Artist: The Crystal Method

In the late 90s and early 2000s, electronic music experienced a brief but influential revival on US airwaves, championed by the big beat sounds of Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy and others - each of whom's aggressive approach to dance music took our popular culture by storm. Not only were the tracks some of the most iconic of the time, but their music videos were equally influential - allowing the big beat sound to infect airwaves and television sets alike. The charm of this era of dance music speaks to most dance music fans - it sparks nostalgia [...]

We consider it rather mind-blowing that the Fast and the Furious franchise has been able to get to 6 installations but crazier shit has happened in the world. How the hell do they make so many Saw films and keep people interested, oh well. What does make sense is that the producers are tapping into the hight energy tuneage of EDM Culture. Lessthan3 has more of the scoop, read below. As the high-water mark on EDM's permeation into mainstream media continues to rise, we reach a new milestone today, one in which [...]

The Crystal Method , the Los Vegas-based, Grammy Award-winning electronic duo, have been forced to push back the release of their new studio album, and a number of upcoming tour dates have been canceled, as co-founder Scott Kirkland continues to recover from brain surgery. As Kirkland explained in a lengthy statement issued to fans, he began to experience painful headaches a few months. Doctors discovered a "benign posterior fossa arachnoid cyst in his brain," which could have caused complications "due to my tendency to get a little excited on stage." He had surgery on April 11th, 2013 and [...]

The Crystal Method's Scott Kirkland  (pictured right) has issued a statement revealing that he has undergone brain surgery, resulting in the delay or cancellation of the band's fifth album and tour dates. No tumor was found but doctors did find a benign posterior fossa arachnoid cyst. News of Kirkland's health scare comes after New York DJ/producer Peter Rauhofer succumbed to a brain tumor. “Many months ago I started experiencing short, but painful headaches. Thinking they were related to too many flights (or one too many flights of tequila), I didn’t think too much about it, [...]

Get you V-Tech and NOS ready 'EDM' fans, the dance world is set to meet car culture on the new Fast and Furious 6 soundtrack! Come May 21st it'll be David Guetta, The Crystal Method, Deadmau5 and Bart B More all redlining various 'bang0rs' in a race for pink slips.... or something. In all seriousness though, past soundtracks have been heavily rap inspired but with a turn towards commercial dance music more and more 'Hollywood' assets will feature the top tier dance producers. Don't be shocked if you see Diplo pop out from under [...]

The next installment of SF MusicTech Summit is two weeks out from today. If you tend to follow the biggest music + tech-related events in the Bay Area, you might be asking yourself something along the lines of "wait, didn't they just throw one of these events a few months ago?" Yes, it's not your [...] The post Save Big SF MusicTech Summit #13 appeared first on Spinning Platters .

The next installment of SF MusicTech Summit is two weeks out from today. If you tend to follow the biggest music + tech-related events in the Bay Area, you might be asking yourself something along the lines of "wait, didn't they just throw one of these events a few months ago?" Yes, it's not your [...] The post Save Big on SF MusicTech Summit #13 appeared first on Spinning Platters .

Deadmau5 La saga de Fast & Furious ha sido una de las más exitosas de los últimos años así que no debería de sorprendernos que ya vayan en su sexta entrega. Ahora que se aproxima el lanzamiento de la película se han revelado los detalles del soundtrack que, como suele pasar con las películas de la serie, incluirá mucho hiphop y electrónica. Aquí tienen el tracklist del soundtrack que llegará a las tiendas el 21 de mayo: 1. We Own It (Fast & Furious) – 2 Chainz and Wiz Khalifa 2. [...]

Five DJs turn the tables on the history of music. Follow DJ Premier, Mark Ronson, Skrillex, Pretty Lights and The Crystal Method as they remix, recreate and re-imagine five traditional styles of music. Watch: [[ This is a content summary only. Click on the titles for full stories... ]]

EDM News:  On February 2nd of this year, The LA Times published an article detailing the drug-related deaths of 14 people who attended dance music events. They had reported that the deaths, which occurred during or shortly after concerts produced by Los Angeles-based Insomniac Events and Go Ventures since 2006, were the product of ecstasy overdose. I know many of you read this, and also read the responses from the EDM community and it’s artists such as Kaskade, but for those of you who did not, the author of that article and two others that published other [...]

Sleep now because you won't get it there. SXSW 2013, held March 12-17, is gearing up for five days of non-stop music as the festival once again takes over the town of Austin, Texas. The festival recently released a second round of  bands, including Uncensored artists The Airborne Toxic Event, Akron/Family, The Crystal Method, The Darcys, Gringo Star and more. Get tickets here , and check out seemingly endless list of artists performing here . Check out what The Duke Spirit have to say about big buzz bands that always show up at the [...]

