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November 12, 2008

Crystal Castles Get Technological For Toshiba

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Alice Glass topping the NME Cool List isn't so surprising when you consider how she and (to a lesser degree) Ethan Kath have tapped the hep zeitgeist. From the controversy over their merch and accusations of plagiarism down to Glass's perfectly angled hair and perfectly black eye makeup, it's as if the duo's dark fashion-forward 8-bit excursions were hatched by a computer program using Vice and lastnightsparty-approved algorithms. She's that realm's ideal pinup. Fitting, then, that CC's "Air War" would be the soundtrack for this Toshiba clip, ostensibly "the world's first timesculpture advert."

Thanks for the tip, Gustav. If the technology escaped you, here's the making of "the world's first timesculpture" advertisement.

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Diskobox

I dig it.

Posted by: Diskobox profile link at 11/12/08 8:00 PM | Reply
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Chris

Excuse me while my head explodes...

Posted by: Chris profile link at 11/12/08 8:29 PM | Reply
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yeah ditto, my brain just melted.

Posted by: corey at 11/12/08 9:25 PM | Reply
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Alice Glass is the hottest girl my eyes have ever seen.

Posted by: Adam at 11/12/08 9:43 PM | Reply
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that commercial is pretty sick. i want to know how they did that asap. i don't care what they're selling unless it can make commercials like that. and i love CC and the song Airwar

Posted by: Mandy at 11/12/08 10:24 PM | Reply
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Great vid. But not a fan of CC. The track fit well though.

Posted by: Ghost at 11/13/08 12:44 AM | Reply
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i act thought the song didnt work with the video at all, and i really like crystal castles...

Posted by: Noodles at 11/13/08 1:01 AM | Reply
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EmanuelV

This is dope.

Posted by: EmanuelV profile link at 11/13/08 3:11 AM | Reply
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Sexual Robotics

How neat, another crystal (something) band

Posted by: Sexual Robotics profile link at 11/13/08 9:32 AM | Reply
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oh my lord! crystal castle suck so hard on the fat cock of the hype machine! so do all other crystal _________ bands. why dont they all just die already?

Posted by: crystal hater at 11/13/08 2:59 PM | Reply
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Crystal Castles fuck my ears hard. They will be hyped because they are really, really fucking good. The song in the commercial is 1 of 16 amazing tracks on their album.

Posted by: Crystal Lover at 11/14/08 3:26 AM | Reply
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