Loving the new Battles album 'Mirrored'. Something a little different, but not too different, if you see what I mean. 'No, Helen, that's the worst description ever.'Hey, just trying to make the word count I think the music speaks for itself!Um, this one isn't even on the album. I tried to put that one up, but youtube was having none of it.
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9 out of 10 StarsImagine you've gone to the theater to see a performance by a group of performance artists playing music that is indigenous to their country. Sure you've seen the children of Uganda, Tuvan throat singers, and Gamelan musicians from Indonesia, but this is special. These are a group of people that the bill says is from Metalstonia. You are anxious. When the curtain drops you a...
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Despite my best efforts to dissuade her, Kez has posted my review of the new Battles album Mirrored on her webzine, TAXI!"Check it out here.":http://www.taximag.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=141&Itemid=39Since this is my first article of any nature published outside of MOG, I'd like some feedback on it. Please, keep differences of opinion aside when doing so; it's the form of ...
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Psycho-genius musicians Battles have announced plans of a short European tour set in stone for this coming December. Beginning in Berlin on December 4th, they play a total of seven dates in all which ends with their performance at this years Ten Years Of ATP Festival in Minehead on December 12th.
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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...
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I'll do a concert review when I upload all the pictures. I am wiped out!!! Got home late and had to get up early to come into work. Maybe I should get a job where going to shows, writing reviews, and taking photos IS my job. How can that even be called work?I do have a question for all you moggers. What do you do for work? Occupation? This should be ridiculously interesting.And for the m...
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Check this out. Feeback appreciated...I, for one, am intrigued and want to hear more. The Battles includes members from Helmet,Prefuse 73, and a couple of other bands that i am too lazy to remember
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There it was in the darkened Thursday night shining brightly with all its yellow glory. The Great American was proclaiming to the city of San Francisco it's ownership of Battles for that night. I could almost hear the sinister laugh of evil delight coming from the ticket booth...muahahahahaaa ala Vincent Price. (That one's for you Lizzie!) This was going to be special. Already there was a ...
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I found this new video for "Tonto" by Battles, from their Mirrored album. I don't know much about it, but I thought you might enjoy...
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The robots are coming! And they've learned how to make you shake your booty!The debut full-length by the much EP'd NY band Battles is on a mission like a rich Nigerian potentate to infect you with it's intractable, mesmerizing virus. Resistance is futile and you WILL be assimilated, "Mirrored" beeps, chimes, buzzes and grinds like a clockwork juggernaut from the first spastic, cd-skip drum idle...
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-Warp Records threw a birthday party on September 4th at Terminal 5 in New York and "twitchy math rockers" Battles came out to debut three new songs: "SDICT", "Sweetie and Shag" and "Sanford and Son."Too bad they didn't do a pagan, thumping version of the Ice Cream and Cake song, what with it being a birthday party and all.-Mega: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are releasing a multiple disc se...
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Battles have announced some European tour dates. The band has been touring ever since releasing their debut album, "Mirrored" in 2007. Tyondai Braxton released a solo album while the band was on hiatus but now the band is back and will be touring. They have played some of...Click the link to read more
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Geez, John Stanier boggles my mind. Is it a trick? or a treat? I think it's both...and it definitely is more than those words can describe. Dude is intense. So here is the real battle...are you a Don Cab fan? or a Battles fan?BattlesDon Caballero
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who the fuck cares? just enjoy battles for what they are, whatever that may be.
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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:
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