The Crystal Method

I remember my first time listening to Crystal Method, I remember not caring much for the genre until NFSU (lol). I remember listening to Vegas and Boom after NFSU non-stop. Threw in other early electronic acts, the genre grew on me.Then for six years or so I wasn't into electronic music all that much. The genre becoming more mainstream and with so many more acts to listen too, now electronic is all I pretty much listen too.I listen to all these new DJs, and I ponder when I'm going to fall into the trap of only liking older bands or acts. All the new stuff is really great! Not much compares to Vegas though.In fact before about a month ago when I got the pre-order e-mail reminder, I hadn't listened to my Method albums in almost a year?As my anticipation grew for the album I began to fear that it would be a let down. A self-titled album as their fifth? This late in the game?Thirty hours post the tiny price tag for the music, I cannot fathom a better way to spend that money.You guys did it again, I've already listened to the album six or seven times, sheesh....I just can't stop!I like what another reviewer said that the first three songs suck you in! It is so true! Then you get lost in the beat and whatever it is you're doing while listening to this genius musical composition.

I have been waiting SO long for this album and was not disappointed. I don't know what it is about TCM, but everything they do and make has been awesome since I first heard "Keep Hope Alive" on the Replacement Killers Soundtrack in 1998. While album won't beat out Vegas or Tweekend for me personally purely based on nostalgia factor, there are some really great tracks on this album. I've been impatiently awaiting "Jupiter Shift" since I first heard the snippet of it in that GMC commercial way back when. I would say that Sling the Decks is probably my favorite track on this album though. It's just quintessential breakbeat TCM with a great lead-up and crescendo and perfect for sprinting while you're jogging. Jupiter Shift, Storm the Castle, 110 to the 101, and Emulator round out my top 5. If you were going to just buy 5 songs off this album, those should be it, with an honorable mention to Dosimeter and Difference.And to be fair and not completely fanboyish, I have to say that I don't like the Leann Rimes song ("Grace") or the last track, "After Hours."Any track I haven't mentioned is good but not great.Also, if you don't follow TCM on soundcloud, you should. So much great stuff there. They put all their SiriusXM sets up on there.Enjoy!

I was kind of paranoid that the album would either be the greatest album to date. Or the worst album yet. I think it sits somewhere in between. Its not the classic TCM that I've grown to love. Every track has the same styled tone and sound to it and the drums almost seem digital. Unlike the rest, where every song has its own unique tone and sound. I was able to get over that pretty quick but their's a little bit of dubstep mixed in there that totally ruins the album for me. But then again, This could be the bridge that crosses the gap between bigbeat and dubstep genres.

You might know this is the album that effectively ended The Crystal Method as it originally existed. After this album came out, one of the band members decided to move to Costa Rica and become a barefooted hippie. Maybe his being tired of the music industry comes through on this album, and maybe that's why it was perceived as being lower-quality than previous albums, but after finally getting around to listening to it I've concluded it's actually a pretty good album -- if you remove two songs: "Storm the Castle" and "Dosimeter". This album has very obvious dubstep influences (a genre I derisively describe as "what if songs were just a continuous series of crescendos?"), but those two songs just take the repetitive loud noises too far. You may also want to remove "Grace" if you don't want to hear LeAnn Rimes singing, but that doesn't bother me. The rest of the album is pretty solid once those interruptions to the groove are removed. Best songs: "Emulator" and "Jupiter Shift". Definitely get those two if nothing else.

The Crystal Method takes no prisoners on its 2014 self titled release, cranking out some vicious and heavy electronica tunes with some incredible, ranged melodies. Though there are some tracks that take a breath and feature really well done female vocals, lowering the intensity, most of this album rocks hard, only using electronic synths instead of metal guitars. Very creative and exciting, this is the Crystal Method I love to hear. Heavy, fast and filled with hard edged electronica. The opening Track Emulator will give you a great idea of the other sounds in this album. Awesome.

I've been following the Crystal Method since they came onto the music scene. This album does not disappoint and continues to push their music to the limits. Their use of other talent (most of which are famous musicians and singers in their own rights) enhances their compositions and always adds a unique flavor to their music. Highly recommended!

the first three tracks, emulator, over it, sling the decks, suck you right in. they're now three of my favorite TCM songs, esp. over it. i'm looking forward to listening to the rest of the songs a few times more and aurally digesting them.this album is a must have, hard beats, divine vocals, rocking spririt.

I love tracks 3 and 5. The whole album is really good. My friend gave me one of their albums when they were moving and I have been a fan ever since.

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少し前のアルバムだが古さはない

Das US Duo ist mit einiger Energie zurück! Der brachiale BigBeat Sound erinnert oft an 'Tweekend', aber auch die guten Vocals und eingängigen Melodien vom Vorgänger Album 'Divided by night' kommen keineswegs zu kurz. Die Produktion ist unglaublich druckvoll und The Crystal Method haben in die Tracks hörbar Zeit und Kreativität investiert. Mit den Dubstep Sequenzen sind sie natürlich etwas zu spät dran, aber im Gegensatz zum derzeitigen Ausverkauf des Genres übertreiben sie es nicht - es passt einfach gut in ihren Sound und warum dann nicht?. Der 4 to the floor Stampfer als Opener (Emulator) eröffnet das Album allerdings überraschend öde, aber dafür macht alles andere großen Spaß!

Alles bestens gerne wieder

Again. Can't seem to recapture early greatness of Vegas