小简介
“世界上能动能静并且最激动人心的乐队”当下非CYRSTAL CASTLES 莫属了。这支来自加拿大多伦多的电子乐队为一男一女两人阵容，ETHAN KATH 和 ALICE GLASS，做的是如今最时髦的8 BIT THRASH，他们的音乐被认为是非常具有创新意识的。CRYSTAL CASTLES 能象现在这样有超高人气不仅仅是因为乐队自身的才华和团员自身的努力，同样也因ENTHAN KATH 之前将BLOC PARTY 等众多著名大派乐队的歌曲做了出色的混音版本。
Crystal Castles成立于2003年，可谓是迅速崛起。在过去的两年里面他们成功的在美国，澳洲以及欧洲各地举办了无数演出。后来在各大杂志网站的访谈中CC说到其实他们刚开始的时候并没有心去做一个乐队，他们只是按照自己的兴趣喜好去把各种声音混合起来。第一张单曲 “ALICE PRACTICE”的制作发行完全也只是一个巧合，ALICE 当时是在为一个话筒做SOUND TEST。直到后来把这首歌放到MYSPACE上以后他们才意识到自己当时自己的这个无意行为如今对广大乐迷多么具有威慑力了。后来便有许多家唱片公司陆续找上门。
到今天为止，CC在西方国家的火暴程度无人能比。他们在MYSPACE上的网页已经有将近2800000的访问率。他们现在已经开始不知道第几伦的美国巡演了。我本人在去年9月看过CC 与 METRIC的共同专场，没有见过比CC更出色的乐队，哪怕是如今已经成为摇滚明星的METRIC，在与其相比之下也显逊色。
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.
