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

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Album of the year! [No Lex].

― jim, Monday, 5 March 2007 16:56 (seventeen years ago) link

touring the East coast of the US now I think

― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 05:12 (seventeen years ago) link

I like this.

― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 05:17 (seventeen years ago) link

23 May 2007 20:00 ABC 2 Glasgow

Be there. They've been great the two times I've seen them so far.

― jim, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 16:38 (seventeen years ago) link

will they survive the hype???

― lfam, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 16:43 (seventeen years ago) link

ILM hype.

― jim, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 16:50 (seventeen years ago) link

The clips I've heard from the EPs were kinda boring, but I'll give this a shot.

― Jordan, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 16:55 (seventeen years ago) link

touring the East coast of the US now I think

Later this month. I might hit up their RI show.

Mar 12 2007 9:00P Ether Festival London, England
Mar 20 2007 8:00P Ottobar Baltimore, MD
Mar 22 2007 8:00P First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, PN
Mar 23 2007 8:00P Black Cat Washington DC
Mar 24 2007 8:00P Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC
Mar 25 2007 8:00P Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, GA
Mar 27 2007 8:00P Bottletree Birmingham, AL
Mar 28 2007 8:00P The Dame Lexington, KY
Mar 29 2007 8:00P Grog Shop Cleveland Heights, OH
Mar 30 2007 8:00P Empty Bottle Chicago, IL
Mar 31 2007 8:00P Gooski's Pittsburgh, PN
Apr 1 2007 8:00P Lee's Palace Toronto, Ontario
Apr 2 2007 8:00P Soundlab Buffalo, New York
Apr 3 2007 8:00P Bowery Ballroom NYC, NY
Apr 4 2007 8:00P La Sala Rossa Montreal, Quebec
Apr 5 2007 8:00P Great Scott Boston, MA
Apr 6 2007 8:00P AS220 Providence, RI
May 9 2007 8:00P Halfenclan Exil Hamburg, Germany
May 10 2007 8:00P Maria Berlin, Germany
May 11 2007 8:00P JZ Kamp Bielefeld, Germany
May 12 2007 8:00P Studio 672 Koln, Germany
May 14 2007 8:00P Paradiso (room 2) Amsterdam
May 15 2007 8:00P AB Brussels
May 16 2007 8:00P Scala (+ Clark) London
May 17 2007 8:00P The Corporation (+ Clark) Sheffield
May 18 2007 8:00P The Cooler Bristol
May 19 2007 8:00P ATP Festival minehead
May 20 2007 8:00P Stylus Uni (+ Clark & Beans) Leeds
May 22 2007 8:00P Academy 2 Manchester
May 23 2007 8:00P ABC 2 Glasgrow
May 24 2007 8:00P The Barfly Birmingham
May 25 2007 8:00P Birmingham Dublin
May 26 2007 8:00P Maroquinerie Paris
May 27 2007 8:00P Le Grand Mix Roubaix, Lille
May 30 2007 8:00P MJC Oullins Oullins
Jun 1 2007 8:00P Dissonanze Festival Rome

― Edward III, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 17:14 (seventeen years ago) link

PN?

― Edward III, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 17:15 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm liking this.

― Scik Mouthy, Tuesday, 6 March 2007 20:04 (seventeen years ago) link

It's difficult to tell though, if it's genius or idiocy. The first track is great, and "Atlas" is fucking awesome, and the third track is very good, and the fourth track is good, and I can't really remember much after that. I like the weird pixie vocals. It sounds like little elves doing Kyuss covers at some points, or something. I can't tell if it's profoundly original or just Fridge with LOLs.

― Scik Mouthy, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 11:05 (seventeen years ago) link

little elves doing Kyuss covers

Sold.

There's a UK band called Foals who I saw last night and who seem to have anticipated the direction Battles were gonna take, if a lot of the chat re: Mirrored is anything to go by. I think they're actually supporting Battles in the UK which might be a step too far, mind

― DJ Mencap, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 11:41 (seventeen years ago) link

(I'm hearing Butthole Surfers doing !!! tracks)

― StanM, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 11:43 (seventeen years ago) link

I've been listening to !!! and krauty Boredoms a lot lately, and this fits with that. Buttholes doing !!! I can see. The Kyuss thing is... Oompah Loompahs covering Super Scoopa & Mighty Scoop, but a bit more... physics graduate. With odd helium mantras. "Sing this hook"?

― Scik Mouthy, Wednesday, 7 March 2007 11:46 (seventeen years ago) link

The denatured inhuman pitchshifted vocals are initially jarring (which is a good thing) but actually make the album- and the thought that it all sounds pretty excellent on record means that (following the formula of their Eps) live it will be outstandingly good (given that undoubtedly every piece of trickery on the album is entirely replicateable live...)

― gekopel, Thursday, 8 March 2007 19:50 (seventeen years ago) link

they don't sound anything alike, but there's a smidgen of lightning bolt's childlike innocence/playfulness/exuberance and schoolyard chant in the mix.

unfortunately I'm gonna be out of town on the 6th. maybe I should hump up to Boston on the 5th.

