''Doe Deer'' is a song from

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-based band,

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, released on their second self-titled album, ''

''. The release was limited to 500 copies on 12" vinyl. The EP was a special release for UK's record store day. Prior to the release, Doe Deer was played on UK's Radio 1, and rips began to circulate around the internet. The 12" gained special attention because three unreleased tracks from 2004 were featured as B-sides to the lead track. The song was featured in the episode "Nick" of Season 5 of '' Skins''.

Composition

Doe Deer was written by

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 o ...

, with additional recording from Matthew Wagner. The official lyrics for the song are stated as being the word "deathray" repeated numerous times. The vocals are, in fact, sampled from one of their earlier songs from 2004, "Insectica", which was given its official release on the Doe Deer EP. Doe Deer#Physical track list Around the 0:53 mark of the song Insectica the word "deathray" is audibly being sung by

Alice Glass Margaret Osborn (born 25 August 1988), known professionally as Alice Glass, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is the co-founder and former frontwoman of the electronic band Crystal Castles. In 2014, she embarked on a solo career. She rel ...

. This is exactly the same as the repeated version throughout Doe Deer.

Accolades

Track listing

#"Doe Deer" – 1:37 #"Seed" (2004 Version) – 1:43 #"Insectica" (2004 Version) – 1:48 #"Mother Knows Best" (2004 Version) – 2:01

References

2006 EPs Crystal Castles (band) albums {{2000s-indietronica-album-stub