On their new track, In The Summer, Crystal Fighters continue to produce their own groundbreaking brand of folky electronica. Combining ecstatic electronic wizardry with traditional Basque folk instruments, captivating vocals and catchy, jocund lyrics.
Imagine a Basque native in a swooshy dress, atop a sunny mountain, banging a tabor drum, dancing happily to a frenzy of electronic beats. The juxtaposition of the two genres seems unimaginable at the best of times. Jumbling folk music and contemporary electronica conjures up a hodgepodge of noise, not to friendly on the ears. (Picture Joan Baez strumming a synth guitar, or Chromeo ditching their talk box for a harmonica). But Crystal Fighters music is anything but unfriendly to the ears. It is a unique fusion, producing a genre defying sound that scintillates and sets the band apart from their contemporaries.
As the band do the rounds at the festivals this July and August, this song will definitely be a crowd pleaser and as essential to Summer as the flake in the your 99.
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