Año con año, las mejoras y nuevas implementaciones tecnológicas hacen que la competencia en diversas áreas sea cada vez más reñida, y el campo de la producción musical y DJing no es la excepción. Nuevos desarrollos hacen que músicos, productores y DJs tengan acceso a formas de composición y manejo del sonido y que incluso algunas veces llegan a marcar tendencia, a través de un simple procesador de efectos o instrumento nuevo. Así que he preparado una lista con las que considero las principales innovaciones en cuanto a materia de producción musical y DJing se refiere de 2012, [...]

South by Southwest 2013 has confirmed many more acts to perform during the musical portion (March 12-17th). Highlights include our Rookie of the Year Angel Haze, Major Lazer, Wavves, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Cold War Kids, The Joy Formidable, Dawes, Robyn Hitchcock, Richard Thompson, Toro Y Moi, Thee Oh Sees, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Charli XCX, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, Hundred Waters, and The Hood Internet. Other new additions include Conveyor, The Dear Hunter, Doomtree's Dessa, Kid Koala, Ra Ra Riot, The Crystal Method, Daedelus, Delicate Steve, Reignwolf, Reptar, The Orwells, Allo Darlin', Chance The Rapper, Aloe Blacc, [...]

What the hell happened last week between DJ Sneak and Tommie Sunshine on Twitter? Within the blink of a tweet the two DJs squared off and threw down on the social media network in a heated exchange. And it got very personal. Those who followers Sunshine know that he speaks his mind on a host of issues in addition to music (drugs, politics, life). Regular readers of Big Shot will remember that in March, Sneak, the self-described House Gangster, got into a bitter  Twitter feud with Swedish House Mafia's Steve Angello over [...]

As New York gets back into working order after the devastating effects of Hurricane Sandy there are still thousands of people along NY and NJ's coastlines, from Staten Island to Sea Isle City, who have been displaced from their homes - or left with no home to go back to at all. This Monday at the Gramercy Theatre, "EDM For Sandy Relief," plans to raise funds for those of us outside of Manhattan, who lost more than just power and convenient subway lines. Headlined by the Crystal Method, Tommie Sunshine, Drop the Lime and more, the event plans [...]

Beginning Wednesday, November 14 and continuing through Friday, November 16, Mixify presents the Unity Digital Music Festival . This three day free online EDM party features djs from around the world and celebrates the public launch of Mixify. Featuring dj listening rooms, Mixify provides a platform for both new and established djs to hold events and build their fanbase. Mixify's Unity Digital Music Festival kicks off tomorrow onsite at 11 am EST as a "worldwide digital music festival" representing 5 continents [...]

A free remix of a classic tune - The Crystal Method's "Keep Hope Alive" by Distorsion Records' Peter Paul ! This track had a huge influence on the Spanish breaks scene back in the 90s. Peter Paul brings the duo's classic single back to life with his breaks remix. Dig it? Like Distorsion Records' Facebook Page! Check out Distorsion's Soundcloud. About Distorsion Records: Distorsion Records its a [...]

• Distorsion Records - The Cristal Method - Keep Hope Alive (Peter Paul Remix) FREE TUNE!!!

Being a Top 25 Club from DJ Mag comes at no surprise as Beta Nightclub has been featuring an amazing array of talent this summer, and this weekend is once again no exception. Being regulars at Beta, we figured we should share their line up with you, in hopes that you’ll come down and rage with us. Also, just like last time, we have arranged for something special. MUSIC NINJAS GET FREE COVER Details: For the shows Thursday, Friday and Saturday, make sure you bring your phone with you. If [...]

• Flinch - Light it Up (J.Rabbit Remix)
• MidnightExpress - Ecotek & James Egbert
• The Crystal Method - Keep Hope Alive (2012 Bonus Hope Remix)

In the world of electro-house, there are the repetitive, analogous club anthems, and then there are the face-melting aural assaults of Far Too Loud , a UK based producer whose sound is as undeniably distinct as his robot-infused graphics. Oliver Cash (as his mother still probably calls him) has been destroying dancefloors since 2005, making a name for himself with massive, dirty electro originals, as well as remixing for the likes of The Chemical Brothers and The Crystal Method . Today he released a free download of a promo he completed for Cable Club [...]

• Far Too Loud - Cable Promo Mix June 2012

Miami area DJ Juan Carlos Portieles has been convicted of First Degree Murder in the death of is 18-year old girlfriend Jaclyn Torrealba, who he was charged with killing in October 2009. A Miami-Dade county jury has given Portieles, 33, a life sentence with no chance of parole for killing Torrealba and then driving around for a day with her body in the front seat of his car. Portieles used the alias DJ Seasunz and played trance sets on Miami's club scene. He had opened for acts such as The Crystal Method and Armin Van Buuren, [...]