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Embrace Presents Crystal Castles |
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About the organization Embrace Presents:
Type: Business
Sub-Types: Event Production, Entertainment Promotion, Entertainment Production, Event Promotion, Website, News, Online News |
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Notable Artists: Crystal Castles
Notable Organizations: Embrace Presents, Ticketweb
Notable Venues: Sound Academy, Toronto (ON), CA
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| Fusing low-res electronic noise and pop hooks so effortlessly that it can seem accidental, Crystal Castles began as producer/multi-instrumentalist Ethan Kathfs solo project in late 2003. Kath got the moniker from the name of She-Rafs dwelling in the -He-Man and -Masters of the Universe cartoon series; itfs also the name of a 1983 Atari video game, which is oddly appropriate, considering that one component of the bandfs 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 Castlese lineup was complete. One of the songs the pair recorded, gAlice Practice,h 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 labelsf interest. gAlice Practiceh 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. Kath and Glass 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 Castlese self-titled debut album, which Last Gang released early in 2008. The duo returned in 2010 with another self-titled album; when it leaked onto the Internet in late April of that year, the band released it digitally soon after, with a physical release following that May. |
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