Crystal Castles (band)
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 Crystal Castles at Popped! Music Festival , 2008 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Toronto , Canada |
| Genre (s) | Electro , indietronica |
| founding | 2003 |
| Website | crystalcastles.com |
| Current occupation | |
Instruments, production
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Ethan Kath |
| Edith Frances (since 2015) | |
| former members | |
singing |
Alice Glass (until 2014) |
| Live members | |
Drums |
Cameron Findlay (2007-2008) |
Drums |
Tom Cullen (2008) |
Drums |
Michael Bell (2008-2009) |
Drums |
Christopher Chartrand (since 2008) |
Crystal Castles is an electrical band from Toronto , Canada .
history
In December 2003 Ethan Kath started the music project Crystal Castles. The band name comes from the 1980s TV series She-Ra : Princess of Power, a spin-off of the He-Man series. In April 2005, Alice Glass began singing to the music produced by Ethan Kath. The first EP Alice Practice was released in June 2006. It was limited to 500 copies and sold out after just three days. On March 18, 2008, the band's self-titled debut album was released in North America. It was released in the UK on April 28th. In 2010 it was voted number 39 of the best albums of the past decade by the British music magazine NME.
On May 24, 2010, the band's second album, also self-titled, was released. This was followed by an extensive tour through Europe and North America which u. a. also led to Germany's biggest festivals Rock am Ring and Rock im Park . The third album, III , was released in November 2012. The band toured Europe in the fall / winter.
In addition to in-house productions, the band often publishes remix versions of original titles by other artists. The band is known for their live performances, which are mainly characterized by the aggressive and chaotic nature of the singer Alice Glass. In addition to the synthesizer, Ethan Kath also uses the guitar. When the band performs live, the beats are not played by a drum computer , but by a drummer.
In October 2014, singer Alice Glass left the band. Ethan Kath was working on a new album in April 2015. On April 16, 2015, he released a new song called Frail under the name Crystal Castles. Edith Frances has been the band's new singer since 2015.
In October 2017, Alice Glass posted a statement on her official website regarding her departure from the band. In it, she accused co-founder Kath of mental, physical and sexual abuse, which began when Alice, then 15 years old, became a member of the band. The abuse took place until she left in 2014.
Others
In 2008 Alice Glass was elected to the top of the “Cool List” of the British music magazine NME . Her songs are used in various other media. Her song Not in Love can be heard in the computer game FIFA 12 , Tell Me What to Swallow in the film J'ai tué ma mère and Air War in an advertisement for Toshiba . In the British television series Skins , the band appears in episode 3 of the second season in a club.
Discography
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Albums
- 2008: Crystal Castles
- 2010: Crystal Castles (II)
- 2012: III
- 2016: Amnesty (I)
Singles and EPs
- 2006: Alice Practice
- 2007: Crimewave
- 2007: Air War
- 2008: Courtship Dating
- 2008: Crimewave
- 2010: Celestica
- 2010: Doe Deer
- 2010: Baptism
- 2010: Not in Love (featuring Robert Smith )
- 2012: Wrath of God
- 2013: Sad Eyes
- 2015: Frail
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Top 100 Albums of the Decade at nme.com, accessed July 20, 2014
- ^ A b "Lots of eyeliner and bangs: Schrille Grenzgänger", Hamburger Abendblatt from November 15, 2012
- ↑ Separation: Crystal Castles dissolve
- ↑ Crystal Castles return with first new song since Alice Glass' departure at nme.com, accessed on May 20, 2015
- ↑ [1] at facebook.com, accessed on January 15, 2016
- ^ Alice Glass , accessed July 25, 2018
- ↑ NME Cool List 2010 ( Memento of the original from November 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at nme.com, accessed July 20, 2014
- ↑ a b Chart sources: CH UK US
- ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK
