCD Soundsystem (album)
LCD Soundsystem is the debut album by American dance-punk act LCD Soundsystem, released in January 2005 by DFA Records. It contains 2 discs: the LP itself with new, unreleased songs and a second disc featuring singles released since 2002...
of James Murphy's band LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem was a prominent American dance-punk band from New York City. It was fronted by American singer-songwriter and producer James Murphy, co-founder of record label DFA Records...
and its follow-up Sound of Silver
Sound of Silver
Sound of Silver is the second album from LCD Soundsystem. The album was released in the UK on March 12, 2007 and in the U.S. on March 20, 2007.-History:...
. DFA-label compilation albums include The DFA Remixes - Chapter Two from October 2006, a companion pieces to the earlier The DFA Remixes – Chapter One. Signed artists represented on such albums include The Rapture
The Rapture (band)
The Rapture is an Indie rock band based in New York City. The band mixes influences from many genres including post-punk, acid house, disco, electronica and rock, pioneering the post-punk revival genre...
, The Juan Maclean
The Juan MacLean
John MacLean, better known by the stage name The Juan MacLean, is an American electronic musician.-History:Maclean was guitarist for the post-hardcore band Six Finger Satellite, based in Providence, Rhode Island. The band was struck by several tragedies, and Maclean eventually moved into production...
, Black Dice
Black Dice
Black Dice is an experimental electronic music group currently based in Brooklyn, New York, USA.-Early years:Black Dice formed in spring 1997 soon after guitarist Bjorn Copeland met drummer Hisham Bharoocha and bassist Sebastian Blanck when they were students at the Rhode Island School of Design...
, Shit Robot, Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom
Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom
Delia Gonzalez and Gavin Russom are two performance artists, musicians, and sculptors from Miami, Florida and Providence, Rhode Island respectively.The two met at a party in New York City and afterwards began working with each other...
, J.O.Y., Pixeltan
Pixeltan
Pixeltan are a Brooklyn based noise rock/electronic band consisting of Mika Yoneta , Devin Flynn , and Hisham Bharoocha...
, Black Leotard Front, Hot Chip
Hot Chip
Hot Chip are an English electronic indie band. They have released four studio albums—Coming on Strong, The Warning, Made in the Dark and One Life Stand.-Formation:...
, and LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem was a prominent American dance-punk band from New York City. It was fronted by American singer-songwriter and producer James Murphy, co-founder of record label DFA Records...
.
As a production team, the DFA have produced and remixed artists including Radio 4
Radio 4 (band)
Radio 4 is a band from Brooklyn who formed in 1999. They claim that their sound, which has been described as "danceable punk", is "made in New York, is about New York, and sounds like New York"....
, Le Tigre
Le Tigre
Le Tigre is an American electroclash band, formed by Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman in 1998. It also featured Sadie Benning from 1998 until 2001, and JD Samson for the rest of the group's run...
, N.E.R.D., Soulwax
Soulwax
Soulwax, headed by David and Stephen Dewaele, are an alternative rock/electronic band from Ghent, Belgium. Next to the Dewaele brothers, Soulwax consists of bassist Stefaan Van Leuven and drummer Steve Slingeneyer. They were first noticed after the release of their album Much Against Everyone's...
, Blues Explosion, Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
, Automato, Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Gorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters...
, UNKLE
UNKLE
Unkle are a British musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy. Originally categorized as trip-hop, the group once included producer DJ Shadow and have employed a variety of guest artists and producers.-First incarnation :Lavelle and Goldsworthy were joined...
, The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background...
and M.I.A.
M.I.A. (artist)
Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam , better known by her stage name M.I.A. , is an English singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, painter and director of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. Her compositions combine elements of hip hop, electronica, dance, alternative and world music. M.I.A...
. The DFA remix of M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes" appeared on A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
's Academy Award-winning Slumdog Millionaire (soundtrack)
Slumdog Millionaire (soundtrack)
Slumdog Millionaire: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack album of the British drama film Slumdog Millionaire, directed by Danny Boyle. The original score and songs were composed by A. R. Rahman, who planned the score in two months and completed it in two weeks, a far shorter time period...
