Battles is in the studio as we speak. Their newest album is in it's earliest stages as they begin to write and prod. I can imagine how long of a process this must take considering the unique blend of parts and layers these guys put on their songs. Everything revolves around the pounding drum styles of John Stanier.While in New York, we called him up to see what he was up to and he was around...
MOG News recently reported about the upcoming Tonto EP from Brooklyn-based Battles. Today I found a remix that will appear on Tonto - it's "Leyendecker" featuring Joell Ortiz as remixed by DJ EMZ. You can listen to it, download it, whatever you want, from Nah Right blog.It's become a hip hop song now and it's very NYC-proud.Here is the recent video for "Tonto" in it's original Battles form: