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Battles is an American rock band that formed in New York City in 2002. The group is composed of drummer John Stanier (formerly of Tomahawk and Helmet), guitarist/keyboardist Ian Williams (formerly of Don Caballero and Storm & Stress), guitarist Dave Konopka (formerly of Lynx), and guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Tyondai Braxton (son of Avantgarde Jazz musician Anthony Braxton).
Battles released three EPs in 2004, each on a different label (Cold Sweat, Monitor and Dim Mak). Their debut LP, Mirrored, was recorded by Keith Souza and released on 14 May 2007 to widespread critical acclaim, and it generated a fair amount of buzz in indie rock circles. Mirrored videos soon followed.
The album received an pretty high score of 9.1 in a Pitchfork Media review; “Atlas”, meanwhile, was voted “best single of the week” by NME, and received a glowing review in the UK’s Clash Magazine where comparisons were made to Glitter Beat. The band scored its first UK cover feature in May 2007, talking to Plan B Magazine about the making of Mirrored.
Drummer John Stanier’s yellow Tama drum kit is defined by an extremely high Zildjian K ride cymbal. He believes the ride cymbal is overused in drumming, so he wanted to make it more of an effort to play it. He has to jump up from his drum seat to hit it during live performances.
Battles released three EPs in 2004, each on a different label (Cold Sweat, Monitor and Dim Mak). Their debut LP, Mirrored, was recorded by Keith Souza and released on 14 May 2007 to widespread critical acclaim, and it generated a fair amount of buzz in indie rock circles. Mirrored videos soon followed.
The album received an pretty high score of 9.1 in a Pitchfork Media review; “Atlas”, meanwhile, was voted “best single of the week” by NME, and received a glowing review in the UK’s Clash Magazine where comparisons were made to Glitter Beat. The band scored its first UK cover feature in May 2007, talking to Plan B Magazine about the making of Mirrored.
Drummer John Stanier’s yellow Tama drum kit is defined by an extremely high Zildjian K ride cymbal. He believes the ride cymbal is overused in drumming, so he wanted to make it more of an effort to play it. He has to jump up from his drum seat to hit it during live performances.
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lubipa wrote:
come to f*cking prague! europe doesnt end in germany!
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riigo wrote:
whats math rock?
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BWalshy wrote:
please bring 65daysofstatic with you on your US tour!!!!
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joetrizzle wrote:
John Stainer is human drum machine, his precision is unmatched
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MajesticTwelve wrote:
one of the few interesting bands nowadays...
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HeyPetray wrote:
Come to the bay area!
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no-thanks wrote:
also, the solo on sanford and son absolutely cracks me up everytime. hilarious.
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alexheadrick wrote:
Wow, I've been sleeping on these guys. Just now listening to them (Mirrored) and loving it. I was looking for some good instrumental rock to wean me off my Tortoise obsession and found it. I've missed a few of their live shows but I'll check them out next time. I'm curious about this ride cymbal business. Zildjian K rides are pretty mild and jazzy, but I like the sound of the drummer's super-high ride gimmick.
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mathcore16 wrote:
they're ridiculously good live
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no-thanks wrote:
also, these are some wonky new songs. can't wait to see how they bring it all together.
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no-thanks wrote:
the cymbal is the battles flag. hence the height.
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Etothe3 wrote:
All I have to say to all us Battles fans is this: Zu! Zu! Zu! http://www.last.fm/music/Zu
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Tripolie wrote:
The drummer in Dirty Projectors has it that way as well.
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SavageHippy123 wrote:
@Crushyy - Drummer has his cymbal up so high as he think cymbals are over used in drumming, so he just uses the one and has it up high so he has to make an effort to use it.
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Ludopolis wrote:
http://tickets.ie/secure/booking1.aspx?event=E6WPE Here we go, €37.
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Draufleben wrote:
great!
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MrDaniel_UK wrote:
May I ask where people are getting this whole "NEW ALBUM 2010 YYUSS!11" info? Also hey this band is fucking awesome chow.
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ovsovereigndec wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/We%2C+secret+sons+and+daughters+of+werewolves...
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entityin wrote:
Change the Dublin date :(.
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Sup3rCollider wrote:
bitches better change the Dublin date! Mars Volta are playing the same night!!!!!!!!!! we gotta start something to get them to change the date!!!!lol
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Warp20
The Coronet, London, United Kingdom
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Happy Fucking Christmas
Manchester Academy 2, Manchester, UK, United Kingdom
6 shouts
| 86 attendees
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ATP - the Movie.
9 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/battlestheband
We are featured in the new ATP Documentary Film, by WARPFILMS.Check out all the info here:http://ourtrueintent.com/Over.
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