Crystal Castles - (III)

[Surell]

I can see what you mean, and maybe I'm coming from my unfamiliarity with techno, since this is practically the only group I really like from the genre. But I feel like, though it's absolutely a restrained record, you can still hear their syncopation, distortion, and aggression, just in a more ambient, low-key environment - like "Magic Spells" or "Untrust Us" with more malice and a few incidents of "Knights" and "Alice Practice" jumping out at opportune moments.

But I understand where you're coming from, because it definitely doesn't maintain the same energy that Crystal Castles albums used to thrive on, and I even thrived on when putting them on.

[Justthefacts]

Originally Posted by Surell

I can see what you mean, and maybe I'm coming from my unfamiliarity with techno, since this is practically the only group I really like from the genre. But I feel like, though it's absolutely a restrained record, you can still hear their syncopation, distortion, and aggression, just in a more ambient, low-key environment - like "Magic Spells" or "Untrust Us" with more malice and a few incidents of "Knights" and "Alice Practice" jumping out at opportune moments.

But I understand where you're coming from, because it definitely doesn't maintain the same energy that Crystal Castles albums used to thrive on, and I even thrived on when putting them on.

Listened to it again for sake of this debate, and while it does have it's flaws and doesn't have that improv-ish techno their first two records had, it definitely is a solid effort. Considering I don't listen to much techno, it's definitely my favorite techno album this year.