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Glass Candy Is An American Electro Band From Portland Oregon United States That Formed In 1996. The Band Consists Of Vocalist Ida No And Guitarist/synthesist/general Producer Johnny Jewel. While The Band's Early Work Blended Noise Rock With Electropop Their Later Work Incorporates Italo Disco. The Band Is Known For Evolving Through The Years Since Their Original Collaboration And Experimenting With Various Musical Genres. They Have Released A Number Of Albums Since The Early 2000s Their Most Recent Being 2008's Deep Gems. Glass Candy Was Formed By Ida No From Vancouver Washington And Johnny Jewel From Austin Texas In 1996. The Two Began Working Together In Portland Oregon Just Across The Columbia River From No's Hometown Of Vancouver Washington. No Describes Their Early Work As "droney And Weird." Their First Two Singles Which They Self-Released Under The Name "Glass Candy & The Shattered Theatre" Were "Metal Gods" 2001 And A Cover Of Josie Cotton's "Johnny Are You Queer" 2002 . They Toured With The Convocation Of... In 2001 And Released A Live Album That Year On Vermin Scum. Their First Studio Album Love Love Love Was Issued On Troubleman Unlimited In 2003. A Second Full-Length Followed On Troubleman The Next Year. Jewel Founded Italians Do It Better With Mike Simonetti As A Subsidiary Of Troubleman. In 2007 Glass Candy Released Their Third Album B/E/A/T/B/O/X On This Label To Considerable Critical Praise. In Late 2008 A Rarities B-Sides And Remix Album Was Released Under The Name Deep Gems. In A Review Of Deep Gems Spin Magazine Referred To The Band As "an Eccentric Portland Pair" That "spook The Dance Floor".
Glass Candy Songs Were Used For A Chloe Runway Show As Well As Used By Karl Lagerfeld For The Spring/Summer '08 Chanel Haute Couture Fashion Show And The Fall/Winter One Of '08/'09.
Recently Glass Candy's "Digital Versicolour" Was Used In The Soundtrack To Nicolas Winding Refn's Feature Length Film Bronson. Current Members
Ida No - Vocals
Johnny Jewel Formerly Known As John David V. - Drums Programming Former Members
Avalon Kalin - Drums
Jimi Hey - Drums
Dusty Sparkles - Saxophone And Drums Discography Smashed Candy Vermin Scum 2001 Love Love Love Troubleman Unlimited 2003 Life After Sundown Troubleman Unlimited 2004 Iko Troubleman Unlimited 2005 "I Always Say Yes 12" Main " Italians Do It Better 2007 B/E/A/T/B/O/X Italians Do It Better 2007 Miss Broadway Vinyl 12" " Italians Do It Better 2008 Deep Gems Italians Do It Better 2008

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