Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles

[Monty On The Run]

Cover (http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/8926/61cvqsn9uqlss500ef3.jpg)

01. Untrust Us
02. Alice Practice
03. Crimewave (Crystal Castles VS Health)
04. Magic Spells
05. XXZXCUZX Me
06. Air War
07. Courtship Date
08. Good Time
09. 1991
10. Vanished
11. Knights
12. Love And Caring
13. Through The Hosiery
14. Reckless
15. Black Panther
16. Tell Me What To Swallow

Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles (2008) (http://www.guerilla-radio.com/index.php?showtopic=29522)

Toronto duo Crystal Castles, who, after a string of EPs and acclaimed remixes are ready to flood your eardrums with their own self-titled full-length debut.

An amalgamation of Klaxons' nu-rave dance, the Velvet Underground's more cacophonous moments and the 8-bit aesthetics of famed Nintendo composers Yoshihiro Sakaguchi and Koji Kondo. The band was shocked when they discovered how quickly their music (literally) moved people. "One of our first shows, the venue said 'We've been hosting shows for years, but no one really dances at our shows,' " multi-instrumentalist Ethan Fawn says, "but people like dancing to Crystal Castles."

Despite their sound, the band isn't named after the old arcade game. Instead, the moniker was nabbed from an old She-Ra (of Masters of the Universe fame) toy commercial that boasted "Crystal Castle, the source of all power." "I had a female cousin who was really happy because she got the Crystal Castle for her birthday," says Fawn, "I never forgot how happy she was. It was the happiest I've ever seen anyone in my life."

After remixing the likes of Bloc Party, Liars and their friends Klaxons, CC were offered "more than thirty" commissions for remixes, which Fawn declined in order to work on the Castles' debut album. "We turned down some huge acts, but I can't name names," Fawn says (at least, we think it was Fawn: Ethan admitted he used to have a friend pretend to be him during interviews over the last few years).

[Clem]

http://www.gofish.com/player.gfp?gfid=30-1060201

Ethan's pre-Crystal Castles band. lol @ this garbage


http://anthemmagazine.com/story/379

[skanky80]

http://www.gofish.com/player.gfp?gfid=30-1060201

Ethan's pre-Crystal Castles band. lol @ this garbage


http://anthemmagazine.com/story/379

haha, wow.

http://www.skratchmagazine.com/interviews/interviews.php?id=170

[Tetris v2.0]

Its got some cool songs, but its kind of unlistenable IMO

[skanky80]

Its got some cool songs, but its kind of unlistenable IMO

Thats pretty much how I feel, listening to the whole album drags on quite a bit.

[Clem]

haha, wow.
http://www.skratchmagazine.com/interviews/interviews.php?id=170
lol @ this crap

[yaga]

i've been playing this sh*t nonstop since i downloaded it. i guess you have to be out of your f*cking mind like i am to be rocking every second of this.

i honestly haven't heard an opening 4 tracks this good in a while (i know like two are off the ep, but still).

i think i'm feeling this so much because it's so "new" feeling to me. i like that twisted, bubblegum pop delirium thing.

Courtship Date is one of my favorite tracks right now, though. whoa... you hipsters better not f*ck all this up.

[skanky80]

i've been playing this sh*t nonstop since i downloaded it. i guess you have to be out of your f*cking mind like i am to be rocking every second of this.
i honestly haven't heard an opening 4 tracks this good in a while (i know like two are off the ep, but still).
i think i'm feeling this so much because it's so "new" feeling to me. i like that twisted, bubblegum pop delirium thing.
Courtship Date is one of my favorite tracks right now, though. whoa... you hipsters better not f*ck all this up.

i really like the first three or so songs. that crimewave song with health is cool. 16 songs seems like a lot of this to listen to though, to me at least.

[Clem]

i've been playing this sh*t nonstop since i downloaded it. i guess you have to be out of your f*cking mind like i am to be rocking every second of this.

i honestly haven't heard an opening 4 tracks this good in a while (i know like two are off the ep, but still).

i think i'm feeling this so much because it's so "new" feeling to me. i like that twisted, bubblegum pop delirium thing.

Courtship Date is one of my favorite tracks right now, though. whoa... you hipsters better not f*ck all this up.
I don't feel like you're addressing me--but I am interested in how they could **** this up? No one really listens to this but hipsters.

[yaga]

you know exactly what i'm saying. there's a lot of music that might be good but i avoid it because the fans are douchebags.

3 girls i work with & 2 friends of mine listen to crystal castles. half of them are my age (around 26) and mature enough to not be hipsters. i'm not denying scene kids rock to this... but don't tell me they're the only folks checking for cc because that's insane.

[Zayus]

you know exactly what i'm saying. there's a lot of music that might be good but i avoid it because the fans are douchebags.

That's your problem, not theirs.

[Absit]

i sorta got into 'em after finding out Timbo jacked part of "Ayo Technology" from them w/out credit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bj6IhZbYFY

[Monty On The Run]

i sorta got into 'em after finding out Timbo jacked part of "Ayo Technology" from them w/out credit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bj6IhZbYFY

Timbo always jacking though. . . . I do love how 8bit sounds are breaking into more mainstream music . . . . I called it moons ago :king:

[Clem]

you know exactly what i'm saying.

there's a lot of music that might be good but i avoid it because the fans are douchebags.

3 girls i work with & 2 friends of mine listen to crystal castles. half of them are my age (around 26) and mature enough to not be hipsters. i'm not denying scene kids rock to this... but don't tell me they're the only folks checking for cc because that's insane.
I didn't know what you were talking about which is why I asked.

I'm not sure what's so insane about saying only hipsters and folks that used to love The Faint are checking for Crystal Castles. Good for them if that's not the case they might be around a bit longer.

[Absit]

Timbo always jacking though. . . . I do love how 8bit sounds are breaking into more mainstream music . . . . I called it moons ago :king:
That's the funny part, dude was sayin in an interview article how he was gonna "groundbreak", integrating the whole 8 bit scene on "some shyt we've never heard before" into hip hop/rnb.

All the 8 bit musicians shoulda blocked Timbo from their myspaces immediately upon hearing that. :laugh:

[KateFabersBoyfriend]

smh

[NOTaFreeEmailAccount]

i really like the first three or so songs. that crimewave song with health is cool. 16 songs seems like a lot of this to listen to though, to me at least.

I thought the same thing, but it seems like every time I pull one track up to listen to it, now I just keep letting 3, 4, 5... more tracks play. Album is growing on me.

[Hiphop Frog]

Downloading...

Courtship dating was the **** Timbo jacked for ayo technology if i'm not mistaken... curious to hear what the rest of the album sounds like

[Big N!gga Danza]

curious to hear what the rest of the album sounds like
Blade Runner club music

10/10

[Air Nikes N Hats]

I can listen to this beginning to end

[Clem]

Timbaland was also talking in an interview and said he wsa going to rip off The Rapture.

[NOTaFreeEmailAccount]

I can listen to this beginning to end

For me it dips off a little on the last few tracks, but regardless it's a very good, original album, and a step up from their EPs. Album of the year so far for me.

[heavy_mental]

got some eps will have to download