# Alice Practice > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alice_Practice > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alice_Practice.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Practice > Source revision: 1288857178 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2006 EP by Crystal Castles Alice Practice EP by Crystal Castles Released July 9, 2006 (2006-07-09) Recorded 2005–2006 Genre Electropunk, experimental, chiptune Length 8:37 Label Merok Records Crystal Castles chronology Alice Practice (2006) Crystal Castles (2008) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Drowned in Sound [1] ***Alice Practice*** is the debut [extended play](/source/Extended_play) (EP) by the Canadian [electronic music](/source/Electronic_music) duo [Crystal Castles](/source/Crystal_Castles). It was released on July 9, 2006, through Merok Records. The release was limited to 500 copies on 7" [vinyl](/source/Phonograph_record) and sold out in three days. The cover of the EP features artwork by [Trevor Brown](/source/Trevor_Brown_(artist)) of [Madonna](/source/Madonna_(entertainer)) with a black eye. Brown sued the band, claiming that they had used his work without permission.[2] In 2008, Brown and the band came to a settlement in which he was paid for the rights to the image.[2] The title track, "Alice Practice", was claimed to be a [soundcheck](/source/Soundcheck) secretly recorded by the [sound engineer](/source/Audio_engineer) before the band launched into a five-song recording session in 2005.[3][4] This story has since been denied by [Alice Glass](/source/Alice_Glass), who claimed that [Ethan Kath](/source/Ethan_Kath) fictionalised the story to minimise her input into the band.[5][6] Crystal Castles later performed "Alice Practice" on an episode of the British television series *[Skins](/source/Skins_(TV_series))*. After being featured on the show, demand for the *Alice Practice* EP grew rapidly.[7] In October 2011, *[NME](/source/NME)* rated the song number 29 on its list of "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years".[8] The track "Air War" garnered attention from prominent indie website [Pitchfork Media](/source/Pitchfork_Media). The track "Dolls" is exclusive to the *Alice Practice* EP and is not available on any other official release. ## Track listing 1. "Alice Practice" – 2:16 1. "Dolls" – 1:33 1. "Air War" – 2:28 1. "Love and Caring" – 2:20 ## See also - [List of controversial album art](/source/List_of_controversial_album_art) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Drowned in Sound"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120405143824/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/7730/reviews/1000765). Archived from [the original](http://drownedinsound.com/releases/7730/reviews/1000765) on 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2009-03-13. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-castles_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-castles_2-1) Thompson, Paul (23 September 2008). ["Crystal Castles, Artist Settle Madonna Image Dispute | Pitchfork"](https://pitchfork.com/news/33548-crystal-castles-artist-settle-madonna-image-dispute/). *pitchfork.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20161004042326/http://pitchfork.com/news/33548-crystal-castles-artist-settle-madonna-image-dispute/) from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [complex.com: Indie introduction](http://www.complex.com/blog_galleries/indie-intro-5-things-you-need-to-know-about-crystal-castles/their-first-single-was-a-mistake) read 2010-06-11 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Plan_4-0)** Gillen, Kieron. ["Crystal Castles Interview"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080103053445/http://www.planbmag.com/content/view/492/42/). Plan B magazine. Archived from the original on 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2010-06-11. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Alice Glass Statement"](http://www.alice-glass.com/cc/). *alice-glass.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220217033750/https://alice-glass.com/cc/) from the original on February 17, 2022. Retrieved August 24, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Problematic Art and Crystal Castles' Legacy"](https://www.popmatters.com/crystal-castles-problematic-art-legacy). *PopMatters*. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2024-01-26. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [""Air War"/ "Lovers Who Uncover (Little Ones Remix)" \[MP3s\]"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070505230035/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/forkcast/40769#Crystal_Castles_Rising_Crystal_Castles_). *PitchforkMedia.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/forkcast/40769) on 2007-05-05. Retrieved 2007-04-08. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["150 Best Tracks Of The Past 15 Years"](https://www.nme.com/list/150-best-tracks-of-the-past-15-years/248648/page/13). *NME*. Retrieved 2016-05-13. ## External links - [Lyrics](http://crystalcastles.com/releases/crystal-castles/) at official website. v t e Crystal Castles Alice Glass Ethan Kath Edith Frances Studio albums Crystal Castles (2008) Crystal Castles (2010) III Amnesty (I) Extended plays Alice Practice Celestica Doe Deer Singles "Crimewave" "Air War" "Courtship Dating" "Vanished" "Celestica" "Doe Deer" "Baptism" "Not in Love" (featuring Robert Smith) "Plague" "Wrath of God" "Frail" Related Discography Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group This 2000s electronic music album-related article is a stub. 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