| The Crystal Method | |
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The Crystal Method at a live performance
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Genre(s) | Techno, Big Beat, Breakbeat, Dance, |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Label(s) | Outpost, Geffen, V2 |
| Website | Official Site |
| Members | |
| Ken Jordan Scott Kirkland |
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The Crystal Method is an American electronic music duo consisting of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s Big beat (sometimes called chemical breaks) is a term deployed in the mid 1990s by the British music press to describe the music of The Chemical Brothers, Breakbeat (sometimes breakbeats or breaks) is a term used to describe a collection of sub- genres of Electronic music, usually characterized This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label V2 redirects here For the rocket see V-2 rocket. For other meanings see V2 (disambiguation. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and a few other lesser-known acts, they were pioneers of the big beat electronic dance genre, and one of its few American proponents. The Prodigy are an Electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree Essex, England. Fatboy Slim, also known as Norman Cook, (born Quentin Leo Cook on 31 July 1963 is a British DJ and Big beat musician The Chemical Brothers are an English Grammy Award winning Electronic music duo of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons (occasionally referred to as Chemical Big beat (sometimes called chemical breaks) is a term deployed in the mid 1990s by the British music press to describe the music of The Chemical Brothers,
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Although Jordan and Kirkland are both from Las Vegas, Nevada, the band was formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1993. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West [1] The Crystal Method did most of their earlier production work in an underground shelter referred to as "The Bomb Shelter" in the front yard of a rented house they once shared as roommates. Before production began on Legion of Boom in 2004, they moved the studio into the garage of the rented house. Legion of Boom is the third official studio album by the American band The Crystal Method.
There is a lot of discussion as to whether the band took their name from the drug methamphetamine (due to the street name "crystal meth"). In the 1999 documentary Better Living Through Circuitry, it was made clear during the interview the name was a drug reference. Better Living Through Circuitry is a 1999 documentary about Electronic dance music culture and the first such full-length Ken Jordan discusses how difficult it is "to tell your parents you are in a band named The Crystal Method". Scott Kirkland talks of breaking the band name to his mom on a nature walk, but to his surprise she responds calmly saying "I guess that makes sense, that's what all the kids are into these days. "
More recent interviews with the band come up with non-drug-related stories such as a girl named Crystal being the impetus. [2] "Trip Like I Do"'s came from an answering machine message saved on Scott's answering-machine [3] that is one of the samples used in this track and the lyrics seem to have come from the movie The Dark Crystal. The Dark Crystal is a 1982 Fantasy film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz. There are various interviews with the band citing that the title of the second album, Tweekend, came from the hours of tweaking the sound and mix. [3] However, it should also be noted that 'tweaking' is a well known slang term related to using crystal meth.
In 2005, their third studio album, Legion of Boom, was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Electronic Music/Dance Album". The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences This marked the first time the Grammys offered such an award.
The Crystal Method's music is broad in scope, and can be found in many modern movies, including
The title theme to the TV show Bones is credited to The Crystal Method. Filter (commonly typeset as FIL TER, to fit their logo is a rock group formed in 1993 in Cleveland Ohio by Richard Patrick Spawn is a Film adaptation of Todd McFarlane 's creator-owned Image comic book of the same name. " Keep Hope Alive " is a CD single taken from the Studio album Vegas by the Electronica group The Crystal Method The Replacement Killers is a 1998 American Action film, directed by Antoine Fuqua in his Directorial debut. Lost in Space is a Science fiction TV series created and produced by Irwin Allen, produced by 20th Century Fox Television, and Go is a 1999 film directed by Doug Liman, with three intertwining plots that happen to involve one drug deal. " Comin' Back " is the last single released from The Crystal Method 's album Vegas. Urban Legend is a 1998 Horror film starring Alicia Witt, Jared Leto, Rebecca Gayheart, Robert Englund, Stigmata are bodily marks sores or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the Crucifixion wounds of Jesus. This is about the 2000 remake For the original 1974 film see Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 film Gone in Sixty Seconds is a 2000 " Keep Hope Alive " is a CD single taken from the Studio album Vegas by the Electronica group The Crystal Method Romeo Must Die is a 2000 Action film with a Romeo and Juliet theme directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak. Romeo Must Die is a 2000 Action film with a Romeo and Juliet theme directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak. Zoolander is a 2001 Comedy film directed by Ben Stiller. The film is based on a pair of short films directed by Russell Bates and Lord Slug redirects here For the character in the film see List of extraterrestrials in Dragon Ball Dragon Ball Z Lord Slug, known Driven is a 2001 movie directed by Renny Harlin and starring Sylvester Stallone, who also produced 3000 Miles to Graceland is a 2001 Thriller