DFA Records
DFA Records is an American independent record label founded in 2001 by Mo' Wax co-founder Tim Goldsworthy, musician James Murphy,[5] and manager Jonathan Galkin.[6] They previously had a production team called The DFA, consisting of Goldsworthy and Murphy.
DFA Records
2001
The Orchard (North America), Liberation Music (Australasia), PIAS Group (Rest of World)
U.S.
New York City
Sound and influence[edit]
As well as Murphy's LCD Soundsystem the label is currently home to the likes of The Juan Maclean, Hot Chip (North America only), Shit Robot, Gavilán Rayna 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.[20] 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,[21] as well as a retrospective collection of tracks by Peter Gordon and the Love of Life Orchestra.[22]
The influence of musicians and bands like Brian Eno, Talking Heads, Liquid Liquid, ESG, Blondie, Yazoo, New Order, as well as Chicago House, can be heard throughout the DFA catalog.[23][24][25] 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.