вЂњChess MessвЂќ (samples вЂњMy Little Droid Needs a HandвЂќ by Lo-Bat) вЂњBitter HeartsвЂќ (samples вЂњMy Little Droid Needs a HandвЂќ by Lo-Bat вЂњSundayвЂќ by Covox) вЂњInsecticonвЂќ (samples вЂњMy Little Droid Needs a HandвЂќ by Lo-Bat вЂњSundayвЂќ by Covox) вЂњMother Knows BestвЂќ (samples вЂњTizzyвЂќ by Lo-Bat, вЂњSundayвЂќ by Covox) вЂњLoving and CaringвЂќ (samples вЂњSundayвЂќ by Covox) Though they do not specify the songs in the article, the tracks Crystal Castles have been specifically accused ( here and here) of using samples from Lo-Bat and Covox are: They also claim Crystal Castles employed a drum beat from another chip music artist, Covox, вЂin no less than fourвЂ¦songs.'вЂќ). The most important part of PitchforkвЂ™s article is a statement from Crystal Castles member Ethan Kath in response to PitchforkвЂ™s summary of the case laid against his group by 8bitpeoples (вЂњ8bitpeoples alleges that the duo вЂviolated every term of the licenseвЂ™ in its use of music created by one of the collectiveвЂ™s artists, a musician called Lo-Bat.

Images of Crystal Castles and fans by icanteachyouhowtodoit. Sadly, what they donвЂ™t say reveals far more than what they do. Lo-BatвЂќ (which does not acknowledge the use of a Covox sample), and is newly available under a Creative Commons license.ДЄs our original Crystal Castles article was quoted extensively over at Pitchfork, we can only assume that the band decided to go straight to Pitchfork this time rather than face our line of questioning on the issue-because last week they responded to the controversy on the site. The band had no control over this and have never intended to release the track in digital or hard format.вЂќ) Still available at Lies RecordsвЂ™ MySpace, the track has been subtitled вЂњCC vs. A fan had ripped it to mp3 off the Myspace page without crediting the artist. Until now, the only official statement released to Torontoist was related to the track вЂњInsecticonвЂќ (вЂњвЂInsecticonвЂ™ is an unreleased bootleg/remix created in 2004, credited to Lo-Bat on Crystal CastlesвЂ™ secondary Myspace page. ItвЂ™s no secret that their manager Mikey Apples was unhappy with the story we published about Trevor Brown (you need only look at the comments section) when Topping contacted Apples with information about the latest accusation, telling the manager that Torontoist was interested in another story and wanted another statement from the band, Apples responded: вЂњLet me know when you feel like writing something positive about a local bandвЂ¦ just feels like you are contributing to a lot negative nonsense.вЂќ The newest accusation, Apples said, was вЂњnews to him,вЂќ and anyway, he claimed вЂњMy Little Droid Needs a HandвЂќ вЂњsounds little like oursвЂ¦which is not even an 8-bit tune.вЂќ

You might wonder why we havenвЂ™t mentioned this controversy before, but thatвЂ™s because weвЂ™ve been fruitlessly attempting to make contact with the band so that they could offer their side of the story.

The track has been shown to extensively sample the Lo-Bat track вЂњMy Little Droid Needs a HandвЂќ and the drums from the Covox track вЂњSunday,вЂќ a story initially broken on the 8bitcollective forum. The most famous case is the track вЂњInsecticon,вЂќ uploaded on the MySpace maintained by Lies Records, one of the record labels for the band. Have you been following the most recent Crystal Castles controversy? Broken well over a month ago (but only shortly after the Trevor Brown incident, covered here by David Topping), the claim is that Crystal Castles knowingly broke Creative Commons copyright licenses by misappropriating samples for several of their early songs. Photo of Alice Glass of Crystal Castles by jean hambourg.

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