. They spent an afternoon writing a song with Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
.
Death From Abroad
In 2007 DFA Records started an imprint label entitled Death From Abroad. This offshoot is used to release 12" singles by artists not based in North America, such as Mock & ToofMock & Toof
Mock & Toof are two London based producers, Duncan Stump and Nick Woolfson , who record for Tiny Sticks , Mule Musiq & DFA Records. They were initially noticed with their remix for The Juan Maclean, which was quickly followed up by their re-edit of Madonna's Lycra Virgin...
and ALTZ. The imprint also released a CD compilation of tracks released on the Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
based Supersoul Recordings.
Name dispute
The label's original name was Death From Above Records, dating from Murphy's nickname for the soundsystem he had helped build for Six Finger Satellite. This name was deemed inappropriate for a New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
-based label following the September 11, 2001 attacks
September 11, 2001 attacks
The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
and subsequently shortened to its abbreviation DFA.
In 2004, DFA Records forced the Canadian duo Death From Above to change their name to Death from Above 1979
Death from Above 1979
Death from Above 1979 are a Toronto-based Canadian dance-punk/noise rock duo. Their album, You're a Woman, I'm a Machine, was released in late 2004. The band broke up in 2006, but announced a reunion in 2011.-History:...
. Murphy explained his side of the story in a 2005 interview with Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
:
Sound and influence
As well as Murphy's LCD SoundsystemLCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem was a prominent American dance-punk band from New York City. It was fronted by American singer-songwriter and producer James Murphy, co-founder of record label DFA Records...
the label is currently home to the likes of The Juan Maclean
The Juan MacLean
John MacLean, better known by the stage name The Juan MacLean, is an American electronic musician.-History:Maclean was guitarist for the post-hardcore band Six Finger Satellite, based in Providence, Rhode Island. The band was struck by several tragedies, and Maclean eventually moved into production...
, Hot Chip
Hot Chip
Hot Chip are an English electronic indie band. They have released four studio albums—Coming on Strong, The Warning, Made in the Dark and One Life Stand.-Formation:...
(North America only), Shit Robot
Shit Robot
Marcus Lambkin better known by the pseudonym Shit Robot is an Irish electronic musician and DJ.-Career:Working as a DJ in New York in 2000 he befriended James Murphy later of LCD Soundsystem and started a DJ partnership with him. Lambkin moved to rural Germany in 2004 and started producing his own...
, Gavin Russom
Gavin russom
Gavin Russom is a musician and artist signed to DFA Records. Over the years, Russom has released music under various guises, including Black Leotard Front, Black Meteoric Star and The Crystal Ark, as well as collaborative work with Delia Gonzalez...
, Prinzhorn Dance School
Prinzhorn Dance School
Prinzhorn Dance School consists of two artists, Tobin Prinz and Suzi Horn.They have taken their name from Dr Hans Prinzhorn, who collected art by mentally ill patients under his care.-Biography:...
, Shocking Pinks
Shocking Pinks
Shocking Pinks are a band formed by Nick Harte and based in Christchurch, New Zealand.Nick Harte has been in New Zealand bands such as CM Ensemble, Hiatus, The Incisions, Montessouri, Laudanum, Luxor Dance Ensemble, Urinator, Solaa, The Brunettes and Pig Out. The band has been signed to New York...
, Holy Ghost!
Holy Ghost!
Holy Ghost! are an American electropop duo from New York City consisting of Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel.-History:Millhiser and Frankel both grew up on the Upper West Side of New York City and attended elementary school together. They were later part of a hip hop group called Automato...
, Still Going, Syclops, Planningtorock and YACHT
Jona Bechtolt
Jona Bechtolt is an electronic musician and multimedia artist based in Portland, Oregon, United States. He is a former member of The Badger King and The Blow, and has released solo records under the name Yacht since 2003...