film, starring Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, Courteney Cox Arquette, " Name of the Game " is the first single to come off of Tweekend, The Crystal Method 's second studio album Ballistic Ecks vs Sever is a 2002 Action film starring Lucy Liu and Antonio Banderas. Blue Crush is a 2002 surfer film directed by John Stockwell and based on the ''Outside'' magazine article "Surfer Girls of Maui" " Name of the Game " is the first single to come off of Tweekend, The Crystal Method 's second studio album Resident Evil is a British film that was a 2002 Science fiction Horror film based on the same titled series of " Name of the Game " is the first single to come off of Tweekend, The Crystal Method 's second studio album Blade II is a 2002 vampire Action film directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Wesley Snipes. Blade II is a 2002 vampire Action film directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Wesley Snipes. XXX may refer to XXX an identifier for Pornography, especially X-rated movies 30 (number, XXX in Roman numerals Extreme Ops is a 2002 action movie directed by Christian Duguay, and starring Devon Sawa, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Acetone (also known as propanone, dimethyl ketone, 2-propanone, propan-2-one and β-ketopropane) is a colorless mobile flammable Charlie's Angels Full Throttle is a 2003 action / Comedy film the second of the Charlie's Angels cinematic releases " You Know It's Hard " is the second single released from the Tweekend album by The Crystal Method. Party Monster is a 2003 drama / dark comedy that details the rise and fall of infamous New York Party promoter Weapons of Mass Distortion The Coming Meltdown of the Liberal Media is a book by L Blade Trinity, is a 2004 vampire Action film, written and directed by David S Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie Pyramid of Light, known in Japan as is an Anime film based on the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise This article refers to the 2005 film For the 1974 original see The Longest Yard (1974 film. " Born Too Slow " is the first single released off of The Crystal Method 's third studio album Legion of Boom. Annapolis is a 2006 motion picture starring James Franco, The Fast and the Furious ' Tyrese Gibson ( 2 Fast 2 Furious The Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift ( Wild Speed X3 Tokyo Drift in Japan is a 2006 film directed by Justin Lin and the third London is a 2005 relationship drama Feature film centering on a Manhattan party Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End is a 2007 Adventure film, the third film in the ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' series. " Name of the Game " is the first single to come off of Tweekend, The Crystal Method 's second studio album Drillbit Taylor (aka Drillbit Taylor Budget Bodyguard) is a 2008 Comedy film starring Owen Wilson as the title character Bones is an American drama Television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The Chef Aid album, based on the "Chef Aid" episode of South Park, featured a re-working of "Vapor Trail", which includes vocals by DMX, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Ozzy Osbourne, and Fuzzbubble. For the album based on the episode see Chef Aid The South Park Album " Chef Aid " is the 27th episode of Comedy Central 's For the album based on the episode see Chef Aid The South Park Album " Chef Aid " is the 27th episode of Comedy Central 's South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central Earl Simmons (born December 18, 1970) better known by his Stage name DMX, is an American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the Russell Tyrone Jones ( November 15 1968 – November 13 2004) was an American Rapper who went by the Stage name John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer Fuzzbubble was a 1990s Long Island Power pop band The band was formed by Jim Bacchi guitarist with One Groovy Coconut along with vocalist Mark DiCarlo The song was renamed "Nowhere to Run" or sometimes "Nowhere to Run (Vapor Trail). " Episode 13, the popular TV shows Alias and CSI, featured "Starting Over" from Legion of Boom. Alias is an American " Spy-fi " television series created by J CSI Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama Television series that trails the investigations of a team of Las Vegas Legion of Boom is the third official studio album by the American band The Crystal Method. They were also in Dark Angel ("Name of the Game", "Roll It Up") and the theme music of Third Watch was "Keep Hope Alive" from their Vegas album. Dark Angel is an American Biopunk / Cyberpunk Science fiction Television program created by James Cameron This article is about the television show For information about naval watches see Watch system. Vegas is the first album released by the Electronic music duo The Crystal Method. The song "Trip Like I Do" was featured in an episode of House during a rave scene(Season 1, Episode 10 - Histories). House, also known as House MD, is an American Medical drama, which debuted on the FOX network on November 16 2004 The track "Busy Child" also featured in a 1998 advertisement for The Gap which featured skateboarders. The Gap Incorporated ( is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in San Francisco California, and founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher The track "Name of the Game" has also been used as intro music for live performances by magician The Amazing Johnathan and even in Hummer advertisements. John Edward Szeles (born September 9, 1958 in Detroit, Michigan) better known by the Stage name The Amazing Johnathan, Hummer is a Brand of Off-road vehicles sold by General Motors, also known as GM
