About this song
- “Baptism” is a hyper-charged collision of trance-driven synths, frantic bleeps, and Alice Glass’s primal shrieks—Crystal Castles wield fear and beauty like twin blades. The track’s morse-code verses sting, while the pounding rhythm body-slams you into a dark alley of euphoric intensity. The official video, released on October 8, 2010, combines Glass’s frantic vocals with glitch-heavy digital effects and surreal imagery of a burning house. It’s an aesthetic acid trip that underlines inner and outer turmoil. Co-written by Ethan Kath, Alice Glass, and Luke Leeder, and produced by Kath with Jacknife Lee, the song was born from a blend of icy Icelandic churches, Detroit garages, and remote Canadian cabins. “Baptism” feels like a ritual of sonic rebirth. Though it charted modestly—#87 in Scotland and #16 on the UK Dance Chart—critics praised its contrast between melody and menace, intimacy and aggression. Silent Radio described it as “melody intertwined with intimidation … hugging with one hand and pushing away with the other.” The “No Age” remix transforms the trance elements into drone-laden feedback halos while preserving Glass’s iconic vocal shriek. It’s a different but equally haunting take on the original. “Baptism” is less a song than a passage—a sonic cleansing in a baptismal pool of noise and angst. It's Glass’s voice breaking through the tumult, a cathartic scream rising above the machine. The track captures a crucial moment in the band’s arc: raw vulnerability wrapped in confrontational art; a ritual of passage shaped by both collaboration and internal fracture. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply. — lastfm
- "Baptism" is a song recorded by the Canadian electronic music duo Crystal Castles for their second studio album, Crystal Castles (2010). It was released on July 26, 2010, through Fiction and Last Gang as the third and final single from the album. — wikipedia