. They are also jointly releasing music with fellow New York City based label Rong Music, by artists such as Free Blood and Woolfy. The label has also reissued the first two albums by Athens, Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
based new wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band Pylon
Pylon (band)
Pylon is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. The band's danceable jangle pop sound influenced the Athens music scene and the 1980s American pop underground. Allmusic wrote that Pylon's "role as elder statesmen of the alternative rock explosion is unassailable".-History:All four members of...
, the first time they have been available on CD, as well as a retrospective collection of tracks by Peter Gordon and the Love of Life Orchestra.
The influence of bands like Talking Heads
Talking Heads
Talking Heads were an American New Wave and avant-garde band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison...
, Liquid Liquid
Liquid Liquid
Liquid Liquid is a New York City post-punk, post-disco band, originally active from 1980 to 1983. They are perhaps best known for their track, "Cavern", which was covered by the Sugar Hill Records house band as the backing track for Grandmaster + Melle Mel's old school rap classic, "White Lines "...
, ESG
ESG (band)
ESG are a band that emerged from the South Bronx, New York, U.S. in the early 1980's. Trouser Press called it "one of the most dynamic bands that New York could offer at the top of the '80s." ESG have been influential across a wide range of musical genres, including hip hop, post punk, disco,...
, and Blondie
Blondie (band)
Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...
can be heard throughout the DFA catalog, as well as British electronica pioneers, New Order
New Order
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
. Rather than retread, however, the DFA have taken the live dance music of the time and infused the techniques and themes with a modern aesthetic—alternately faster, heavier, dubbier, noisier, and generally more intense than their influences.
Artists
Artists who have released music on DFA records include:- Altair Nouveau
- Benoit & Sergio
- Black DiceBlack DiceBlack Dice is an experimental electronic music group currently based in Brooklyn, New York, USA.-Early years:Black Dice formed in spring 1997 soon after guitarist Bjorn Copeland met drummer Hisham Bharoocha and bassist Sebastian Blanck when they were students at the Rhode Island School of Design...
- Black Leotard Front
- Black Meteoric StarGavin russomGavin Russom is a musician and artist signed to DFA Records. Over the years, Russom has released music under various guises, including Black Leotard Front, Black Meteoric Star and The Crystal Ark, as well as collaborative work with Delia Gonzalez...
- Black Van
- Booji Boy High
- Canyons
- Capracara
- The Crystal ArkGavin russomGavin Russom is a musician and artist signed to DFA Records. Over the years, Russom has released music under various guises, including Black Leotard Front, Black Meteoric Star and The Crystal Ark, as well as collaborative work with Delia Gonzalez...
- Delia Gonzalez & Gavin RussomDelia Gonzalez & Gavin RussomDelia Gonzalez and Gavin Russom are two performance artists, musicians, and sculptors from Miami, Florida and Providence, Rhode Island respectively.The two met at a party in New York City and afterwards began working with each other...
- Discodeine
- DJ Kaos
- Factory FloorFactory FloorFactory Floor are a London-based band formed in 2005 that have been described as 'post-industrial', using live drums, synthesizers and noise.-History:...
- Fall On Your Sword
- Free EnergyFree Energy (band)Free Energy is an American rock band based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The members include Scott Wells, Paul Sprangers, Evan Wells, and Nicholas Shuminsky.-History:...
- Gavin RussomGavin russomGavin Russom is a musician and artist signed to DFA Records. Over the years, Russom has released music under various guises, including Black Leotard Front, Black Meteoric Star and The Crystal Ark, as well as collaborative work with Delia Gonzalez...
- Gunnar Bjerk
- Hercules and Love AffairHercules and Love AffairHercules and Love Affair is a musical project from New York based DJ Andy Butler. Members include Andrew Butler, Kim Ann Foxman, Mark Pistel,Aerea Negrot, and Shaun Wright...
- Holy Ghost!Holy Ghost!Holy Ghost! are an American electropop duo from New York City consisting of Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel.-History:Millhiser and Frankel both grew up on the Upper West Side of New York City and attended elementary school together. They were later part of a hip hop group called Automato...
