these guys helped pioneer electronic music hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome
music hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome
music hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
to watchmojo.com and today we’re
to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with the Crystal Method
so how did you guys initially get
so how did you guys initially get together and realize that you’re both
together and realize that you’re both
together and realize that you’re both into electronic music we just started
into electronic music we just started
into electronic music we just started separately kind of working on some kind
separately kind of working on some kind
separately kind of working on some kind of electronic music we’ve worked at the
of electronic music we’ve worked at the
of electronic music we’ve worked at the same place have part-time jobs with this
same place have part-time jobs with this
same place have part-time jobs with this Smiths food and drug so we need to know
Smiths food and drug so we need to know
Smiths food and drug so we need to know each other a time and then one day I
each other a time and then one day I
each other a time and then one day I just saw this guy like walking into the
just saw this guy like walking into the
just saw this guy like walking into the break room with a drum machine so yes we
break room with a drum machine so yes we
break room with a drum machine so yes we became fast friends and we put all our
became fast friends and we put all our
became fast friends and we put all our gear together I was like 88 or something
gear together I was like 88 or something
gear together I was like 88 or something like that like wow yeah 20 years ago now
like that like wow yeah 20 years ago now
like that like wow yeah 20 years ago now who have been the Crystal methods
who have been the Crystal methods
who have been the Crystal methods influences like a lot of classic rock
influences like a lot of classic rock
influences like a lot of classic rock you know a lot of 70s rock and soul and
you know a lot of 70s rock and soul and
you know a lot of 70s rock and soul and and also some disco but then you know
and also some disco but then you know
and also some disco but then you know Depeche Mode new order Public Enemy a
Depeche Mode new order Public Enemy a
Depeche Mode new order Public Enemy a lot of classic rock sounds and then a
lot of classic rock sounds and then a
lot of classic rock sounds and then a lot of dance music and then a lot of
lot of dance music and then a lot of
lot of dance music and then a lot of electronic
he does like things that I’m not into
he does like things that I’m not into like what’s that song from that chicken
like what’s that song from that chicken
like what’s that song from that chicken he’s that beautiful my guilty pleasure
he’s that beautiful my guilty pleasure
he’s that beautiful my guilty pleasure sir and how would you say the scene
sir and how would you say the scene
sir and how would you say the scene itself has changed since you guys
itself has changed since you guys
itself has changed since you guys started like the beginning of our career
started like the beginning of our career
started like the beginning of our career sort of was the heyday of the rave scene
sort of was the heyday of the rave scene
sort of was the heyday of the rave scene the electron was coming into its own and
the electron was coming into its own and
the electron was coming into its own and you know and that was great especially
you know and that was great especially
you know and that was great especially for our first album but we kind of
for our first album but we kind of
for our first album but we kind of always knew that it was kind of Evan
always knew that it was kind of Evan
always knew that it was kind of Evan flow as far as electronic music in the
flow as far as electronic music in the
flow as far as electronic music in the mainstream especially in the state
mainstream especially in the state
mainstream especially in the state square dance music is sort of frowned
square dance music is sort of frowned
square dance music is sort of frowned upon a little bit you know and it’s
upon a little bit you know and it’s
upon a little bit you know and it’s great to get an infusion of new genres
great to get an infusion of new genres
great to get an infusion of new genres of music you know the whole French
of music you know the whole French
of music you know the whole French electro sound I think has really helped
electro sound I think has really helped
electro sound I think has really helped out I think it’ll just continue to
out I think it’ll just continue to
out I think it’ll just continue to change and develop and get better
change and develop and get better
change and develop and get better now you guys collaborated quite a bit on
now you guys collaborated quite a bit on
now you guys collaborated quite a bit on this new album which is I think
this new album which is I think
this new album which is I think something that is a bit new why did you
something that is a bit new why did you
something that is a bit new why did you guys decide to do this we just wanted to
guys decide to do this we just wanted to
guys decide to do this we just wanted to follow every song to its natural
follow every song to its natural
follow every song to its natural conclusion we didn’t want to cut any
conclusion we didn’t want to cut any
conclusion we didn’t want to cut any corners there was a great effort to
corners there was a great effort to
corners there was a great effort to reach out to people and send tracks to
reach out to people and send tracks to
reach out to people and send tracks to people that we were into just like what
people that we were into just like what
people that we were into just like what we did with the studio we we didn’t cut
we did with the studio we we didn’t cut
we did with the studio we we didn’t cut any corners we’ve built a really
any corners we’ve built a really
any corners we’ve built a really beautiful studio that that will allow us
beautiful studio that that will allow us
beautiful studio that that will allow us to have a place to record for that you
to have a place to record for that you
to have a place to record for that you know hopefully the rest of our career
know hopefully the rest of our career
know hopefully the rest of our career and I think that knowing that we’ve
and I think that knowing that we’ve
and I think that knowing that we’ve spent the time to do that we should
spent the time to do that we should
spent the time to do that we should really spend the time to make the album
really spend the time to make the album
really spend the time to make the album that we want to make and I think that
that we want to make and I think that
that we want to make and I think that led to or if he was really talented
led to or if he was really talented
led to or if he was really talented people in each song feels to both of us
people in each song feels to both of us
people in each song feels to both of us that it went to where it needed to go
thank you very much guys all right thank
thank you very much guys all right thank you thank you
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