They are unrelated to the Atari Arcade Game.ĭiscography with singles: Alice Glass era (2006-2014) These issues were seemingly resolved when they retitled Insectica to 'Crystal Castles vs Lo-Bat', and it soon became apparent that the artist who created the Madonna image was prolonging hostilities as he was benefiting from the exposure - Crystal Castles tried to pay him for the image but he refused to provide them with the necessary details. Other public disputes the band found themselves in occurred in 2008, when they were accused of violating Creative Commons licenses by stealing artwork and samples from other artists, specifically a drum sample by Lo-Bat which featured on Insectica and the usage of a black-eyed Madonna ◊ as an album cover. Their influences around this time included murder, blank looks on girls, and knives. From there, they grew a reputation for their extremely chaotic live shows, the consistent divisive responses to their work, and the enduring passion of their fanbase. However, Alice publicly denied this following her departure from the band, claiming that Ethan had deliberately fabricated the story to minimize her input.
note While the details are spotty, the general origin story often shared alongside the song is that it was a soundcheck/proof of concept that was never meant to be released, in some versions recorded in secret by their engineer. Started in the mid-2000s by singer Alice Glass and songwriter/producer Ethan Kath, the band began gaining traction off the success of their song "Alice Practice" both through MySpace and a sizable Colbert Bump following the band performing the song in an episode of Skins. Crystal Castles is an electronica band with a dark aesthetic and a unique sound that started out as synthpop with heavy chiptune and electropunk influences before transitioning into more futuristic and industrial territory, although this later sound would become most synonymous with the genre of witch house.
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