- Hot ChipHot ChipHot Chip are an English electronic indie band. They have released four studio albums—Coming on Strong, The Warning, Made in the Dark and One Life Stand.-Formation:...
- Invisible Conga People
- James Curd
- Jee Day
- J.O.Y.
- The Juan MacleanThe Juan MacLeanJohn MacLean, better known by the stage name The Juan MacLean, is an American electronic musician.-History:Maclean was guitarist for the post-hardcore band Six Finger Satellite, based in Providence, Rhode Island. The band was struck by several tragedies, and Maclean eventually moved into production...
- LCD SoundsystemLCD SoundsystemLCD Soundsystem was a prominent American dance-punk band from New York City. It was fronted by American singer-songwriter and producer James Murphy, co-founder of record label DFA Records...
- Liquid LiquidLiquid LiquidLiquid Liquid is a New York City post-punk, post-disco band, originally active from 1980 to 1983. They are perhaps best known for their track, "Cavern", which was covered by the Sugar Hill Records house band as the backing track for Grandmaster + Melle Mel's old school rap classic, "White Lines "...
- Michoacan
- Mock & ToofMock & ToofMock & Toof are two London based producers, Duncan Stump and Nick Woolfson , who record for Tiny Sticks , Mule Musiq & DFA Records. They were initially noticed with their remix for The Juan Maclean, which was quickly followed up by their re-edit of Madonna's Lycra Virgin...
- NDF
- Panthers
- Peter Gordon and the Love of Life Orchestra
- PixeltanPixeltanPixeltan are a Brooklyn based noise rock/electronic band consisting of Mika Yoneta , Devin Flynn , and Hisham Bharoocha...
- PlanningtorockPlanningtorockJanine Rostron, better known by her stage name Planningtorock, is an English electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany.-Early life:Rostron enrolled in an art school in Sheffield before she moved to Berlin in 2002...
- Prinzhorn Dance SchoolPrinzhorn Dance SchoolPrinzhorn Dance School consists of two artists, Tobin Prinz and Suzi Horn.They have taken their name from Dr Hans Prinzhorn, who collected art by mentally ill patients under his care.-Biography:...
- PylonPylon (band)Pylon is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. The band's danceable jangle pop sound influenced the Athens music scene and the 1980s American pop underground. Allmusic wrote that Pylon's "role as elder statesmen of the alternative rock explosion is unassailable".-History:All four members of...
- Q&A
- The RaptureThe Rapture (band)The Rapture is an Indie rock band based in New York City. The band mixes influences from many genres including post-punk, acid house, disco, electronica and rock, pioneering the post-punk revival genre...
- Ray Mang
- Rewards
- Runaway
- Shit RobotShit RobotMarcus Lambkin better known by the pseudonym Shit Robot is an Irish electronic musician and DJ.-Career:Working as a DJ in New York in 2000 he befriended James Murphy later of LCD Soundsystem and started a DJ partnership with him. Lambkin moved to rural Germany in 2004 and started producing his own...
- Shocking PinksShocking PinksShocking Pinks are a band formed by Nick Harte and based in Christchurch, New Zealand.Nick Harte has been in New Zealand bands such as CM Ensemble, Hiatus, The Incisions, Montessouri, Laudanum, Luxor Dance Ensemble, Urinator, Solaa, The Brunettes and Pig Out. The band has been signed to New York...
- Still Going
- Syclops
- Tiago
- TBD
- YACHTYACHT (band)YACHT is an American band from Portland, Oregon, Marfa, Texas, and Los Angeles, CA. The core group consists of Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans, but expands to include musicians Rob "Bobby Birdman" Kieswetter, Jeffrey Brodsky and Katy Davidson as touring members.YACHT has released albums on...
- Walter Jones
- Woolfy
- Yura Yura TeikokuYura Yura Teikokuis a 3-piece band from Tokyo's underground music scene centered around Kōenji. They have an eclectic sound usually described as psychedelic rock. Whilst renowned and highly influential within Japan, it took them 16 years since their formation in 1989 to play a show outside of Japan, performing in...
