45:33
EP • Nov 12 / 2007 • 4 songs, 1h 11m 52s
Dance-Punk
Progressive Electronic
Electronic
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Highly Rated
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Nike enlists James Murphy to craft an entry into its iTunes-only "Original Run" series, and the DFA leader turns out a 45-minute disco track.
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An ambitious undertaking shaped by corporate funding and thematic constraint, LCD Soundsystem's 45:33 grew out of a question posed by Nike: What kind of music proves most amenable to jogging? The answer: Disco! Or at least the kind of meaty, beaty disco that plays in the contemporary dance-rock scene.