The track "Name of the Game" (from "Reservoir Dogs the video game" and the Tweekend album) was also featured as intro music for the popular video game Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell and in the cinema mod for Max Payne 2. Tweekend is the second album by American duo The Crystal Method, released in 2001 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell is a series of Video games endorsed by American author Tom Clancy. Max Payne 2 The Fall of Max Payne is a Third-person shooter developed by Finnish Remedy Entertainment and produced by 3D Realms "Name Of The Game" was also featured in Pump It Up: Exceed for the Playstation 2 and XBOX US versions. Their music was also featured extensively in the EA Sports video game FIFA '98: Road to World Cup, which included the tracks "Busy Child", "Keep Hope Alive", "More", and "Now Is The Time. EA Sports is a brand name used by Electronic Arts since 1993 to distribute games based on Sports Formerly a gimmick inside Electronic Arts sports FIFA Football, also known as FIFA Soccer or FIFA in some regions is a series of football (soccer Video games " Their song "Busy Child" was featured in the video games DDRMAX2: Dance Dance Revolution and Donkey Konga, and "Born Too Slow" was included in both Donkey Konga 2 and Need for Speed: Underground. DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution is the fifth home version of Dance Dance Revolution to be released in the United States. is a GameCube rhythm game starring the gorilla Donkey Kong, developed by Namco and published by Nintendo. is the sequel to Donkey Konga for the Nintendo GameCube, a game where you must pound on a special barrel-like controller called the DK Bongos along Need for Speed Underground ( NFSU) is the seventh Racing game in the ''Need for Speed'' video game series developed by EA Several songs from their first album also featured prominently in the game n2o: Nitrous Oxide. "The Winner" (from Tweekend) was featured in the video game FreQuency, and their remix of P.O.D.'s "Boom" was also featured in its sequel, Amplitude. Tweekend is the second album by American duo The Crystal Method, released in 2001 Frequency is a Music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by SCEI. POD, initials standing for Payable On Death, is a rock band from San Diego California. Amplitude is a 2003 PlayStation 2 musical video game It was developed by Harmonix and is the sequel to the game FreQuency The track "Roll It Up" is also featured as the title theme for Mad Dash Racing. Mad Dash Racing (sometimes referred to as simply Mad Dash) is a racing game for the Xbox and was released as a launch title in November 2001 "Now Is The Time" can be heard in-game in Gran Turismo 2, while "Born Too Slow (Deepsky's Green Absinthe Dub Mix)" can be heard in Gran Turismo 4. Gran Turismo 2 (commonly abbreviated to GT2) is a Driving simulator / Racing game for the Sony PlayStation. Gran Turismo 4 (also known as GT4) is a racing Video game for Sony PlayStation 2 which is published by The original version of "Born Too Slow" can be heard in Need For Speed: Underground, as listed above. Need for Speed Underground ( NFSU) is the seventh Racing game in the ''Need for Speed'' video game series developed by EA And the track "Robogirl" (a censored version of "Roboslut") can be found in the latest edition of Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA.
The Crystal Method collaborated with Tobias Enhus to create the track "Subway Showdown" for The Matrix - Path of Neo, which also used "Free Your Mind Up" in both its original and instrumental forms. Tobias Enhus is a music composer His work has appeared in films such as Black Hawk Down. The Matrix Path of Neo is the third Video game based on The Matrix series and the second developed Also in the Xbox 360 title, Forza Motorsport 2, the tracks "Busy Child", "Robogirl" and "Weapons of Mass Distortion" can be heard in the menus. The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS. Forza Motorsport 2 is a Racing simulator Video game developed by Turn 10 Studios, and the sequel to the original Forza Motorsport
"Keep Hope Alive (Trip Hope Mix)" was featured in the first teaser trailer of Microsoft's Project Gotham Racing 4, for the Xbox 360, at the X06 event. It is also included in the full version of the game.
The Crystal Method have remixed other artists' tracks, such as Linkin Park's track "Points of Authority"; the remix was called "Pts. A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. " PtsOFAthrty " (pronounced Points of Authority) is the first remix single by the Nu metal band Linkin Park, from their 2002 remix Of. Athrty (The Crystal Method Remix)" and can only be found on LP Underground 2.0 EP, which is exclusively available to LP Underground members. The group worked with Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo to make a music video for the song "Murder". Weezer (ˈwizɚ is an American Alternative rock band from Los Angeles California formed in 1992 Rivers Cuomo (born June 13, 1970) is a Musician best known as the lead Singer, Guitarist, and principal Songwriter A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics " You Know It's Hard " is the second single released from the Tweekend album by The Crystal Method. [4]
In June 2006, the duo released Drive: Nike + Original Run. Drive is the product of The Crystal Method 's teaming up with Nike. The album was only available on the iTunes Music Store until June 26, 2007, when it was given a physical release to Best Buy stores. The iTunes Store is a software-based online Digital media store operated by Apple Inc Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Best Buy Co Inc ( is a Fortune 100 company and the largest specialty retailer of Consumer electronics in the United States and Canada [5] Jordan and Kirkland currently host a radio show called Community Service which airs Friday nights on Los Angeles' Indie 103.1, featuring electronic music. KDLD is a commercial Radio station in Santa Monica California, broadcasting to the Los Angeles area on 103 [6]
The Crystal Method use a wide array of equipment, with the Clavia Nord Lead being most closely associated with their style and sound. Clavia Nord Lead is the first virtual analog subtractive synthesizer developed in Sweden, being released to the public by Clavia in 1995 It was the primary source of sound for their first album Vegas.
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