They quickly played ‘Divided by Night’ from their new album of the same name (which was killer). As the show progressed I noticed that aside from some modulated speaking there were no songs featuring lyrics during the set. Generally their albums are a mix of vocal and non-vocal tracks, in fact their first single, the amazing "Drown in the Now," features the Jewish reggae rapper Matisyahu. While I really like "Drown in the Now" I generally prefer their tracks with no vocals so this set really resonated with me.
As The Crystal Method proceeded to perform the energy level in the club was incredibly high. Most were moving and dancing to the amazing mixes (me included) and the boys seemed to be enjoying themselves. The entire production was top notch with a varied and spectacular light show, amazing technical sound production and near flawless playing from The Crystal Method.
The only downside was that I felt it was over far too soon. They took the stage just after 9PM and were done by 10:40 PM. I was also really surprised that there was no post show act, by 11PM the club was emptying and the lights were raised. The energy level in the club was so high and then crashed a short time laterr.
Luckily Montreal is a city that never sleeps and I was able to keep partying at various clubs until nearly 5AM, but none of the other DJ’s came anywhere close to The Crystal Methods sheer mixing genius. Their set was legendary (if a little short) and is one of my top club experiences to date.
The Crystal Method are currently performing a North American tour and their new album, Divided by Night, can be sampled via stream at iLike. I would highly recommend that anyone who enjoys Electonica or the club/DJ scene make an effort to attend their shows.
Article comments
1 - Jay Woz
I've never seen any off their shows before. I went to this one on short notice. I WAS BLOWN AWAY. What a great time it was in Tempe Arizona. I was tempted to follow them to Tucson the next night, but I couldn't hear for 2 days!!!
2 - JahWoo
I'm seeing them saturday night for about the 8th time..only the second time doing a live set though so hopefully it's as good as your show was.
3 - Chocokitty
Do you happen to know what time they played? Going to see them today, with other bands, but don't want to get there too early