Monday, November 14 2011
Battles + Nisennenmondai: 20 October 2011 - Houston
For a band that’s so tightly controlled in the studio, their live show was surprisingly chaotic.
Tuesday, August 16 2011
Capitol Hill Block Party: 22 - 24 July - Seattle, WA
For three days each year, a few blocks on Capitol Hill in Seattle, Washington are shut down for four stages of live music, one giant beer garden and all the cream cheese hot dogs you can eat.
Monday, June 6 2011
Battles: Gloss Drop
Gloss Drop is the sound of a band forging its own identity and delivering on the promise initially unveiled on its previous album.
Friday, December 18 2009
Various Artists: Warp (Chosen) / Warp (Recreated)
Warp wonders aloud who it is in 2009 and who it was for the past 20 years. Who it will be in the future is anybody's guess.
Friday, December 21 2007
Battles: Tonto + EP
A fine follow-up to one of the full length albums of the year includes remixes by the Field and Four Tet
Monday, July 9 2007
Battles
History will look back on "math rock" with as much ridicule as it does Gwar and nearly all musical taxonomies ending in "-core." But what about artists with a genuine sense of mathematic structure?
Wednesday, May 30 2007
Battles: Mirrored
Unexpected threads of melody make listening to this math-rock debut an absolute pleasure.
