"Celestica" is the first single from Crystal Castles' second album, ''

Crystal Castles Crystal Castles was a Canadian electronic music group formed in 2006 in Toronto, Ontario, formed by songwriter-producer Ethan Kath and singer-songwriter Alice Glass, who later left and was replaced by Edith Frances. Crystal Castles were known ...

''. The single was released digitally as an EP, featuring the three B-sides on the ''

Doe Deer ''Doe Deer'' is a song from Toronto-based band, Crystal Castles, released on their second self-titled album, ''Crystal Castles''. The release was limited to 500 copies on 12" vinyl. The EP was a special release for UK's record store day. Prior to ...

'' 12" EP. This single also included a single mix of "Celestica". A no-budget video for the track was released as well, directed by Rob Hawkins, a friend of the band. No official artwork has been presented for the single. The song is said to have some relation to the Canadian factory

Celestica Celestica Inc. is a Canadian multinational electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. History Leadership Celestica's President and CEO is Rob Mionis. Mionis took over leadership on 1 August 2015 a ...

in which

Ethan Kath Claudio Paolo Palmieri known professionally as Ethan Kath, is a co-founder and songwriter/producer for Crystal Castles and previously the bassist of Kïll Cheerleadër and Die Mannequin. ''Rolling Stone'' named Crystal Castles icons of 20 Years of ...

said that one of the workers allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a tub of hot plastic but they still used the plastic to make products.

Track listing

#"Celestica" (album mix) – 3:50 #"Seed" (2004 version) – 1:48 #"Insectica" (2004 version) – 1:42 #"Mother Knows Best" (2004 version) – 2:01 #"Celestica" (single mix) – 3:47

Personnel

*Ethan Kath –

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, mixing *Alice Glass –

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References

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