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Genre: Electronica
Release Date: 08/26/1997

Perhaps it's unfair to label the Crystal Method as an American Chemical Brothers, since they are contemporaries of, not successors to, the English duo, but the comparison makes sense. Like the Chemicals, the Crystal Method is into big beats. There isn't much subtlety to their music, but there doesn't need to be, since their heady fusion of classic, late-'80s hip-hop, rave, techno, and rock is intoxicating on its own. Vegas, the duo's debut album, rushes by in a quasi-psychedelic blur, occasionally stopping for ambient detours. There aren't any revelations along the way, but the Crystal Method does this crossover techno well, which makes Vegas a pleasure.

~Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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Howie Weinberg - Mastering
The Crystal Method - Producer
The Crystal Method - Main Performer
The Crystal Method - Mixing
Katrina Dickson - Photography
Eli Bonerz - Art Direction
Eli Bonerz - Design
Heiji Morishita - Design
Trixy Reiss - Vocals

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Release Date: 08/26/1997
Genre: elec