New LCD Soundsystem book out now & tonight on SNL
powerHouse Books is thrilled to announce the releaseof the new revised & expanded edition ofLCD by Ruvan Wijesooriya
Tenth anniversary reissue—shipping now!—and tonight’s musical guests onSNL (2/26/22)
In the 2000’s, downtown-New York indie dance music innovation could be summed up in three letters: LCD. The brainchild of frontman James Murphy, LCD Soundsystem grew from a solo project into one of the most highly regarded live bands in contemporary music.From 2004 to the day the band first quit in 2011, photographer Ruvan Wijesooriya navigated through both private and public moments with the influential, Grammy-nominated, NYC indie band. Ruvan was a fan, first and foremost, and quickly became a fly on the wall and instigator who brought new meaning to the term, “I’m with the band.” From Coachella to Hyde Park, Rick Rubin’s mansion to Miami Art Basel, LCD is an essential, up close and personal document of a significant band. Some photographs were featured in Shut Up And Play The Hits, others in magazines like Rolling Stone and The New Yorker, but most are exclusive to this book!
A must have for any fan, and as their hotly anticipated comeback on SNL tonight shows, the importance of the band and this document has only grown after their 2015 reunion.
“All of Ruvan’s pictures remind me of that feeling: that you’re geographically fucked, and its all happening right now, somewhere else, without you. There’s an enormous amount of intimacy in them, and promise, and intrusion…” –James Murphy, LCD bandleader
Ruvan Wijesooriya is a photographer based in New York City. After starting a skateboard company, working for fashion stylists, and becoming a freelance music journalist before the age of 25, Ruvan picked up analog photography as a means of storytelling. Ruvan is known internationally for his interactive exhibitions and bridging the gap between art and commerce for a clientele ranging from architects like Renzo Piano to fashion brands like Burberry and tech giants such as Samsung. Ruvan’s work was prominently featured in the book and exhibition, Meet Me In The Bathroom. The access and candidness of his photography place the viewer inside of and behind the scenes. Ruvan’s work has been published in dozens of magazines including The New Yorker, New York Times, and Vogue. Since Covid-19, Ruvan’s has been documenting the various NYC protest groups similarly to how he documented the bands and clubs of NYC’s early 2000’s.