Listen: James Murphy Describes Dream of Making New York Subway Stations Sing

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Bowie remix and short film aside, James Murphy's most fascinating post-LCD idea may be yet to come. As Line of Best Fit points out (via Pigeons and Planes), Murphy recently spoke with the Chicago radio program Sound Opinions and discussed his dream of making the turnstiles at New York City subway stations produce sound. He says he's been working on generating interest in the concept for 14 years.

With Murphy's public music plan, pushing through a turnstile would trigger a specific note. "I want to make every station in New York have a different set of dominant keys," he said, "so that people who grow up will later on in life hear a piece of music and say, 'Oh, that's like Union Square." His hope is that "during rush hour it would make a really beautiful piece of music."

"It’s such a brutal city," Murphy said. "I love it, but I think one little gift of kindness would be nice." Perhaps Murphy can tap his fellow New Yorkers in Vampire Weekend to get some attention from the city's new mayor Bill de Blasio.

Watch LCD Soundsystem play "Dance Yrself Clean" in Shut Up and Play the Hits:

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