Notorious over the last ten-plus years for enduring dancefloor anthems such as Now Is The Time and Keep Hope Alive, a willingness to collaborate with an array of talent including rock’s vocal elite, like Scott Weiland and Filter’s Richard Patrick– the duo also managed to succeed in the remix, film soundtrack, television, gaming and advertising worlds. Their platinum-status debut album Vegas (released in 1997) is one of the biggest selling electronic albums of all time, landing them in the top five of best selling electronic acts in America. They scored the film London, as well as the themes for TV shows Bones and Third Watch and were the first act to work with Nike for their running soundtrack series, but it’s Divided By Night that takes The Crystal Method to new heights.

 

Opening up with title track Divided By Night, TCM quickly illustrate their slick, crisp electronic production, perfectly setting the bar for the rest of the album. Drown in the Now is The Crystal Method’s infectious collaboration with mic master Matisyahu that makes a unique and memorable musical statement. “We met Matisyahu at a festival in British Columbia last July,” Scott Kirkland explains. “His tour manager approached us about him joining us onstage for a song and we thought it was a cool idea. He came by our trailer and we played him 'High Roller' off Vegas [the duo’s 1997 album] and he thought it was great. He came out with us about an hour later and his performance was magical. From there we knew we wanted to work with him. He delivered something unique that helped create a great vibe for the rest of the album.”

 

Elsewhere, Kling to the Wreckage is equally breathtaking, albeit remarkably different, as She Wants Revenge frontman Justin Warfield puts his fierce delivery atop an exhilarating soundscape. Other high-calibre guests on Divided By Night also include New Order bassist Peter Hook (on the groove-laden Blunts & Robots and Dirty Thirty), Metric front-woman Emily Haines and drummer Samantha Maloney, formerly of Hole and Peaches (on the hook-injected Come Back Clean), indie chanteuse Meiko (on the atmospheric Falling Hard), one-time Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle (on the optimistic Slipstream) and hip-hop up-and-comers LMFAO (on the party anthem Sine Language).

 

Whether it’s bringing in live drums or lining up collaborations with talents from the vast spectrum of pop sub-genres, The Crystal Method has managed to put a distinctly American face on the European-dominated electronic movement.

 

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DIVIDED BY THE NIGHT: TRACKLIST

 

1. Divided By Night 
2. Dirty Thirty (featuring Peter Hook)
3. Drown in the Now (featuring Matisyahu)
4. Kling to the Wreckage (featuring Justin Warfield)
5. Smile? 
6. Sine Language (featuring LMFAO)
7. Double Down Under 
8. Come Back Clean (featuring Emily Haines)
9. Slipstream (featuring Jason Lytle)
10. Black Rainbows (featuring Stefanie King Warfield)
11 Blunts & Robots (featuring Peter Hook) 
12. Falling Hard (featuring Meiko)