The Crystal Method, comprised of Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan, is one of the few American techno acts that have gained international recognition. Unlike most European acts that have ambient, jazz, or dance influence, these boys from Las Vegas are All-American: their sound is harsh, aggressive and funky, rooted in hip-hop, rap and industrial. They have only one album called Vegas (music from which is very often used in movie trailers [eg. Mystery Men and Gone in Sixty Seconds] and advertisements because it's so in-your-face), but have done a handful of remixes and collaborated with various rap artists like Method Man and Old Dirty Bastard. Their lack of album since 1997 is starting to hurt (even though Vegas still sells fairly well) since you can only tour so long, and it would be a shame to see this act fade.