Battles - WTF (1 Viewer)

[chickenham]

They have Anthony Braxton's son in there - I'm intrigued
I heard a mad sounding electronic thing - almost like a video game, sounded cool.
Heard a bunch of tunes and thought they were shit.
Heard people raving about 'Atlas' - Hmmm!
Heard 'Atlas' - thought it made latterday Tortoise skidmarks sound good, worst show for most hype in ages.
Fucking hell!
Seriously.

 

[broken arm]

hooray for d

 

[lympog]

don't diss battles - you get killed around here for things like that!
!ninjaaaa
- leigh

 

[Stan Bowles]

Nah there's a fair few people here who don't like battles. We are in the minority though.

 

[billygannon]

They have Anthony Braxton's son in there - I'm intrigued

I like the stuff that Tyondai Braxton does on his own. It's worth checking out!

Haven't really listened to Battles.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

Nah there's a fair few people here who don't like battles. We are in the minority though.

You can add me to that minority.

 

[aoboa]

I think Mirrored is decent enough.
Everything before that is shit ihmo.

They are pretty damn amazing live.

 

[lympog]

i get angry when i listen to them

 

[Gambra]

Dear everyone in this thread,

Kepp up guyz, yr a year behind us all!

G

 

[HMD]

Nah there's a fair few people here who don't like battles. We are in the minority though.

they remind me of something i don't like

 

[lympog]

Dear everyone in this thread,

Kepp up guyz, yr a year behind us all!

G

actually, it's all about the post-modernism... whatever the fuck that is

- leigh

 

[travispickle]

I think Mirrored is decent enough.
Everything before that is shit ihmo.

They are pretty damn amazing live.

Mirrored has far too much going on for my liking, way too busy. I much preferred the ep's (and not in a " the earlier stuff was better" bollicky kind of way). Just thought they were more tuneful, lots more space and still had interesting electronic doodles and whatnot.
And yes, live they are amazing.

 

[c0De_n1NjA]

the boyne and hastings were shite, the somme was good though.

 

[killy kill]

I wish everyone would shut the fuck up about this band

 

[Corey]

Battles sound samey to me.

I love atlas though.

 

[potlatch]

Atlas is shit. I really like about 50% of Battles stuff. But Atlas is just angeringly awful.

 

[nEiLo]

Atlas is amazing. The rest is okay. Seen them live twice. The second time - we left after Atlas, knowing that it wouldn't get any better.

I only go to gigs to listen to the hits.

 

[Stan Bowles]

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=bdTELokKfCk

 

[nEiLo]

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=bdTELokKfCk

ha ha!

 

[taubstumm]

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=bdTELokKfCk

don't forget: http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=HCgBVvYDd_g