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FLASHBACK: DFA Records

12 May 2013 | 9:01 am | Tony Kingston

DFA Records are celebrating 12 years in the biz, which for a small independent label in todays music consumer climate is definitely a commendable milestone

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DFA RECORDS is one of the most well respected labels in the world. Some of the biggest dance artists around today have come out of DFA and if it wasn't for the creation of the label, we almost certainly wouldn't have discovered LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, YACHT, HOT CHIP, THE RAPTURE, HOLY GHOST! and THE JUAN MACLEAN.

That is because without DFA many of these artists wouldn't exist at all.

The birth of the label arose when James Murphy (LCD SOUNDSYSTEM) and Tim Goldsworthy began throwing parties together in New York. Once they met Jonathan Galkin, the legacy of DFA fully began and we can now thank the three of them for releasing some of the catchiest, most enjoyable dance tracks ever released on the planet.

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The crew are celebrating 12 years in the business, which for a small independent label in today's music consumer climate is definitely a commendable milestone. The following documentary has been put together to mark this important anniversary.

So Rather than bore you with a complete write up on the history of the label, I present to you our favourite DFA artist tracks, as chosen by the PURPLE SNEAKERS team:

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM 'Daft Punk Is Playing At My House'

HOT CHIP 'Night & Day'

YACHT 'I Walked Alone'

HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR 'Blind'

YACHT 'Psychic City'

THE JUAN MACLEAN 'Happy House'

HOT CHIP 'One Life Stand'

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM 'All My Friends'

THE RAPTURE 'House Of Jealous Lovers'

SHIT ROBOT 'Losing My Patience'

HOLY GHOST! 'Hold On'

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM 'Dance Yrself Clean'

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM 'Someone Great'

HOT CHIP 'Over And Over'

THE RAPTURE 'Sister Saviour'

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM 'Losing My Edge'

Words by Tony Kingston

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