I hope all four of them reunite some day. The three piece was great, and so is the duo (Juice B Crypts is probably my most listened to Battles album), but god I miss the vibe that these four had together.
As broad of a palette as they still have, I think Ian and John need to work with a full band again. It'd be good for helping them break out of some of their usual tricks
Well, it's sad they couldn't keep the four-piece together, but shit they did more in a few years than most bands/musicians manage in a career, so I'm glad we have this!
I heard someone say that Tyondai's solo stuff is pretty good after he left. I don't know why they didn't get another vocalist - an instrumental band just doesn't have the same appeal ! *edit*: neither do guest vocalists
I was fortunate to see them twice in '07. When they played in Austin at FunFunFun Fest, Ian was struggling to get the notes down on Race:In, all while John was furiously beating that hi-hat to death. It took Ian about 3 minutes to finally get it, and John was just STARING HIM DOWN as if saying, "dude, get your shit together. I can't keep this going for much longer." After the song was over, John threw his stick down and said, "That's it, I'm done." It was awesome.
It is currently 4 years later since you said that and I am here with my girlfriend fckd up eating baklava and prosciutto at 132 AM in Brooklyn NY reminiscing on how I played this at a talent show in 2008 when I was a senior in HS
Only recently got onto these guys, had a fairly high play rate in my workshop the last few weeks. had heard they rock a live set pretty hard. Dayum, do they? absolutely mastering loops n samples, done right. Mad props. the next youtube suggested track has a somewhat similar sound, but far more downtempo. with 10 musicians on stage. these blokes are killer. That drummer... solid unit. beast of a slightly balding dude. no holds barred. Yes. Im off onto the internets to find a way to give them as much of my money to them as I can. you know, my bang giving them the most buck. Piracy is bad, mmkay, but without it, I wouldnt know of these gods of blowing out a tune.
These vocals wouldn't exist with BRAINIAC- the greatest band who's career got cut short right when it was beginning. Cedric from Mars Volta also lists BRAINIAC as one of his biggest influences. If you've never heard them- look them up RIGHT NOW.
Wouldn’t it be really easy to set the audio so t was actually in time with the video. I get that this happens when recording live sound but wouldn’t it be easy to fix in post?
“Due to Battles’ ambitions of finishing their second studio album followed by commitments to a full touring schedule in 2011, and Tyondai’s own commitments as a solo artist and his desire not to tour, both Battles and Tyondai have decided to move on without each other,” the band announced in an issued statement. “It is a sad but amicable split.” -- consequenceofsound.net/2010/08/tyondai-braxton-leaves-battles/
@@CasinoQueenScotland yeah i know, and do not get me wrong, i am a huge fan of battles! But this performance was not their best. Someone should swap out the beers they bring on stage for pop!
They never had good luck with festival performances. I imagine it must be hard to get everyone in the mix with limited time to set up. Even them as a two piece they still have difficulty at festivals
