LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy was a guest on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show today. During his appearance, he played a selection of songs and gave a brief interview about his choices. Before playing David Bowie’s “Without You” (from 1983’s Let’s Dance), Murphy discussed his work on Bowie’s final album, Blackstar. “I played a little percussion. I was supposed to do a lot more but I got overwhelmed,” he says, recalling an interview where Tony Visconti said that Murphy was considered to co-produce the album. He goes on to discuss his aversion to taking that role in the recording process: “I would have had to be somebody else,” he says, “There’s a reason I make music the way I do.” He also discusses early plans to do an album just the two of them and later conversations about doing a new remix of “Without You.” Listen to the full interview here (the conversation about Bowie begins around 18:30).

LCD Soundsystem’s new album American Dream is out September 1 via Columbia/DFA. They will headline this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival 2017 along with A Tribe Called Quest and Solange. The festival takes place in Chicago’s Union Park from July 14–16. Get tickets here.

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