Let's anticipate the monument of 2007, Battles "Mirrored"

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the vocals are the best thing about 'Atlas'!

― blueski, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 10:22 (nineteen years ago)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/njsouthall/battlesmirrored.jpg = http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/B00022TPU2.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg + http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/P/B0002234H2.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg ?

― NickB, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 10:23 (nineteen years ago)

I love the vocals all through the album, pretty much. "Atlas" does seem like far and away the best track, but the entire record is good. Nice to, ahem, fornicate to.

― Scik Mouthy, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 10:24 (nineteen years ago)

for me who wrote this band off a year ago yes tut tut.

― blueski, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 10:25 (nineteen years ago)

that was a xpost ha ha

― blueski, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 10:25 (nineteen years ago)

My 3-year-old daughter thinks Atlus is lol funny. Snare Hanger fit nicely onto a mix I just finished.

― professor ganson, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 12:37 (nineteen years ago)

this is more fun than i thought it would be, but i had only heard one of the eps

― artdamages, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 12:41 (nineteen years ago)

Scik Mouthy's hand is really fucking fat.

― Pye Poudre, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 13:31 (nineteen years ago)

But my wrist is so skinny!

― Scik Mouthy, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 13:54 (nineteen years ago)

take a look around, you're probably being filmed my Michel Gondry.

― blueski, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 13:54 (nineteen years ago)

Saw them at the Empty Bottle last night and they killed everything. Personally i didn't mind the vocals on Atlas on first listen, and I've grown to really enjoy them.

One of the opening bands, Voltage, was really good too, though they occasionally veered a little close to Castlevania III territory. Which isn't a bad thing at all, really.

― Z S, Saturday, 31 March 2007 18:58 (nineteen years ago)

^ Cool, Voltage and Battles, nice combination. I rather like Voltage's Building the Bass Castle.

― professor ganson, Saturday, 31 March 2007 21:53 (nineteen years ago)

this is very very good. i just played "atlas" on my radio show and it sounds wonderful on these nice headphones. i am really kicking myself for not seeing them live when i had the chance. can't wait for this album.

― Emily Bjurnhjam, Tuesday, 3 April 2007 20:38 (nineteen years ago)

It's getting tons of hype considering it won't be out for a month and a half. I like Atlas and all, but if it's really the best thing on the album then hmmm...

― Jordan, Tuesday, 3 April 2007 20:59 (nineteen years ago)

not feeling Atlas.
unfortunate, since i thought the EPs were pretty awesome.

― gypsysphinx, Tuesday, 3 April 2007 21:02 (nineteen years ago)

I like Atlas and all, but if it's really the best thing on the album then hmmm...

I like Tij more than Atlas, but then there's nothing nearly as good as those two. Would've liked this more as another EP.

― xox, Tuesday, 3 April 2007 21:41 (nineteen years ago)

So I decided I didn't want to wait for the release old school, and just listened to the opening track Race In and what a fucking killer. And I mean that in the most unkilling way.

― sonderangerbot, Tuesday, 3 April 2007 22:09 (nineteen years ago)

i don't know what you mean but race:in is so fucking elegant, sounds like tortoise on uppers

― cutty, Tuesday, 3 April 2007 22:16 (nineteen years ago)

Well, that is probably what I mean. I didn't expect for such a mellow and cool opening but I think it sounds great.

― sonderangerbot, Tuesday, 3 April 2007 22:18 (nineteen years ago)

this is my favorite album of the year so far, easily

-- strongohulkington, Tuesday, March 13, 2007 4:09 PM (3 weeks ago)

cp misspelled the drummers name "stainer" 3 times in one review! did a factchecker quit lol?

― am0n, Wednesday, 4 April 2007 04:29 (nineteen years ago)

this is what happens when your factchecking department is lazy college students

― strongohulkington, Wednesday, 4 April 2007 14:03 (nineteen years ago)

which still somehow puts us ahead of village voice media

― strongohulkington, Wednesday, 4 April 2007 14:03 (nineteen years ago)

were you here for the hampdenfest that battles played? i think need new body opened

― am0n, Wednesday, 4 April 2007 14:14 (nineteen years ago)

when was that? first hampdenfest i was at was '05, i think.

― strongohulkington, Wednesday, 4 April 2007 14:17 (nineteen years ago)

guh, it was longer ago than i thought

― am0n, Wednesday, 4 April 2007 14:23 (nineteen years ago)

i liked it at first, but then it began reminding me of that yodeling heavy metal band Focus. Eh. More muppet singing is good though. Maybe someone show a new perspective to let it get its hooks in me.

