Battles (band)
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| Origin | New York City, USA  |
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| Genre(s) | Math rock | |
| Years active | 2003–present | |
| Label(s) | Warp Records |
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| Website | bttls.com | |
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| Ian Williams John Stanier Dave Konopka Tyondai Braxton |
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Battles is an United States/American math rock band. Following a string of EPs, the band released their debut LP on the Warp Records label in February 2006. The album is a compilation of their increasingly hard-to-find early releases. The group's lineup is composed of well-known musicians, including ex-Helmet drummer John Stanier, ex-Don Caballero guitarist Ian Williams, ex-Lynx guitarist Dave Konopka, and Tyondai Braxton (son of Avantgarde Jazz musician Anthony Braxton), who also plays guitar and keyboard and creates live voice samples.
According to a news item on Pitchfork a new album Mirrored, recorded at Machines With Magnets, will be released on 14 May 2007. The first single from the album, "Atlas," was released on 21 February 2007 as streaming audio, and the accompanying streaming video was released on 28 February 2007.
[edit] Members
- John Stanier – drums
- Ian Williams – guitar, keyboards
- Tyondai Braxton - guitar, keyboards, voice
- Dave Konopka – guitar, bass
[edit] Discography
- Tras, Fantasy (Cold Sweat Records, June 2004)
- EP C (Monitor Records, June 2004)
- B EP (Dim Mak Records, Sept 2004)
- EP C/B EP (Warp Records, Feb 2006)
- Atlas 12" (Warp Records, April 2007)
- Mirrored (Warp Records, May 2007)
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