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  Years Active 1993 -present
  Origin Los Angeles, California , USA
  Music Genre Big Beat <br> Breakbeat
  Record Label Outpost / Geffen <br> V2 Records
  Current Members Ken Jordan <br> Scott Kirkland


The Crystal Method is an Electronic Music duo consisting of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland . Along the same lines as The Chemical Brothers , Propellerheads , The Prodigy , and Fatboy Slim , they specialize in Breakbeat and Big Beat styles of music. Formed in 1993 , they did most of their earlier production work in an underground shelter lovingly referred to as "The Bomb Shelter" in the front yard of a rent 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; many people aren't aware of this, however, and still believe they work in the actual "bomb shelter", now a nickname for the studio setup.

The Crystal Method's music is broad in scope, and can be found in many modern shows and movies, including Fox Networks' .
The name Crystal Method is believed to originate from the drug metamphetamine's nickname "Crystal Meth". Several titles on the album Vegas in particular contains subtile references to the subject - examples are: Bad stone, She's my pusher, Trip like I do and many more.

The Crystal Method is also known to have Remixed other artists' tracks, such as Linkin Park 's track ''" Points Of Authority "'', the remix was called ''"Pts.Of.Athrty (The Crystal Method Remix)"'', and it can only be found on '' LP Underground 2.0 EP '', which is exclusivley available to LP Underground members. The group also collaborated with Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo in the making of an extremely well known music video.

The list of equipment used to create it is also quite large, with the Clavia Nord Lead being the instrument most closely associated with their style and sound. It provides many of the grittier leads and buzzes in the music and was the primary source of sound for their first album '' Vegas ''.


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EXTERNAL LINKS

  • The Crystal Method , the official site.

  • Temple of Boom , a fan site containing bootlegs of performances and DJ sets.

  • got meth? , a fan site containing information on TCM, including discography and lyrics.