― orb_q, Wednesday, 4 April 2007 17:44 (nineteen years ago)

A complete show on YouTube!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PbYLafK1OU

― StanM, Thursday, 12 April 2007 13:47 (nineteen years ago)

(oops - this is the full thing this PFM item came from)

― StanM, Thursday, 12 April 2007 13:53 (nineteen years ago)

NYCers can see them at the NYU Kimmel center on April 19th, 8:00 w/ O'Death and Dirty Projectors.

― poortheatre, Thursday, 12 April 2007 18:17 (nineteen years ago)

i will be at that nyu show! i'm really looking forward to it.

― jonathan - stl, Thursday, 12 April 2007 18:48 (nineteen years ago)

I have previously dismissed atlas, but it sounded great in a club on saturday night. maybe I was wrong.

― m the g, Thursday, 12 April 2007 18:50 (nineteen years ago)

Oompah Loompahs covering Super Scoopa & Mighty Scoop, but a bit more... physics graduate. With odd helium mantras. "Sing this hook"?

yeah, is he really singing that? fucking AWESOME album.

― CharlieNo4, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 17:42 (nineteen years ago)

Second best track: "Rainbow"

Boredomsy mountian-shouting prism burst. With an inexplicable Man Man circus breakdown in the middle...

― Whiney G. Weingarten, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 17:49 (nineteen years ago)

not so good.

― johnny hai, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 18:51 (nineteen years ago)

three weeks pass...

So I should be seeing these guys in Bristolo next Friday and interviewing them for Stylus. I know piss-all about mathrock or their histories; what should I ask them?

― Scik Mouthy, Friday, 11 May 2007 13:08 (nineteen years ago)

should you see them: unqualified yes
should you interview them if you're completely unfamiliar with their backgrounds, their music, and their basic "thing": of course not, chucklehead

― strongohulkington, Friday, 11 May 2007 13:11 (nineteen years ago)

Let's anticipate the monument of 2007, Battles "Mirrored"

A monument to dullness perhaps.

― braveclub, Friday, 11 May 2007 13:11 (nineteen years ago)

Haha, I've had Mirrored ages, and love it; likewise the EPs. What I'm not familiar with is Don Caballero, etcetera. I know son of Anthony Braxton is the pixie voice dude.

― Scik Mouthy, Friday, 11 May 2007 13:13 (nineteen years ago)

Ask Tyondai about his old man.

Ask Ian Williams if there is an interesting story behind his love of tapping.

Don't ask about the high up cymbal, I bet they've heard that a million times.

― jim, Friday, 11 May 2007 13:14 (nineteen years ago)

ask ian where he picked up his slick dance moves
ask john what his workout routine is
ask tyondai where he shops for clothes when at home
ask dave how it feels being the dude who never gets mentioned in blurbs

― strongohulkington, Friday, 11 May 2007 13:16 (nineteen years ago)

See if Ian doesn't have an interesting story about the tapping, how about making one up about him spraining a wrist in childhood and having to develope a one handed guitar technique through perseverance and inginuity. It'll make beautiful copy.

― jim, Friday, 11 May 2007 13:18 (nineteen years ago)

Ask Tyondai if he has had a look at his sister in Playboy yet

― DJ Mencap, Friday, 11 May 2007 13:24 (nineteen years ago)

Ask Ian Williams if there is an interesting story behind his love of tapping.

Is he still using the Headrush pedal? That's what made American Don sound so interesting to me.

Oh, and don't forget to ask him about Damon Che ;o)

― MacDara, Friday, 11 May 2007 13:36 (nineteen years ago)

If you hadn't have put the smilie in he might have actually done it ;-<

― jim, Friday, 11 May 2007 14:56 (nineteen years ago)

I've got a week to Google all this shit you're trying to trip me up with, people...

― Scik Mouthy, Friday, 11 May 2007 15:02 (nineteen years ago)

Powerful green man OTM:

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/42910-mirrored

― StanM, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 10:45 (nineteen years ago)

LIKE: frances morgan's feature on them in new plan b
DO NOT LIKE: their music, still

― lex pretend, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 10:47 (nineteen years ago)

Really looking forward to seeing them play at ATP this weekend.

― Neil S, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 10:48 (nineteen years ago)

in theory I totally agree with the pitchfork review but I saw the phrase "vice-tight" and my throat swelled shut

― bernard snowy, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 10:49 (nineteen years ago)

i'm just kind of amazed this is a "best new music" and that my inane 9.1 rating was actually kept

― strongohulkington, Tuesday, 15 May 2007 12:21 (nineteen years ago)

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