Compilations
- DFA Compilation, Vol. 1DFA Compilation, Vol. 1DFA Compilation, Vol. 1 is a compilation of tracks by various artists signed to the dance-punk label The DFA. The only two tracks contributed here that were not produced by The DFA are "Endless Happiness" and "Cone Toaster", both by Black Dice...
(DFA · 2003) - DFA Compilation, Vol. 2DFA Compilation, Vol. 2DFA Compilation, Vol. 2 is a three disc box set released by the dance-punk label DFA Records. It contains tracks and remixes of various artists signed to DFA Records as well as other artists with a close affinity to the label. The first two discs are a collection of recording previously only...
(DFA · 2004) - DFA Holiday Mix 2005DFA Holiday Mix 2005DFA Holiday Mix 2005 is a compilation of tracks and remixes by various artists on the dance-punk label The DFA. It was released on October 31, 2005 in the UK and October 25, 2005 in the US. In the UK it was sold cheaply and was widely available across many record stores...
(DFA · 2005) - The DFA Remixes – Chapter One (DFA · 2006)
- The DFA Remixes – Chapter Two (DFA · 2006)
- Nobody Knows Anything (Death From Abroad · 2008)
Production
- The following outlines production credits to The DFA (Murphy and Goldsworthy), and is not a list of recordings released by DFA Records.
- A New Machine for Living by Turing MachineTuring Machine (band)Turing Machine is an instrumental rock band formed in New York City in 1998 by Justin Chearno and Scott DeSimon, late of DC's noise-rockers Pitchblende and Gerhardt 'Jerry' Fuchs, who had moved to New York to play with Bitch Magnet guitarist Jon Fine's new band, Vineland...
(Jade Tree · 2000) - AM Gold by Zero ZeroZero ZeroZero Zero is a synth band, formed out of the New Jersey punk band Lifetime by Lifetime members Dave Palaitis-guitar & vocals , Ari Katz-vocals & drums, and Katz's wife Tannis Kristjanson -vocals & keyboards...
(Jade Tree · 2001) - Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks EP by The RaptureThe Rapture (band)The Rapture is an Indie rock band based in New York City. The band mixes influences from many genres including post-punk, acid house, disco, electronica and rock, pioneering the post-punk revival genre...
(Sub Pop · 2001) - Gotham by Radio 4Radio 4 (band)Radio 4 is a band from Brooklyn who formed in 1999. They claim that their sound, which has been described as "danceable punk", is "made in New York, is about New York, and sounds like New York"....
(City Slang · 2002) - Automato by Automato (co-produced by Phil Mossman) (Coup de Grace · 2003)
- Echoes by The Rapture (DFA · 2003)
- "El Monte"/"Rise" (single) by Delia Gonzalez & Gavin RussomDelia Gonzalez & Gavin RussomDelia Gonzalez and Gavin Russom are two performance artists, musicians, and sculptors from Miami, Florida and Providence, Rhode Island respectively.The two met at a party in New York City and afterwards began working with each other...
(DFA · 2003) - "Get Up/Say What" (single) by PixeltanPixeltanPixeltan are a Brooklyn based noise rock/electronic band consisting of Mika Yoneta , Devin Flynn , and Hisham Bharoocha...
(DFA · 2004) - "Kousho" and "Ibasho" by We Acediasts, on Pre Acediasts EP (Mesh-Key · 2004)
- "Casual Friday" (single) by Black Leotard Front (DFA · 2005)
- LCD SoundsystemLCD Soundsystem (album)LCD Soundsystem is the debut album by American dance-punk act LCD Soundsystem, released in January 2005 by DFA Records. It contains 2 discs: the LP itself with new, unreleased songs and a second disc featuring singles released since 2002...
by LCD SoundsystemLCD SoundsystemLCD Soundsystem was a prominent American dance-punk band from New York City. It was fronted by American singer-songwriter and producer James Murphy, co-founder of record label DFA Records...
