The Crystal Method

The Crystal Method has the ability to make heavily catchy and danceable electronic music and to see them perform it live is almost indescribable.
Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan of The Crystal Method know how to make a show interesting. During live performances Scott and Ken are located behind their mountains of synthesizers blasting their original brand of trip-hop music that has made them so lauded in the electronic music scene. All of The Crystal Method’s music is highly danceable with loud, thumping bass and drums, and punchy synthesizer leads resonating over the pounding sound of the rhythm. The band also uses many samples and adds many effects such as delay and reverb to vocals to create psychedelic sounds. The music also has the tendency to build up to epic sounds. It starts from smooth electronic sounds and builds itself up to an ultimate crescendo where the whole crowd goes insane to the breakdown.
The light show is perhaps the greatest part of The Crystal Method performance. All kinds and colors of lights are flashing and strobing everywhere creating an entrancing and invigorating atmosphere almost similar to a rave. There are smoke cannons on stage that will spontaneously blast smoke all over the stage creating an epic vibe to the performance. There is also usually a video screen at the back of the stage during The Crystal Method’s performance that is showing wild visuals and psychedelic patterns. The crowd is always enthusiastic at the band’s performance by jumping up and down to the beat, and loosing themselves to the music with their fierce dancing. The Crystal Method is guaranteed to put on a fantastic show with great surprises. They always are coming up with interesting renditions of songs with their sampling, like the time they turned a Black Sabbath song into an electronic breakdown. Whatever The Crystal Method does visually and musically they can’t seem to do anything wrong.