The Crystal Method - Divided by Night (2009)

Haven't heard anything of The Crystal Method for a long while, I was never into them really, but I had some good references about them, so I downloaded this 2009 album and the first thing I noticed was the good amount of collaborations a thing which was even better, it gives to the album a different vibe and a fresher sound. 12 tracks of pure electronic magic, eclectic and even some pop around. You can hardly feel the long running of this album (over 1 hour).

There's a track with Matisyahu ("Drown in the now") that mixes his style with the provocative style of TCM, the result is exceptional, you know, Matisyahy vocals, analogue synths, catchy samplig...this track is a bomb, the chorus is one of the best things I've heard this year.

Another wonderful collaboration on this album that is amazing is "Come Back Clean" with Emily Haines, I've always thought that a female voice sounds better with good synths and samples. Pay attention to this track, we're gonna listen to it on a video game soon, I can assure that, it just has that feeling.

The closing track, "Falling Hard" featuring some female or band called Meiko is a great track to close with, a down tempo ballad with good lyrics and even better vocals. This is one of that songs you can listen on a rainy day or at the end of a wild and funny night at some raver club.

Take a listen to this album, maybe it hasn't received a lot of attention but, this is a piece of quality.

Songs I liked most: Falling Hard, Drown in the now, Divided by night, Dirty Thirty, Come Back Clean.

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