(DFA · 2005) - Less Than Human by The Juan MacLeanThe Juan MacLeanJohn MacLean, better known by the stage name The Juan MacLean, is an American electronic musician.-History:Maclean was guitarist for the post-hardcore band Six Finger Satellite, based in Providence, Rhode Island. The band was struck by several tragedies, and Maclean eventually moved into production...
(DFA · 2005) - The Days of MarsThe Days of MarsThe Days of Mars is the debut album from artists Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom. It was released on October 10, 2005.All the music was created by layering live takes of custom built synthesizers and other instruments.- Track listing :# "Rise" 12.55...
LP by Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom (DFA · 2005) - "Wrong Galaxy"/"Triumph" (single) by Shit Robot (DFA · 2006)
- Sound of SilverSound of SilverSound of Silver is the second album from LCD Soundsystem. The album was released in the UK on March 12, 2007 and in the U.S. on March 20, 2007.-History:...
by LCD Soundsystem (DFA · 2007) - Prinzhorn Dance SchoolPrinzhorn Dance School (album)Prinzhorn Dance School is the self-titled debut album of the band of the same name. It was released on 13 August 2007 in the UK and 28 August in North America....
by Prinzhorn Dance SchoolPrinzhorn Dance SchoolPrinzhorn Dance School consists of two artists, Tobin Prinz and Suzi Horn.They have taken their name from Dr Hans Prinzhorn, who collected art by mentally ill patients under his care.-Biography:...
(DFA · 2007) - "Chasm"/"Lonely Planet" (single) by Shit Robot (DFA · 2007)
- "Hold On" (single) by Holy Ghost! (DFA · 2007)
- "Happy House" (single) by The Juan MacLean (DFA · 2008)
- "The Simple Life" (single) by The Juan MacLean (DFA · 2008)
- The Future Will ComeThe Future Will ComeThe Future Will Come is the second album by electronic artist The Juan Maclean. It was released on DFA Records on the 21 April 2009.-Track listing:#"The Simple Life" - 8:36#"The Future Will Come" - 4:53#"One Day" - 4:15#"A New Bot" - 3:14...
by The Juan MacLean (DFA · 2009) - "Stuck On Nothing" by Free Energy (DFA · 2009)
- "Simple Things (Work it out)" by Shit Robot (DFA · 2009)
- This Is HappeningThis Is Happening-Personnel:*James Murphy – synthesizer, guitar, bass guitar, claps, wurlitzer piano, piano, tambourine, drums, vocals, glockenspiel, cowbell, electronic drums, omnichord, vocoder, keyboards, programming*Gavin Russom – synthesizer, vocals...
by LCD Soundsystem (DFA · 2010) - From the Cradle to the Rave by Shit RobotShit RobotMarcus Lambkin better known by the pseudonym Shit Robot is an Irish electronic musician and DJ.-Career:Working as a DJ in New York in 2000 he befriended James Murphy later of LCD Soundsystem and started a DJ partnership with him. Lambkin moved to rural Germany in 2004 and started producing his own...
(co-produced by Marcus Lambkin) (DFA · 2010)
Remixes
- "Deceptacon" (DFA remix) for Le TigreLe TigreLe Tigre is an American electroclash band, formed by Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman in 1998. It also featured Sadie Benning from 1998 until 2001, and JD Samson for the rest of the group's run...
, on Remix (Mr. Lady · 2001) - "Orange Alert" (DFA remix) for Metro AreaMetro AreaMetro Area is a Brooklyn-based dance music production team composed of Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani.- History :Geist grew up in Wayne, New Jersey, while Jesrani is from upstate New York...
, on "Dance Reaction" (Source · 2002) - "Dance to the Underground" (The DFA version) for Radio 4Radio 4 (band)Radio 4 is a band from Brooklyn who formed in 1999. They claim that their sound, which has been described as "danceable punk", is "made in New York, is about New York, and sounds like New York"....
