Crystal Castles I
| Crystal Castles |
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| Studio album by Crystal Castles |
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| Released |
18 March 2008 |
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| Recorded |
2005-2007 |
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| Genre |
Synthpunk,[1] chiptune,[2] noise,[3] synthpop[4] |
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| Length |
51:55 |
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| Label |
Lies, Last Gang |
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| Producer |
Ethan Kath, Matthew Wagner, Squeak E. Clean |
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| Crystal Castles chronology |
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Crystal Castles
(2008) |
(II)
(2010) |
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| Singles from Crystal Castles |
- "Crimewave"
Released: August 13, 2007 (2007-08-13)
- "Air War"
Released: December 17, 2007 (2007-12-17)
- "Courtship Dating"
Released: March 31, 2008 (2008-03-31)
- "Vanished"
Released: June 14, 2008 (2008-06-14)
- "Crimewave (re-release)"
Released: September 21, 2008 (2008-09-21)
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Crystal Castles is the first studio album by electronic music duo Crystal Castles released on the March, 18th, 2008 through Lies Records. The album is a compilation of the band's previous sold-out singles, early unreleased tracks and three new songs recorded for the album.
Track listing
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| 1. |
"Untrust Us" | Ethan Kath, Death from Above 1979 |
3:06 |
| 2. |
"Alice Practice" | Kath, Alice Glass |
2:42 |
| 3. |
"Crimewave" (Crystal Castles VS. Health) | Kath, Health |
4:18 |
| 4. |
"Magic Spells" | Kath |
6:07 |
| 5. |
"Xxzxcuzx Me" | Kath, Glass |
1:54 |
| 6. |
"Air War" | Kath |
4:12 |
| 7. |
"Courtship Dating" | Kath, Glass |
3:30 |
| 8. |
"Good Time" | Kath, Drinking Electricity |
2:56 |
| 9. |
"1991" | Kath |
1:53 |
| 10. |
"Vanished" | Kath, Van She |
4:02 |
| 11. |
"Knights" | Kath |
3:13 |
| 12. |
"Love and Caring" | Kath, Glass, Covox |
2:18 |
| 13. |
"Through the Hosiery" | Kath, Glass |
3:07 |
| 14. |
"Reckless" | Kath |
3:28 |
| 15. |
"Black Panther" | Kath, Glass |
2:56 |
| 16. |
"Tell Me What to Swallow" | Kath, Glass |
2:14 |
Japan Version [11]
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| 17. |
"Trash Hologram" | |
2:17 |
| 18. |
"Air War (David Wolf remix)" | |
3:21 |
Personnel
- Crystal Castles
- Production
- Matthew Wagner – production on "Xxzxcuzx Me", "Love and Caring", recording on "Alice Practice"
- Squeak E. Clean – production on "Courtship Dating", "Through the Hosiery", "Black Panther"
- Alex Bonenfant – recording on "Courtship Dating", "Tell Me What to Swallow", mixing on "Knights"
- Lexxx – mixing on "Untrust Us", "Magic Spells", "Courtship Dating", "Good Time", "1991", "Vanished", "Through the Hosiery", "Reckless", "Black Panther"
- Lazar Nesic – mixing on "Crimewave", "Air War"
- Nils – mastering
- Stuart Pillinger – cover photo
- Mikey Apples – layout
Samples
- "Untrust Us" samples the Death From Above 1979 song "Dead Womb".
- "Crimewave" samples the Health song "Crimewave".
- "Air War" samples the reading of a passage of Luciano Berio's "Thema (Omaggio a Joyce)"
- "Magic Spells" samples the Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five song "The Message" as well as a quote from the 1983 science fiction miniseries V.
- "Courtship Dating" samples the Health song "Courtship".
- "Good Time" samples the Drinking Electricity track "Good Times (Dance Mix)".
- "Vanished" samples the Van She song "Sex City".
- "Love and Caring," "Alice Practice," and "XXZXCUZX Me" sample the kick and snare from "Sunday" by Covox.
Charts
Album charts
Accolades
| Publication |
Country |
Accolade |
Year |
Rank |
| NME |
UK |
The 50 Best Albums of the Year |
2008 |
#12[15] |
| NME |
UK |
The Best Debut Album Of The Year |
2008 |
#1 |
| NME |
UK |
The Best Albums Of The Decade |
2009 |
#39 |
References
- ↑ Jayasuriya, Mehan (June 4, 2010). "Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles". PopMatters. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- ↑ Phares, Heather. "Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles (II)". Allmusic. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- ↑ Hoby, Hermione (November 11, 2012). "Crystal Castles: (III) – review". The Guardian. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Phares, Heather. "Crystal Castles - 'Crystal Castles'". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ Critic Reviews for Crystal Castles. Metacritic. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ Hammer, Sophie. "Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles Review". BBC. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ Kharas, Kev. "Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ Naylor, Tony. "Crystal Castles". NME. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ Cohen, Ian. "Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ "Crystal Castles". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Crystal-Castles-Crystal-Castles/release/1971629
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
- ↑ Crystal Castles Chart Stats ChartStats. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Crystal Castles Chart History Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
- ↑ NME
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