Crystal Castles is an electronic music duo from Toronto, which consists of producer Ethan Kath and vocalist Alice Glass. Their music is easily recognized by their heavy use of samples, two-dimensional Gameboy glitches, electronic drums and distorted female vocals.
Their swift rise to fame came after a string of successful singles and remixes (White Lies, Van She, The Whip), but also after a few chaotic live shows, that came to characterise the band. Let it be mentioned that NME included their debut album in their “Top 50 Albums of the Decade”! Check out the amazing “Courtship Dating”, taken off their debut.
Crystal Castles – Courtship Dating
The news of their second LP was announced early December 2009. The album was set to be releasedon June 7 but its digital release was rushed to April 23 after the album leaked online. Ethan Kath produced the album in various places including a church in Iceland, a self built cabin in northern Ontario and a garage behind an abandoned convenience store in Detroit Michigan, with one song recorded in the London studio of Paul “Phones” Epworth.
Here’s a sweet rework of the track “Celestica” by Professor Purple. This is the second time we post one of his remixes (remember the remix he did for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs?) and probably not the last…
Crystal Castles – Celestica (Professor Purple Remix)
Find more info on Crystal Castles’ MySpace and buy the new album on 
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March 12, 2011 at 4:41 pm (UTC 1)
[...] producers and DJs. For their debut album, the list of remixers included Justice, Brodinski, Crystal Castles, Van She, Kavinsky… Leaves you speechless doesn’t [...]
U R MY DISCO // vol.5
March 15, 2011 at 6:41 pm (UTC 1)
[...] Far Away (Damn Arms Remix) 7 Bag Raiders – Shooting Stars 8 The Whip – Divebomb (Crystal Castles Remix) 9 Empire Of The Sun – We Are The People (Says Simon Remix) 10 Fever Ray – [...]
GERMANY GERMANY – ADVENTURES (Electronica – Canada)
May 23, 2011 at 1:20 am (UTC 1)
[...] real journey into Harris’ creative world. Sometimes reminiscent of compatriots Holy Fuck and Crystal Castles, this record has a more pronounced melodic pop sensibility than either of them, which makes it an [...]
HEALTH – DISCO2 (Alternative/Electronica)
August 10, 2011 at 3:58 pm (UTC 1)
[...] playing multiple free concerts around LA and other US cities, it was their 2007 collaboration with Crystal Castles that gave them international exposure. Crystal Castles’ rework of Health’s track [...]
CHROME SPARKS – MY
January 25, 2012 at 10:57 am (UTC 1)
[...] Good point.. http://www.umstrum.com/yeah-yeah-yeahs-remixes and http://www.umstrum.com/crystal-castles-2 [...]
FUTURECOP! – THE ONLY WAY (SynthPop/Electro – UK)
June 17, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC 1)
[...] of 80s movies and Sci-fi cartoons like Transformers or Thundercats. Early support from the likes of Crystal Castles, Diplo or DJ Am and intense blog coverage boosted the duo’s first releases and earned them [...]
CRYSTAL CASTLES – PLAGUE (Electronica – Canada)
August 19, 2012 at 9:50 pm (UTC 1)
[...] years after their hugely successful sophomore album, gloomy electronica duo Crystal Castles (namely Alice Glass and Ethan Kath) return with “Plague”, the first single off their [...]