, on "Dance to the Underground" (City Slang · 2002) - "Emerge" (DFA version) for FischerspoonerFischerspoonerFischerspooner is an electroclash duo and performance troupe formed in 1998 in New York. The name is a portmanteau of the founders' last names, Warren Fischer and Casey Spooner...
, on "Emerge" (Capitol · 2002) - "Destination: Overdrive" (DFA remix) for ChromeoChromeoChromeo is an electrofunk duo formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 2004.-History:Chromeo is composed of P-Thugg on keyboards, synthesizers, and talk box, and Dave 1 on guitar and lead vocals...
, on "Destination: Overdrive" (Turbo · 2003) - "Rise" (DFA remix) for Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom, on "El Monte"/"Rise" (DFA · 2003)
- "In a State" (DFA remix) for UNKLEUNKLEUnkle are a British musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy. Originally categorized as trip-hop, the group once included producer DJ Shadow and have employed a variety of guest artists and producers.-First incarnation :Lavelle and Goldsworthy were joined...
, on "In a State" (Mo' Wax · 2003) - "Shake Your Coconuts" (DFA mix) and (DFA Instrumental mix) for Junior SeniorJunior SeniorJunior Senior was a pop musical duo from Denmark. The duo consisted of Jesper "Junior" Mortensen and Jeppe "Senior" Laursen ....
, on "Shake Your Coconuts" (Atlantic · 2003) - "Sister Saviour" (DFA remix) and (DFA remix instrumental), and "Echoes" (DFA remix) for The Rapture, on "Sister Saviour" (Output · 2003)
- "Sunplus" (DFA remix) for J.O.Y., on DFA Compilation #2 (DFA · 2004)
- "Get Up/Say What" (DFA remix) for PixeltanPixeltanPixeltan are a Brooklyn based noise rock/electronic band consisting of Mika Yoneta , Devin Flynn , and Hisham Bharoocha...
, on "Get Up/Say What" (single) (DFA · 2004) - "She Wants to Move" (DFA remix) for N.E.R.D., on "She Wants to Move" (Virgin · 2004)
- "Mars, Arizona" (DFA remix) for Blues ExplosionJon Spencer Blues ExplosionThe Jon Spencer Blues Explosion are an American alternative rock trio, formed in 1991 and based out of New York City, New York. The band consists of Judah Bauer on guitar, backing vocals, harmonica and occasional lead vocals, Russell Simins on drums and Jon Spencer on vocals, guitar and theremin...
, on "Crunchy" EP (Mute · 2005) - "Dare" (DFA remix) for GorillazGorillazGorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters...
, on "DareDARE (song)"DARE" is a song by Gorillaz and is featured on their 2005 album Demon Days. It was released 29 August 2005 as the second single from the album and became the first Gorillaz single to hit number one on the UK Singles Chart. On online music stores such as iTunes, the radio edit of the song was...
" (Parlophone · 2005) - "Another Excuse" (DFA remix) for SoulwaxSoulwaxSoulwax, headed by David and Stephen Dewaele, are an alternative rock/electronic band from Ghent, Belgium. Next to the Dewaele brothers, Soulwax consists of bassist Stefaan Van Leuven and drummer Steve Slingeneyer. They were first noticed after the release of their album Much Against Everyone's...
, on "NY Excuse" (PIAS · 2005) - "The Hand That Feeds" (DFA remix) for Nine Inch NailsNine Inch NailsNine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
, on "The Hand That FeedsThe Hand that Feeds"The Hand That Feeds" is a song by the American industrial rock group Nine Inch Nails, released as the lead single for the album With Teeth . It is the highest charting song by Nine Inch Nails on all charts except for U.S...
" (DFA remixes) and "OnlyOnly (Nine Inch Nails song)"Only" is a song by Nine Inch Nails. It was released as the second single from Nine Inch Nails' fourth album With Teeth. "Only" reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock chart, where it stayed for seven weeks...
