Blog: umstrum music

English/Spanish electrorock outfit Crystal Fighters recently released their last single, "Champion Sound", taken off  the band's debut album Star of Love . Influenced by a multitude of different musical genres, their sound is a fusion of fast progressive dance music, traditional Basque folk, synthesisers and heavy beats fuelled by early 80s Spanish punk. Case in point: "Champion Sound" seamlessly integrates syncopated tribal drums, layered vocals and a riff lifted from the Basque folk piece "Sagar Dantza". Beside the original song and an acoustic version, the Champion Sound EP includes stellar remixes from Mr [...]

• Crystal Fighters - Champion Sound (Regal Safari Remix)
• Crystal Fighters - Champion Sound (Steep Remix)