Emerging from Australia, The Crystalline Effect have been called "a genre bending icestorm", combining elements of electro, EBM and trip hop with female vocals.
The band is a duo comprised of Elenor Rayner (vocals and lyrics) and Pete Crane (music) who met in 2002.
Their debut album "Glass" was released by European label Black Flames Records in 2005 resulting in great reviews worldwide, and in 2006 The Crystalline Effect released the "Blurred Edges" EP independantly.
When Black Flames Records closed down, The Crystalline Effect found a new home on Hungary's Advoxya Records and were due to release a new EP entitled "Do Not Open" in 2007. Though unfortunately a promo copy of "Do Not Open" leaked prior to the released date and within a few weeks had received thousands of downloads from numerous illegal mp3 sharing sites. "Do Not Open" was therefore cancelled by the label and an EP of new material entitled "Hypothermia" was released instead.
The Crystalline Effect have reached the dancefloor globally with remixes by internationally renowned artists such as Ivory Frequency, Negative Format, Implant, Neikka RPM, Blank, Urceus Exit, Dunkelwerk and many others. The Crystalline Effect have also been featured on well-known compilations such as "Fxxk The Mainstream" from VampireFreaks/Alfa-Matrix and "Interbreeeding" from BLC Productions, among many other appearances.
In 2008, The Crystalline Effect hit the European stages in full force with several concerts in Holland, Hungary, Estonia and Latvia in support of bands such as Hocico and Snog.
2008 will see the band's second full-length album "Identity".
Album - Identity - 2008 Tracklisting:
01 Blue Sea
02 How I Get Out
03 Ialundra
04 Researching Us
05 Life Has Failed You
06 When The World Ends
07 When You're Asleep
08 Five Ways To Run
09 One Time In Life
10 Radio Waves
11 Right
12 Reseaching Us (Lee Bulig remix)
13 When The World Ends (Endif remix)
14 Nothing Warms This Room (Tazman Module remix by Impact Pulse)
EP - Hypothermia - 2007 Tracklisting: 1 Only You Can See You listen 2 Hypothermia listen 3 Nothing Warms This Room listen 4 Easy To Begin listen 5 When The World Ends (Blank remix) listen 6 Jagged Edges (Negative Format remix) listen 7 One Time In Life (Deepthroat remix by Schyzzo.com) listen 8 Nothing Warms This Room (cB remix) listen 9 Easy To Begin (Dance Puppet Grand Parade remix by Urceus Exit) listen 10 Nothing Warms This Room (Implant remix) listen 11. Do Not Open listen 12 Jagged Edges listen 13 Only You Can See You (remix) listen 14 Nothing Warms This Room (Neikka RPM remix) listen
Mastered by Len Lemeire @ The Implant Plant. Artwork by UserDX. Advoxya Shop
EP - "Blurred Edges" 2006: Tracklisting:
1. One Time In Life
2. Nothing Warms This Room
3. When The World Ends
4. Another Rainy Day (remix)
5. Why Do I Hate Myself (remix)
6. Poetry (Alien Produkt remix)
7. Gabriel (Stark remix)
Blurred Edges CDs have been sold out. The EP is is available digitally through iTunes and eMule, etc.
Album - "Glass" 2005: Tracklisting - disc one:
1. Vampyric Touch
2. Why Do I Hate Myself
3. Another Rainy Day
4. At 6 O'Clock
5. Glass
6. 10k
7. Gabriel
8. Primitive Line
9. Ideologically Illogical
10. I Feel Fear, Cold, Alone
11. Poetry
12. Uncertainty
Disc Two:
1. Why Do I Hate Myself (Tankt remix)
2. Another Rainy Day (Numb remix by Angel Theory)
3. Why Do I Hate Myself (Ivory Frequency remix)
4. At 6 O'clock (Skoyz remix)
5. Gabriel (Fallen Angel remix by Angelspit)
6. At 6 O'clock (Stark remix)
7. Another Rainy Day (CTRLer remix)
8. Why Do I Hate Myself (AZ-Rotator remix)
9. Uncertainty (Implant remix)
10. Another Rainy Day (Dunkelwerk remix)
11. Poetry (Dandelion Wine remix)
12. Uncertainty (Sobriquet remix)
Glass is also available digitally from stores such as iTunes, etc.
Remixes:
Angelspit - Get Even (The Crystalline Effect remix)
Implant - Surface Tension (The Crystalline Effect remix)
Skoyz - Distorted Dreams (The Crystalline Effect remix)
Alien Produkt - Detestable Envy (The Crystalline Effect remix)
Streeturchin - Blown Away (The Crystalline Effect remix)
The Crystalline Effect - Another Rainy Day (remix)
The Crystalline Effect - Why Do I Hate Myself (remix)
The Crystalline Effect - Easy to Begin (remix)
The Crystalline Effect - When You're Asleep (remix)
The Crystalline Effect - Jagged Edges (Advoxya mix)
The Crystalline Effect - Nothing Warms This Room (Machines Against Hunger mix)
Compilation Appearances
Machines Against Hunger (Sigsaly Transmissions 2CD comp)
Fxxk the Mainstream (Alfa-Matrix vs VampireFreaks 4CD comp)
PABS (2007) - Advoxya Records
Interbreeding VIII - Elements Of Violence
Crash Frequency Vol.2
Crash Frequency Vol.1
State Of Synthpop 2005
Synthphony Remixed! Vol.4
Dark Horizons 2006
Dark Horizons 2007
Dark Horizons 2008
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