" (Interscope · 2005) - "Just Like We (Breakdown)" (DFA remix) for Hot ChipHot ChipHot Chip are an English electronic indie band. They have released four studio albums—Coming on Strong, The Warning, Made in the Dark and One Life Stand.-Formation:...
, on "Over & Over"/"Just Like We (Breakdown)" (Astralwerks · 2005) - "Smiling Off" (DFA remix) for Black DiceBlack DiceBlack Dice is an experimental electronic music group currently based in Brooklyn, New York, USA.-Early years:Black Dice formed in spring 1997 soon after guitarist Bjorn Copeland met drummer Hisham Bharoocha and bassist Sebastian Blanck when they were students at the Rhode Island School of Design...
, on "Smiling Off" (DFA · 2005) - "The Boxer" (DFA Version) for The Chemical BrothersThe Chemical BrothersThe Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background...
, on "The BoxerThe Boxer (Chemical Brothers song)"The Boxer" is the third single from The Chemical Brothers 2005 album Push the Button, released in early July 2005 . The song features The Charlatans lead singer Tim Burgess on vocals. It is notable that it was the first single released by The Chemical Brothers not to peak within the top 40 of the...
" (Virgin · 2005) - "(Far From) Home" (DFA remix) for TigaTiga (musician)Tiga is the stage name of Montreal-born DJ/producer Tiga James Sontag . His album Sexor won the 2007 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year.-Career:He graduated from Selwyn House School, a prestigious school in Westmount...
, on "(Far From) Home" (PIAS · 2006) - "Colours" (DFA remix) for Hot ChipHot ChipHot Chip are an English electronic indie band. They have released four studio albums—Coming on Strong, The Warning, Made in the Dark and One Life Stand.-Formation:...
, on "Colours" (EMI · 2006) - "Slide In" (DFA remix) for GoldfrappGoldfrappGoldfrapp are an English electronic music duo, formed in 1999 in London, England, that consists of Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory ....
, on "Fly Me Away" (Mute · 2006) - "Relevee" (DFA remix) for Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom, on "Revelee" (DFA · 2006)
- "Springfield" (DFA Remix) for Arthur Russell, on "Springfield" (Audika · 2006)
- "My Love" (DFA Remix) for Justin TimberlakeJustin TimberlakeJustin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...
, on "My LoveMy Love (Justin Timberlake song)"My Love" is a song by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake from his second studio album, FutureSex/LoveSounds . It was released on September 26, 2006, by Jive Records as the second single from the album...
" (Zomba · 2006) - "Frontline" (DFA Remix) for CaptainCaptain (band)Captain were an alternative rock band from London, England, who formed in early 2005. Influenced by groups such as The Smashing Pumpkins, The Beach Boys, My Bloody Valentine and The Cure, their music has also been compared by critics to Prefab Sprout, The Beautiful South and Deacon Blue...
, on "Frontline" (EMI · 2006) - "Paper Planes" (DFA Remix) for M.I.A.M.I.A. (artist)Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam , better known by her stage name M.I.A. , is an English singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, painter and director of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. Her compositions combine elements of hip hop, electronica, dance, alternative and world music. M.I.A...
on Paper Planes (Homeland Security Remixes) - EPPaper Planes (song)"Paper Planes" is a song recorded by musician M.I.A. for her second studio album Kala released in 2007. The song was written by Maya "M.I.A." Arulpragasam, Topper Headon, Mick Jones, Wesley "Diplo" Pentz, Paul Simonon, Joe Strummer and produced by Diplo with additional production by Switch...
(XL Records - 2008) - "Tomorrow" (DFA Remix) for ClinicClinic (band)Clinic are a Liverpool based post-punk revival band noted for their often fast-paced, eclectic sound. Their sound is often distinguished by the prominent use of vintage keyboards/organs, most notably the Philips Philicorda, and peculiar off-scale chord progressions.-Formation and early...
on "Tomorrow" (Domino Records - 2008)
External links
- Official site for DFA
- Official Death From Abroad website
- DFA Records at Discogs.comDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- The DFA at Discogs.comDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...