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Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles Popped Music Festival.jpg
Crystal Castles at the Popped! Music Festival, June 2008
Background information
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Experimental, electronic, noise, Chiptune
Years active 2004–present
Labels Lies Records, Merok, Trouble Records, Lovepump, Fiction
Members Ethan Kath
Alice Glass

Crystal Castles is an electronic music group from Toronto, Canada. It started in 2004. The group is made up of Ethan Kath, who creates the music, and Alice Glass, who is the singer.

Crystal Castles is known for its unique sound. They mix different styles like experimental electronic music and noise music. They have released three albums, all called Crystal Castles. These albums came out in 2008, 2010, and 2012. Their first album was even listed by NME magazine as one of the top 50 albums of that decade.

Who is in the Band?

Current Members

  • Ethan Kath – He plays many instruments and creates the music. (Since 2003)
  • Alice Glass – She is the main singer. (Since 2004)

Live Performers

When Crystal Castles performs live, they sometimes have other musicians join them.

  • Christopher Chartrand – He plays the drums for live shows. (Since 2008)

Past Live Performers

Some other drummers have played with Crystal Castles in the past for live shows.

  • Cameron Findlay – drums (2007–2008)
  • Mike Bell – drums (2008–2009)
  • "Yes" Tom Cullen – drums (February 2008)

Music Albums

Crystal Castles has released three main albums:

  • Crystal Castles (2008)
  • Crystal Castles II (2010)
  • Crystal Castles III (2012)

Music Videos

The band has also made several music videos for their songs:

  • "Magic Spells" (2008) – directed by Video Marsh
  • "Courtship Dating" (2008) – directed by Marc Pannozzo
  • "Celestica" (2010) – directed by Rob Hawkins
  • "Baptism" (2010) link – directed by Rob Hawkins

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See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Crystal Castles para niños

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