Every once in awhile a band or group comes along that is pushing music a step or two ahead. Crystal Castles is one of those bands. They are able to make inconceivable sounds and songs turning to technology rather than your traditional instruments. In an industry the revers pop music (Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus) and an indie scene that worships throwback music (The Dead Weather, MGMT) it's nice to see something bold, new, and genre bending. Sure you could quantify Crystal Castles' sound as a mesh of trance, electro, grind, dance, club, house, et al, but it is very unique sounding and with their newest self-titled release a defining sound is more rounded. Their first self-titled seemed to be more of a collection of remixes and demos, which is pretty much what it was. It's nice to see as they progressed they've kept the same aesthetics while creating something new that still pushes concepts about music to the brink. I highly suggest checking out both their available records. Everyone I know that has listened to them has really dug them. To purchase their records visit their webpage here.
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-jr is a musician/dj/blogger/writer from Detroit, MI. He performs in the band The Jesus Chainsaw Massacre and writes a cultural blog under the same moniker. When Dj'ing he uses the handle DJ JCM. He has been an integral part of the Detroit Music mechanation for the past 10 years. He knows just about everything about music on both a local and national level. His opinon is gold and is infallible. This is what's been in my ear lately.