Battles - Atlas 

This is what the future of music sounds like 13 years ago.

The drummer's crash cymbal might as well be at the peak of mount everest.

It's going to freak me out when RU-vid recommendations start saying "20 years ago."

This song will forever be known in the back of my mind as the song that introduced me to LBP. Thank you for the amazing memories of me and my buds messing around on my moon.

I wish more people understood how absolutely incredible it is that they are simultaneously playing all of the instruments you hear in this song, i.e. they can perform this live

this is making me feel so nostalgic over littlebigplanet. Such great times with that game :')

Currently been watching this on loop instead of doing my homework. It's just such a great music video for a great song. Glad I found this song on lbp1 all those years ago...

15 years later, I realized this has lyrics. Actual lyrics.

Ever thought if this what sackboy's voice would sound like

12 years ago and it still sounds like the future.

My LittleBigPlanet senses tingled when I heard this in a very recent car commercial.

WHAT IS THIS ???? was i living under a rock ? this band is phenomenal

this song is like, complete chaos in the form of notes they could not have picked a better song for littlebigplanet 😍

Can't believe this is 10 years old. And still pretty current sounding.

Being a Battles fan it’s cool and a little sad looking back and remembering it all started with this quartet , also cool realising that Anthony Braxton’s son, Tyondai , on vocals. Big love to Ian & John for keeping it going

I’m so sad little big planet 1 is gone. R.I.P, it was a large chunk of my childhood. 😔

We had a car accident while listening to this. I still loving it.

If I ever go past a construction site, I'm going to blast this on full volume.

Seen these guys perform live in NYC a bunch of times. They were the future of sound.

I have just turned 60. This might be the best music I have heard in my life.

Over a decade old, and this is still The Sound of The Future.

Listening to this to send my condolences and pay my respects. RIP Little Big Planet 🫡

Metropolis part of the LittleBigPlanet 1 story. Good memories.

17 years ago?....already?....damn....time flies....

For as much digital equipment I see there, I'm so glad to see a real drummer and not one but two bass players, two keyboardist and two guitarists. Technical does not begin to describe this band. Dig it.

Stanier has his cymbal so high because he never wanted to have much crash in the songs, so having it that high makes it less tempting to hit it. + if he took it down people would complain, its become one of the bands trademarks. Stanier rules!

Atlas Battles Lyrics: People won't be people When they hear this sound That's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won't be people No, the people won't be people when they hear this sound Won't you show me what begins at the edge of town People won't be people When they hear this sound That's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won't be people No, the people won't be people when they hear this sound Won't you show me what begins at the edge of town Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Kitchen is the cook, whoa, ey, oh Scissors are the barbers, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh The full of actors People won't be people When they hear this sound That's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won't be people No, the people won't be people when they hear this sound Won't you show me what begins at the edge of town People won't be people When they hear this sound That's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won't be people No, the people won't be people when they hear this sound Won't you show me what begins at the edge of town Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Kitchen is the cook, whoa, ey, oh Scissors are the barbers, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh The full of actors People won't be people When they hear this sound That's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won't be people No, the people won't be people when they hear this sound Won't you show me what begins at the edge of town People won't be people When they hear this sound That's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won't be people No, the people won't be people when they hear this sound Won't you show me what begins at the edge of town Songwriters: David Konopka, Tyondai Adaien Braxton, Ian T Williams, John D Jr Stanier.

Quick story... As an American in 2007, watching my satellite tv late night, just happened to turn on to a British late night talk show. was bored so I thought I would watch. Low and behold, this band was playing this song as the end act. I thought the song was weird AF, but something about it, I couldn't get out my head. I just kept hearing the beat over and over... Fast forward to NOW 2021, Ford releases a commercial with this same music playing. It click for me right then, and I HAD to find the band who made this song... This song is F'ing AMAZING, and way before its time. I'm so glad that I didn't forget this song after all these years.... From an American.....the Brits are WAAAYY ahead of the game. LOVE this song.... This song will now stay on my playlist...lol....

the single greatest live show ive ever been to. the feeling from being six feet from the stage was nothing short of amazing.

Song is 15 years old and I still love it.

I used to stay up all night watching this music video in elementary school im 22 now and this song still SLAPPPPPPPPPPPPS

What I love is how utterly bizarre this sounds and yet it's still catchy and recognisable as music

This album is killing.

Little big planet aside, these guys are such a fresh an interesting sound in progressive rock. I hope this will be the direction the genre will head in in the future. So good.

1080p video in 2007. Now I've seen it all...

bruh i have such fond memories of playing little big planets when i was a kid and i literally just discovered battles, didn't expect such a nostalgia trip while trying to discover new stuff

日本ツアーありがとう😊素晴らしい時間でした！

This song is the embodiment of my childhood

Drum technician: "How far up you want the cymbals?" Drummer: "Yes"

holy shit, youtubes been recommending me some Battles music for a while and Ive been listening to it and I JUST FOUND out they made THIS, which was one of MY FAVOURITE TRACKS FROM LBP

I cried to this song, because of how mic I miss littlebigplanet, those were the happy days! :)

The drummer's crash cymbal is higher than I am.

I'd still put this in my top 100 greatest songs I've ever had the pleasure of listening to. So creative and experimental.

this song really hits the spot.

I love this song so much

I don't know what it is but having his crash cymbal so high is badass!!! Love it!

This is actually amazing, I can't believe I've never heard it until now.

