I
first heard of this band on account of their collaboration with Robert
Smith, the recent torrent that appeared on DIME made want to post this.
Nothing new, in fact it's three years old, but I wasn't aware of the
band by that time. I joined a video of the performance to the folders.
This band reminds me of Atari Teenage Riot, they have the same energy,
even if musically they're less agressive. Thanks to the original poster
on DIME,
altruistiq.
Check This online review:
Finally,
someone raised the performance bar this weekend! And few would have
thought it would be the relatively minor Crystal Castles who would push
the button to start the chaos of Glastonbury's final night.
Their
appearance on stage is nothing special; two beatnik musicians and a
dead-eyed female singer dressed like an art teacher. What they unleash
is a catastrophic gnawing sound-war that becomes so intense that
barriers shake and security guards cower from the tidal waves of crowd
surfing people.
It's only three songs in when the power is pulled
the first time. Alice Glass is writhing on the lighting rig like a
exotic dancing King Kong. It's worrying the health and safety nerds, who
aleady don't like the direction of this anarcho-punk rave that's got
all the energy of an atom bomb and just as much destructive power. As
the boos ring out, Alice climbs down and finds a working mic, riling up
the crowd with an authority challenging "Who's in charge?" before a more
agggrevated "We f**kin' playing?" The electro typewriter beat of 'Air
War' pounds out, signalling continuation.
Yet Glass's continued
energy is still causing major safety concerns. Security struggle to keep
her on the stage and keep the fans off. Finally kicking loose of the
two secuirty guards holding her, Glass sails in to the crowd, keeping
the vocals going as she goes down through the hands of grasping fans.
But enough is enough, and the song isn't even finished before a stage
hand is announcing the gig is over.
Clearly outraged,
band mates leave the stage, and Glass in turn runs off in disgust, down
the press pit and out of sight. Desperate to get a view, fans tear at
the fences. For a few moments there is a bubbling that threatens full
blown destruction. But that's for another time, and the mob head out to
unleash carnage on far lesser artists than Crystal Castles have proven
themselves to be.
Jon Bye
http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/glastonline2008.aspx?id=3365n
tufty d50 > WAV > amplified with audacity > flac > you
Setlist:
01 Reckless
02 Baptism
03 Courtship Dating + Alice Practice
04 Black Panther
05 Yes No
