Chosen by the British NME and almost hyped penetrant was the debut in 2008 AD one of the finest of the year. It is now fully aware that it was just a collection of previously self-produced singles and EPs and a common sound design by Ethan Kath and Alice Glass represented who even then had to hump a few years and with the sound of the band in recent years has nothing, absolutely nothing to do.
Even (II) shocked by grim-sacral Rave instead dreamy melancholy 8-bit romance. But (II) allowed to have leeway dramaturgical Travel and varied experiments, and was thus in full force and gloom, beautiful.
Perhaps the reception of media as the NME has helped the Crystal Castles were what they are, in any case they have become so radical and uncompromising despite gained music awards and initially exuberant critical acclaim or even because of it, making it very hard lacking (III) still something beautiful and sublime to find. Electronic music rarely sounded mystical and sacred. A Satanic Mass of evil is celebrated here to dance? Do not go to have fun? Nah, forget it. Crystal Castles bogged down in a way and purely political aesthetics art statement. Glass splintered as ever sampled, gehallter shouting singing battles this time entirely on how windmills against the hurricane of stoic synth walls and wishing for Sunn O))) bass buzzing. The term reconciliation does not know this album.
Already clear, music must not only sublime do be beautiful and feel joy, but Kath and his brutal sound tsunamis and Glass and her caged nightmare vocals are a pain in the ass who in all his wickedness unlike the masterful Swans magnum opus before a few months does not make speechless amazement, but annoying with increasing length.
Settled in Warsaw, wanted to explore new avenues and the authenticity can dominate the electronics and supposedly absorb everything in one take. In order not to let the artistic originality and intensity of the creative moment of birth of ruin and such. Honestly Kath and Glass: prefer a couple of times to go the next time even over it. Too bad, this band has given many new electronic music time, with (III) but only stoic-annoying sacral unit Rave.
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