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Ethan Kath
Ethan Kath performing with Crystal Castles at the Popped! Music Festival.
Ethan Kath performing with Crystal Castles at the Popped! Music Festival.
Background information
Birth nameClaudio Paolo Palmieri
Also known asEthan Deth
BornDecember 28, 1977
OriginToronto, Ontario, Canada
GenresElectronic, noise, experimental, dream pop, indietronica, synthpop, punk rock, heavy metal, electropunk, IDM, witch house
InstrumentVarious
Years active2000–present
Labels

Claudio Paolo Palmieri[1][2][3][4] known professionally as Ethan Kath, is the producer of Crystal Castles.

Rolling Stone named Crystal Castles the #1 Icons of 20 Years of Lollapalooza.[5] Kath and his band Crystal Castles received the John Peel Award For Innovation at the 2011 NME Awards.[6] Crystal Castles' debut album was included in NME's "Top 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade" list at #39.[7]

Biography

Kath was born to Italian parents in Toronto, Ontario. Prior to Crystal Castles, Kath played different instruments in many bands. At age 15, he played drums in Jakarta, an anarchist-hardcore band. Later, he was the bassist in a garage-metal band called Kill Cheerleader.[8] He was also in a two-piece folk band which ended in tragedy with the death of his friend and bandmate, Pino Placentile.[9]

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 over the years.[9]

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Discography

With Crystal Castles

Main article: Crystal Castles discography

References

  1. ^ "BMI Repertoire - Songwriter/Composer: PALMIERI CLAUDIO PAOLO". BMI. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  2. ^ Lindsay, Cam (7 March 2008). "Secret Identity of Crystal Castles' "Ethan" Revealed!". Exclaim. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. ^ Beason, Andrew (1 November 2012). "Crystal Castles Make the Ballroom Bounce". Vancouver Weekly. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  4. ^ Errett, Joshua (27 April 2009). "Caring for Castles". NOW Toronto. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Lollapalooza Through the Years". rollingstone.com Celebs. rollingstone.com. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Crystal Castles get John Peel Award For Innovation at Shockwaves NME Awards". NME.com Celebs. NME.com. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  7. ^ Magazine, NME. "The Top 100 Greatest Albums of the Decade". NME. Retrieved 2011-08-21.
  8. ^ Magazine, SPIN. "Kill Cheerleader". SPIN. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  9. ^ a b "Crystal Castles Interview, mp3s, secret show!". Sparks vs Space blog. June 12, 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
  10. ^ {{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/alice-glass-accuses-crystal-castles-co-founder-ethan-kath-of-rape-and-assault/>In October 2017, Alice Glass posted a statement on her official website explaining her departure from Crystal Castles, accusing co-founder Ethan Kath of sexual, physical and mental abuse. The accusations detail the abuse starting when Glass was 15 and began recording with Kath, and escalated until her eventual departure from Crystal Castles. Kath responded the same day in a statement issued to Pitchfork through his attorney, where he called the accusations "pure fiction" and said he was consulting with his lawyers as to his legal options.
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