Vanished (Crystal Castles song)
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"Vanished" is a single by Crystal Castles
. It was released on Play It Again Sam Records on July 21, 2008, despite the fact that the release was supposed to be canceled. The band did not want to release the song as a single and did not approve of the track listing or the artwork. "Tell Me What to Swallow" beat demo was a rejected remix by a French producer, not produced by Ethan Kath
, but somehow the song appeared on the release. The vocals are sampled from the track "Sex City" from Van She
.
as "just sensational, a weightless, sleekly designed electro-disco anthem".
Crystal Castles (band)
Crystal Castles are an experimental electronic band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, consisting of producer Ethan Kath and lyricist and vocalist Alice Glass. Crystal Castles are known for their chaotic live shows and their lo-fi home productions. The duo released many limited EPs between 2006 and...
. It was released on Play It Again Sam Records on July 21, 2008, despite the fact that the release was supposed to be canceled. The band did not want to release the song as a single and did not approve of the track listing or the artwork. "Tell Me What to Swallow" beat demo was a rejected remix by a French producer, not produced by Ethan Kath
Ethan Kath
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. Ethan Kath and his band Crystal Castles received the John Peel Award For Innovation at the 2011 NME Awards...
, but somehow the song appeared on the release. The vocals are sampled from the track "Sex City" from Van She
Van She
Van She is an electropop band formed in 2005 in Sydney, Australia, with Matt Van Schie on bass guitar/vocals, Tomek Archer on drums/sequencer, Michael Di Francesco on synth/guitar and Nicholas Routledge on vocals/guitar...
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Reception
"Vanished" were received positively by critics, being described by NMENME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
as "just sensational, a weightless, sleekly designed electro-disco anthem".