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'Battles' is an American math rock band. Following a string of EPs, the band released their debut album on the Warp Records label in February 2006, which was titled ''EP C / B EP''. It is a compilation of their increasingly hard-to-find early releases, ''EP C'' and ''B EP''. The group's line-up 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 avant-garde jazz musician Anthony Braxton), who also plays guitar and keyboard and creates live voice samples.
Their first full-length album ''Mirrored'', recorded by Keith Souza at Machines with Magnets, was released on May 14, 2007. The first single from the album, "Atlas", was released on February 21, 2007 as streaming audio, and the accompanying streaming video was released on February 28, 2007.
Recently the single "Atlas" was voted "Best Single of the Week" by ''NME'' magazine,^[1] and received a glowing review in the British ''Clash Magazine'', where comparisons were made to Glitter Beat.
Battles scored their first UK cover feature in May 2007, talking to ''Plan B Magzine'' about the making of ''Mirrored''.

Contents

Members

Discography

References

External links

Members

★ Tyondai Braxton - guitar, keyboards, vocals

★ Dave Konopka – guitar, bass

★ Ian Williams – guitar, keyboards

★ John Stanier – drums

Discography

'Albums':

★ ''Mirrored'' (Warp Records, May 2007) - #70 (UK)
'EPs':

★ "EP C" (Monitor Records, June 2004)

★ "B EP" (Dim Mak Records, September 2004)

★ "EPC (JAPAN ONLY special mix edition)" (Dotlinecircle, October 2004)

★ "EP C / B EP" (Warp Records, February 2006)
'Singles':

★ "Tras" (June 2004, 12")

★ "Atlas" (April 2007, 12")

References

1. http://www.nme.com/reviews/battles/8415

External links

★ Official site for Battles

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★ Interview/Photos with ignore Magazine

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★ Interview from Hate Something Beautiful

★ Concert photos