Crystal Castles

“世界上能動能靜并且最激動人心的樂隊”當下非CYRSTAL CASTLES 莫屬了。這支來自加拿大多倫多的電子樂隊為一男一女兩人陣容，ETHAN KATH 和 ALICE GLASS，做的是如今最時髦的8 BIT THRASH，他們的音樂被認為是非常具有創(chuàng)新意識的。CRYSTAL CASTLES 能象現(xiàn)在這樣有超高人氣不僅僅是因為樂隊自身的才華和團員自身的努力，同樣也因ENTHAN KATH 之前將BLOC PARTY 等眾多著名大派樂隊的歌曲做了出色的混音版本。
Crystal Castles成立于2003年，可謂是迅速崛起。在過去的兩年里面他們成功的在美國，澳洲以及歐洲各地舉辦了無數(shù)演出。后來在各大雜志的訪談中CC說到其實他們剛開始的時候并沒有心去做一個樂隊，他們只是按照自己的興趣喜好去把各種聲音混合起來。第一張單曲 “ALICE PRACTICE”的制作發(fā)行完全也只是一個巧合，ALICE 當時是在為一個話筒做SOUND TEST。直到后來把這首歌放到MYSPACE上以后他們才意識到自己當時自己的這個無意行為如今對廣大樂迷多么具有威懾力了。后來便有許多家唱片公司陸續(xù)找上門。
到今天為止，CC在西方國家的火暴程度無人能比。他們在MYSPACE上的網(wǎng)頁已經(jīng)有將近2800000的訪問率。他們現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)開始不知道第幾倫的美國巡演了。我本人在去年9月看過CC 與 METRIC的共同專場，沒有見過比CC更出色的樂隊，哪怕是如今已經(jīng)成為搖滾明星的METRIC，在與其相比之下也顯遜色。
Fusing low-res electronic noise and pop hooks so effortlessly that it can seem accidental, Crystal Castles began as producer/multi-instrumentalist Ethan Kath's solo project in late 2003. Kath got the moniker from the name of She-Ra's dwelling in the He-Man and Masters of the Universe cartoon series; it's also the name of a 1983 Atari video game, which is oddly appropriate, considering that one component of the band's distinctive sound comes from a keyboard modified with an Atari 5200 sound chip. When Kath collaborated with singer Alice Glass on some songs in spring 2005, Crystal Castles' lineup was complete. One of the songs the pair recorded, "Alice Practice," was something of an accident: it was intended to be a demo of Glass testing out a microphone, but its presence on MySpace piqued record labels' interest. "Alice Practice" was released as a limited-edition 7" in summer 2006 on Merok Records, also home to Klaxons; its 500-copy run sold out in three days. The duo worked on their own songs and also honed their remixing skills, tweaking songs for Klaxons as well as GoodBooks, Uffie, Health, and Bloc Party. Tours with the Presets and Metric in 2007 set the stage for the release of Crystal Castles' self-titled debut album, which Last Gang released early in 2008.