Truly one of the most unique songs

I'd like to know how this song sounded when they came up with, when they first tried it as a band and the singer had fun with this effect on his voice... must've been one hell of a jamsession :D

legend has it these guys are still playing this song but through the playstation mics on LBP

This isn't my first rodeo with Battles, but, I'm just coming to realize how genius this room they built is. Is that 12 sheets of two- way mirrors made into a cubed room?

WE PARKOURING THROUGH A CONSTRUCTION SITE WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥🔥

When this came out, I was a teen and would listen to this album while reading “speaker for the dead” by orson Scott card. The music will always evoke images of spaceships and alien planets and people for me.

I just can’t believe this tune is real. And the video too. Just great.

We’re saving the severs with this one

Little Big Planet brought me there years ago 😍

I love when a band moves to their own music simultaneously.

Creativity unleashed

I can't put my finger on it, but this one of the most addictive songs I've ever heard. I keep coming back to it again and again. I'm sure that drum beat has something to do with it!

I got to see this live in a tiny club just a year ago. Face to face with those drums. It was amazing

I love how one of the cores of this band is "how can we make music, with the random noises and sounds you hear from your instruments?" and then they just went with it and became a unique specimen of their own.

I just heard this in a truck commercial. TIME TO GET MY PROSTATE CHECKED.

This song gets my adrenaline going just from the vibe it sends and because of the experimentation on this track. I love this damn song and this band. The drums are so fucking heavy!

I used to hear this song so many times as a little kid... So Nostalgic

People won't be people When they hear this sound That's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won't be people No, the people won't be people when they hear this sound Won't you show me what begins at the edge of town People won't be people When they hear this sound That's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won't be people No, the people won't be people when they hear this sound Won't you show me what begins at the edge of town Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Kitchen is the cook, whoa, ey, oh Scissors are the barbers, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh The chorus full of actors People won't be people When they hear this sound That's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won't be people No, the people won't be people when they hear this sound Won't you show me what begins at the edge of town People won't be people When they hear this sound That's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won't be people No, the people won't be people when they hear this sound Won't you show me what begins at the edge of town Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh Kitchen is the cook, whoa, ey, oh Scissors are the barbers, whoa, ey, oh Singer is a crook, whoa, ey, oh The chorus full of actors People won't be people When they hear this sound That's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won't be people No, the people won't be people when they hear this sound Won't you show me what begins at the edge of town People won't be people When they hear this sound That's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won't be people No, the people won't be people when they hear this sound Won't you show me what begins at the edge of town these are the real lyrics ignore that weebs weird interpritation

This is a pretty good music video for how simple it is.

Man imagine if the inventor of music saw this.

16 years ago.. Found this song in a game and have loved it ever since. Rock on!

the feels.... ps3 memoriessss

I love how this is one of those songs that gets stuck in everyone's head and it takes them forever to find it. XD Great song.

First listen: the hell did I just listen to? Second listen: "PEOPLE WONT BE PEOPLE WHEN THEY HEAR THE SOUND...."

thank you Little Big Planet for introducing me to this gem i’ve never been able to get out of my head

All these dudes just vibin'

If a group of arranged sounds make you feel fullfilled, not only its music, but is great music. This makes me feel fullfilled, inspires me to do great things and be better, i even can even say that since finding battles changed my whole for better. I didnt knew music could have so much effect on a person life until i met battles... It also affect other person...Therefore this is great music, a master piece... Msic is like a key, it only goes well with specific people, maybe this isnt your key...

Surprisingly high quality for 2007

people won't be poeple ... hear this sound its been glowing in the dark edge of town... WOOOW

Actually having a nostalgia trip right now. I remember coming home from Kindergarten every day to play LittleBigPlanet and watch The Super Mario Brothers Super Show. I remember the specific time I heard this song (which took me so long to find.) my first thought was that I loved this games soundtrack more than any other game’s and I’m not planning on changing that opinion anytime soon.

such a unique sound honestly

Sometimes at the gym, I put this on my ipod and repeat it continuously for hours. It just pumps me up and gives me energy to lift weights.

The same year this song came out, I was born. Saw them live with Primus a little while back. Still good.

I came here because I knew that Battles had a song in LittleBigPlanet and then I found out that Battles is an Avant-Garde band and now im so happy

This band is the best I've heard this year

LBP was all i thought about for maybe 4 years. I love the extent to which i could create. Now i'm gonna go hook up my ps3 after this.

This was so good 15 years ago. This is so good today. I believe this will be so good forever.

Rip they closed down the LBP2 servers for now due to hackers I really hope they put them back up like they said they would but I’m worried they won’t cause it is a ps3 game

This song reminds me of how much I loved playing littlebigplanet

I finally found it one of my favorite soundtracks from lbp

Perfect soundtrack for the F150 Lightning video!

2020 and this is still a banger

THIS SONG IS 14 YEARS OLD GOD TAKE ME NOW

Memories of playing LittleBigPlanet 1 in high school ;( I miss those days.

16 years later i loved this beat the drummers is louder than i am

I watched my dad play LBP. And I heard this. I got bought LBP PSVita edition and looked all over for this song. Then someone made a map with this. I miss that.

plot twist: what if normal people werent people and they would turn into normal people when they hear this sound

I still have never heard anything like this band’s first album.

Ive been looking this f...king song for 12 years omg

Man this song always mesmerised me when it was in LBP but now I can listen with good headphones in all its glory it's like a drug

I personally really like this, I wish I got into this kind of music years ago

Me at 2 mins in: “This is a bit weird but ok” Me 5 hours later, stoned af and dancing in my kitchen: “People won't be people When they hear this sound That's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town”

Goldy, but never be an oldy...GRAUURRR!!!