― Edward III, Thursday, 8 March 2007 19:58 (seventeen years ago) link

I really enjoyed the start of this and then progressively lost interest, but that's only on a first listen. You are all on crack, the helium goblin vocals are great!

― Matt DC, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 15:03 (seventeen years ago) link

Mmm. On third listen tis a bit uneven, opens well, does drift off a bit with the longer tracks which sound a bit bad prog rock... however the R'n'B styled track is absolutely superb, even tho they cut it off at a mere 3 mins or so...

― gekopel, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 20:05 (seventeen years ago) link

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

― strongohulkington, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 20:09 (seventeen years ago) link

Do all the tracks have vocals? Because I'd like that "Atlas" song quite a lot if not for the retarded vocals.

― The Brainwasher, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 20:10 (seventeen years ago) link

Most of them have some kind of vox presence, tho some are more naturalistic than "Atlas"- I wish there were even more weird vocals really...

― gekopel, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 20:38 (seventeen years ago) link

better live than on record. Good stuff though...

― tornup_andhurt, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 21:02 (seventeen years ago) link

uh...is there anyone who kinda doesn't like them?

― the table is the table, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 02:25 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh no you didn't.

― jim, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 02:29 (seventeen years ago) link

xpost:

I like them generaly as a band, but definitely not this single. I'm curious to hear the rest of the album though.

― m the g, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 09:55 (seventeen years ago) link

i've seen them live twice, and they're pretty sick live. but their recordings always leave me wondering why they bother releasing studio albums, yet this seems to be an opinion shared by no one else.

― the table is the table, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 13:41 (seventeen years ago) link

Anyone else want to hear an "Atlas/Rock & Roll Part 2" mash-up?

― Mark Rich@rdson, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 13:51 (seventeen years ago) link

I kinda don't like them, based on Atlas and clips of the EP stuff. I'd like to like them, though.

― Jordan, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 14:31 (seventeen years ago) link

rad. I saw the video last month and was amped. is this leonardoed?

― Steve Shasta, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 16:47 (seventeen years ago) link

i've seen them live twice, and they're pretty sick live. but their recordings always leave me wondering why they bother releasing studio albums, yet this seems to be an opinion shared by no one else.

the table is the table

you think they should record live albums? or no albums? this reminds me (not the music) of Melt-Banana... I always assumed it was a touch of fanboyism/elitism (as I don't find Cell-Scape much underwhelming at all, at least no more that to be expected minus amplification & crowd vibe) but recently got round to checking out Charlie (not their first, not their last album) and... it's correct, the studio versions really are quite significantly lesser on it compared to the way they rip them out live.

SO maybe Battles will also work it out a few more records on.

― fandango, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 16:57 (seventeen years ago) link

the single is, steve.

― strongohulkington, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 17:00 (seventeen years ago) link

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/njsouthall/battlesmirrored.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/njsouthall/Photo269.jpg

― Scik Mouthy, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 10:13 (seventeen years ago) link

That's a trememdous cover.

― Matt DC, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 10:19 (seventeen years ago) link

My hand looks so fat.

― Scik Mouthy, Tuesday, 27 March 2007 10:21 (seventeen years ago) link

the vocals are the best thing about 'Atlas'!

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

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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

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

that was a xpost ha ha

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

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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 (seventeen years ago) link

Scik Mouthy's hand is really fucking fat.

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

But my wrist is so skinny!

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

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

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

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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

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

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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

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

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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yeah I really enjoyed this on my first listen and I too had sort of fallen off with Gloss Drop

― Ma$e-en-scène (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 22 September 2015 14:41 (eight years ago) link

great video up there^

― flappy bird, Tuesday, 22 September 2015 17:42 (eight years ago) link

i'm liking this record more and more. at first sounded like they were on autopilot, but idk, i need to get over thinking they were crippled by tyondai leaving

― flappy bird, Tuesday, 22 September 2015 17:44 (eight years ago) link

imo gloss drop was about them getting over tyondai leaving. this is back to heavy instrumental jams and it's sounding great.

― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 22 September 2015 17:54 (eight years ago) link

IMO Gloss Drop > Mirrored

― frogbs, Tuesday, 22 September 2015 17:59 (eight years ago) link

yeah, didn't they have the record basically in the can when tyondai left, and then replaced all of his parts and vox? i remember being so stoked by video of their set at the Warp anniversary show in 2009, "Ice Cream" particularly, and then the record was just such a let down, tyondai really fucked them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnJw1Noawfg

― flappy bird, Tuesday, 22 September 2015 18:10 (eight years ago) link

the sound on Gloss Drop was really flat

― a silly gif of awkward larping (Sparkle Motion), Tuesday, 22 September 2015 18:38 (eight years ago) link

three years pass...

new album Juice B Crypts out October 18. Dave Konopka is also out.

https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/5d4acf42a10bea00085b7fef/master/pass/Battles.jpg

― flappy bird, Wednesday, 7 August 2019 17:03 (four years ago) link

Uh... John Anderson shows up on this record?!?

― the public eating of beans (Sparkle Motion), Thursday, 8 August 2019 15:04 (four years ago) link

I guess one upside of being a duo is that there's a lot of room for the drums to sound huge

― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 8 August 2019 16:44 (four years ago) link

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