The Crystal Method
Foundation Nightclub, Seattle, WA
07.18.14
Fresh off a new album, The Crystal Method set up shop at the Foundation Nightclub in Seattle on a bustling summer Friday night. Soon they will be putting to rest a string of tours that has reinvigorated their fan base, and put a serious exclamation point on a chapter that was in jeopardy after Scott Kirkland’s surgery. Their new work encompasses their old sounds while continuing to push their creative envelope, inviting a new audience while comforting the old.
This was a DJ set, and Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland peddled their wares in menacing rotation. Each spot was 10 to 15 minutes, remixing samples, pulling from their catalogue, and layering in their iconic, pulsing, analog synth sound. In his station, Jordan remained low key and focused on the turn tables. Kirkland, on the other hand, was very expressive, and at times looked like a roaring lion. Occasionally, he would pull his headphones forward and cover his eyes. One had to wonder what he was really seeing.
The club was mysteriously (and spectacularly) lit, and while huge fans blew balloons around the floor, go-go dancers clung to the hanging skywalks overhead. There wasn’t a still body in the house.
Foundation did a great job putting this one together. It was, in all respects, a great show.
Review by T. Monte
Photos by Sunny Martini
The Crystal Method
