Ethan Kath
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| Ethan Kath | |
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 Ethan Kath performing with Crystal Castles at the Popped! Music Festival. |
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| Background information | |
| Born | December 25, 1982 |
| Origin | Toronto, Canada |
| Genres | Electronic Noise Experimental Indie Folk Punk Metal IDM |
| Years active | 1999–Present |
| Labels | Lies, Merok, Trouble, Lovepump, Fiction |
| Associated acts | Crystal Castles, Jakarta, Kill Cheerleader |
| Website | crystalcastles.com |
Ethan Kath is the producer and main songwriter of Crystal Castles.
Rolling Stone Magazine named Crystal Castles the #1 Icons of 20 Years of Lollapalooza.[1] Ethan Kath and his band Crystal Castles received the John Peel Award For Innovation at the 2011 NME Awards.[2] His debut album with the band Crystal Castles was included in NME's "Top 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade" list at #39.[2]
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[edit] History
Prior to his work in Crystal Castles, Kath played different instruments in many bands. As a teenager he played drums in an anarchist-punk band called Jakarta. Later he played bass in a garage-metal band, and guitar in a GG Allin cover-band. He was also in a 2-piece folk band, inspired by Leonard Cohen and Neil Young. The folk band ended with the death of his friend and band mate, Pino Placentile.[3] (Crystal Castles "I" and "II" are both dedicated to Pino Placentile).
Crystal Castles are known for the elusiveness of their off-stage lives and identities. Kath is routinely photographed wearing hoodies which obscure some or all of his face and has gone by a number of different aliases, creating confusion over his real name. His name is adapted from a nickname Alice Glass gave him, "Ethan Catheter". Glass named him after "the most uncomfortable thing ever."[3]
[edit] Equipment
Ethan Kath has been seen playing wide range of gear, ranging from vintage synthesizers to circuit bent keyboards.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ "Lollapalooza Through the Years". rollingstone.com Celebs. rollingstone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/lollapalooza-through-the-years-10-iconic-moments-in-style-20110809. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Crystal Castles get John Peel Award For Innovation at Shockwaves NME Awards". NME.com Celebs. NME.com. http://www.nme.com/news/crystal-castles--2/55118. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Crystal Castles Interview, mp3s, secret show!". Sparks vs Space blog. June 12, 2007. http://sparksvsspace.blogspot.com/2007/06/3-newer-cc-remixes.html. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
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