If it's christmas time I'll be in europe so lets hope it's somewhere in summer.

I remember when I first checked out post rock I was like oh this stuff is awsome and there is like 30049 bands in the genre im gonna check them all out!

2 days later i was like oh shi this genre sucks there are like 4 good bands!

most of them are boring and generic but some are incredible

I was wondering, Battles are only 4 people, do they have some backup musicians for live shows or something?

They were confirmed for a festival I'm going to this summer.

no i'm pretty sure battles don't use backup musicians

i'd love to see them live

I've only checked them out for the first time today and I think I'm going to give them a few more listens.

I saw Battles on Friday at a really intimate show, it was one of the best gigs I've ever been to.

Na they don't have extra musicians, but each member does so much in each song. There's lots of wierd looping stuff going on throughout.

I've never seen any live post-rock so I actually starting to look forward to seeing them live.

NP: Ghost - God took a picture of his illness on this ground

Man, Battles is crazy good.

^Truth.

And Post-rock/Math-rock tends to be some of the best live music in my experience, so much intensity.

[QUOTE=Iron Bars;14719593]I've never seen any live post-rock so I actually starting to look forward to seeing them live.

NP: Ghost - God took a picture of his illness on this ground[/QUOTE]

Great album

I love Battles

I tried listening through Mirrored like 3 times, but I can only absorb it in segments of 2 songs it seems. :lol:

Glad you had fun, Kyle.

I saw the pic of the drummer you posted, it seems we were both close as hell for the gig haha

You saw Battles too?

Yea, a few weeks ago in DC. It ruled so hard.

how does Battles compare to Cats and Cats and Cats?

[QUOTE=no propellers;14722294]how does Battles compare to Cats and Cats and Cats?[/QUOTE]

Two completely different bands, as far as I can tell...?

[QUOTE=jcs497;14722327]Two completely different bands, as far as I can tell...?[/QUOTE]

Well, Kyle said that Battles was Math-Rock/ Post-Rock. Ive been obsessed with Cats and Cats and Cats' Victorialand EP lately, which is Math-Rock/ Post-Rock.

What, are you saying you want some Battles or what?

Battles suck 8====D

[QUOTE=no propellers;14723048]Well, Kyle said that Battles was Math-Rock/ Post-Rock. Ive been obsessed with Cats and Cats and Cats' Victorialand EP lately, which is Math-Rock/ Post-Rock.[/QUOTE]You will probably like Battles because they rule, but they are pretty much completely different. I can hook you up if you're interested?

yeah, I'd appreciate it.

packsofthree (at) gmail

thanks

More dates being added

All dates below are Portugal the Man, Russian Circles

TOUR
07.23.07 – Portland, OR @ Satyricon
07.24.07 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill w/ Tera Melos
07.25.07 – Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
07.26.07 – West Hollywood, CA @ The Troubadour
07.27.07 – San Diego, CA @ Soma Sidestage
07.28.07 – Phoenix, AZ @ The One Place
07.29.07 – El Paso, TX @ Chic’s Bar and Billiards
07.31.07 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
08.01.07 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
08.02.07 – Metairie, LA @ The High Ground
08.03.07 – Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
08.04.07 – Tampa, FL @ Orpheum
08.05.07 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
08.06.07 – Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn
08.08.07 – Charlotte, NC @ The Casbah at Tremont Music Hall
08.09.07 – Richmond, VA @ Alley Katz
08.12.07 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
08.13.07 – New York, NY @ Knitting Factory – Tap Room
08.14.07 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
08.15.07 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
08.16.07 – Toronto, Ont @ The Reverb
08.18.07 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen w/ This Will Destroy You
08.19.07 – Madison, WI @ The Loft w/ This Will Destroy You
08.20.07 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater w/ This Will Destroy You

Hell yeah.

[QUOTE=no propellers;14724966]yeah, I'd appreciate it.

packsofthree (at) gmail

thanks[/QUOTE]Sent.

****, no Houston.

Or Dallas wtf

Or DC, what the hell?

Kyle, i found Battles to be kind of bland. the first few tracks were pretty cool, and I was hoping for it to pick up or get a little more organized, but it never did. kinda seems like a few guys just screwed around for a couple of days with some equipment and produced a half-assed album.
Reminds me of Animal Collective quite a bit at times. and Snare Hanger is actually not that bad prolly the only song from the album i would probably give a re-listen.

EDIT: i really want to see this:
08.18.07 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen w/ This Will Destroy You

Battles sound nothing like Animal Collective, at least on Mirrored.

or on [I]EP C[/I] or [I]B EP[/I]

I haven't heard much Animal Collective