“世界上能動(dòng)能靜并且最激動(dòng)人心的樂(lè)隊(duì)”當(dāng)下非CYRSTAL CASTLES 莫屬了。這支來(lái)自加拿大多倫多的電子樂(lè)隊(duì)為一男一女兩人陣容，ETHAN KATH 和 ALICE GLASS，做的是如今最時(shí)髦的8 BIT THRASH，他們的音樂(lè)被認(rèn)為是非常具有創(chuàng)新意識(shí)的。CRYSTAL CASTLES 能象現(xiàn)在這樣有超高人氣不僅僅是因?yàn)闃?lè)隊(duì)自身的才華和團(tuán)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(lè)隊(duì)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(guò)去的兩年里面他們成功的在美國(guó)，澳洲以及歐洲各地舉辦了無(wú)數(shù)演出。后來(lái)在各大雜志的訪談中CC說(shuō)到其實(shí)他們剛開始的時(shí)候并沒(méi)有心去做一個(gè)樂(lè)隊(duì)，他們只是按照自己的興趣喜好去把各種聲音混合起來(lái)。第一張單曲 “ALICE PRACTICE”的制作發(fā)行完全也只是一個(gè)巧合，ALICE 當(dāng)時(shí)是在為一個(gè)話筒做SOUND TEST。直到后來(lái)把這首歌放到MYSPACE上以后他們才意識(shí)到自己當(dāng)時(shí)自己的這個(gè)無(wú)意行為如今對(duì)廣大樂(lè)迷多么具有威懾力了。后來(lái)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(guó)家的火暴程度無(wú)人能比。他們?cè)贛YSPACE上的網(wǎng)頁(yè)已經(jīng)有將近2800000的訪問(wèn)率。他們現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)開始不知道第幾倫的美國(guó)巡演了。我本人在去年9月看過(guò)CC 與 METRIC的共同專場(chǎng)，沒(méi)有見過(guò)比CC更出色的樂(lè)隊(duì)，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.